WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1968
Tavard Looks
In America,
By BARBARA BLOM
Collegian Staff Writer
' "There is in life an infinite of estrange- Tavard, who- also serves as consultant
went and an infinite of reconciliation, the to the Pontifical Secretariat for the Unity
endless pulsing of concentration and expan- of Christians, said that social involvement is
sion, of recoiling into oneself and reaching a good meeting , point for different faiths.
out toward the universe of men and of things. He added that 'there is also conversation"
Thus all that is alive is a center desiring taking place on doctrinal differences.
to reach as far as the total circumference Referring to the Death of God theolo
of life." These thoughts are expressed in one gians, Tavard described them as "very con
of George H. Tavard's most recent books, fused. The real problem isn't God but the
"The Church Tomorrow." ' intellectual atmosphere in which people are
Tavard; professor of religion' and author living today—an age of technology. There
- of at least nine other books on Christian is the widespread assumption that science
.
thought, is teaching two courses at the Uni-
can solve all the problems," he, said.
versity this term. "The Nature of Man," and Commenting on the American approach
"New Testament." to religion and worihip, Tavard said, "There
Born in Nancy, France, and a member
is little depth to religious witness in Ameri
of the Assumption Fathers, he has been ca." He said there is a different atmosphere
teaching in this country since 1952. in Europe that makes communication across
the Atlantic difficult. "Europeans are more
' Upon being asked what he thought of aware of reaching God and the truth through
American students in general, Tavard said a tradition—an intellectual tradition. They
that "they don't. work, and when they do have more of a sense of community."
it's done haphazardly." He added that he was
disturbed about how "quiet" it is at the Constantly Changing-
University. . , America sees the Roman Catholic Church in
as constantly changing due to the
Tavard stressed the need for greater reforms initiated by Vatican 11, but he finds
involvement of ' the Church in social issues. it still "mired" in custom and habit. "The
"The Church - should take a stand on all danger is that the changes are going on too
moral issues—wa,r, civil rights—and should fast in some places and too slow in others,"
not wait for the politicians to solve the he said. ,
problems," he said. , Herder and Herder will publish another
' . Vietnam Stand , of Tavard's books in -the fall, "Tradition in
He said he felt that the Church should the 17th Century," a study of the counter
take a definite stand against the war in reformation. Also, six lectures entitled "Sur-
Vietnam, stating that there cannot be what vival of ,Religion" that Tavard will present
the church would define as a "just war" in at the University of Nottingham will be
these times with, the weapons at hand. He published soon.
'Servant' Lead
Discusses Role
By ELAINE MB
Collegian Staff Writer
Paul Villani, who plays the role of Pantalone in "The
Servant of Two Masters" called his role "very interesting.
"The character, Pantelone, always appealed to me. I
look like'him," Villani said. "The script is so Italian. I
approached it according to my own background and ex
aggerated it according to the script," he explained in his
discussion of the play to appear at the Pavilion Thursday
through Saturday.
Villani said he found "bits of business that an 'audi
ence would , find amusing and carried them almost to a
point of unbelievability" in his development of the role.
The director (Robert - Reifsneider, assistant professor of
theater arts) tells us every night to go out and have fun.
With polish you can do silly things but they come out
of the character that, has been set up. Like the guy that
puts a lampshade on is head at a party "The Servant"
is enjoyment of silly things," he continued.
Scenarios
The old - "Commedia dell'Arte" scenarios, from which
"The Servant" was taken, were formed by stock char
acters. Pantalone - hurls insults; the doctor's basis of comedy
is his pomposity, and his self-styled Latin only adds to the
effect; the lovers quote Virgil; and the servant Truffuldino
is at his best in his pursuit of intrigue, using acrobatics as
a prime medium. The character Harlequin derives directly
from Truffuldino. •
Given this foundation, the actors improvised the dia
logue and the "business."
Playwright Carlo Goldoni was opposed to the excesses
of the' "Commedia" - and to the lazzi, or set btisiness. His
goal was to compromise between the free improvisation
and the strict artistic codes of the time. Goldoni has been
called the mercy killer -of - the "Commedia dell'Arte" be
cause, as a by-product, he gave the form permanence.
Remnants of the "Commedia" style are found in the
comedy of Charlie Chaplin, the Marx brothers, and others.
Tickets may be purchased at the Pavilion Box office
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, and from 10 a.m. until 10
p.m. on performance days.
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May 19, 1968 Stone Valley
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Tech Dinghy&
Class II P. S.U. Grads and Other's
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Class IV Open Class
CANOEING EVENTS
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Male •Solo
Female Tandem
Male Tandem Qbstaele Course'
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Students
added that the Christian student today
should be more active in university life.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Collegian Hot Line reporters
will be accepting calls tonight from 8 to 11
at 863-2881.)
Raving" just transferred as a sophomore to
Penn State this term, I found myself in the
same situation as freshmen. I don't know where
anything is, what the rules and regulations are,
or even where to go to find out this informa
tion. Everything have learned about campus
is through other students. Why isn't such
knowledge made available to new students?
Russell nnarr, '7O
According to the Undergraduate Studera
Government Office, there are booklets avail
able it the Offices of the Dean of Men and
Dean of Women explaining the social regula
tions at the University. Also, new students are
usually mailed a copy of the Penn State Hand
book, which contains a map of the University
and lists University customs and traditions,
before they arrive on campus. Any student who
has - not received the handbook through the
mail can pick up a copy from his orientation
leader during his first week on campus.
How To Serve Man Kindly
Why does the Terrace Room serve non
student groups? The Hetzel Union Building is
for the students and it's an inconvenience when
they have to wait to be served after groups
not associated with the University. Students
should have priority. Why can't the other
groups eat somewhere else?
Henry Peresic, graduate
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Louis Berrena, manager of food services at
the HUB, told Hot Line that groups unaffilaited
with the University are not served. The Terrace
Room caters to groups that are sponsored by
the-different colleges or who are indirectly as
sociated with the University. "Other groups
axe cleared through the Department of Public
Information Office," Berrena said.
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He reads all these texts
the first 15 days of the semester,
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for a night out
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COMPREHENDING-NOT SKIMMING
Anyone could skim through all those books, but Dennis reads
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to have more leisure time during the semester. No. it wasn't a
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There's No Room for Music
I would like to know what kind of work
is going on in the HUB music room that re
quires seven weeks to complete. Folk and
jazz clubs have paid for the membership right
to use the listening room facilities, but so far
this term, it hasn't been open once to serve
us.
Not even the officials behind the main desk
of the Hetzel Union Building seem to be sure
what's going on in the music room. Although
the chief authority on the matter was unavail
able for comment,' his assistant said the floor
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was being refinished along with certain ether
renovations and remodeling, the exact nature
of which were not explained.
When reopened, the music room will fea
ture a color television, a• change HUB officials
feel is necessary to provide full service for all
students. No information was available on the
reopening dale.
Parking Presents Problem
When is State College going to provide
free parking in the business districts? With
the new shopping center in Bellefonte draw
ing business away from downtown merchants,
it would seem advantageous to them to do
away with parking meters. As it is, most meters
only have a half-hour's time on them and
feeding them gets expensive.
The money that pays the salary of the
ticket-giving meter man could replace the
money collected from parking meters, not to
mention the volume of paper which would be
comerved.
Fred Fisher, borough manager of State Col
lege, informed Hot Line that there were nu
merous reasons why a free parking system
could not be employed in the business district.
One of the main reasons is that the author
ity which controls parking lots is self-support
ing, and it is necessary to have the revenue
from meters balance with the money spent for
parking areas. Free parking would mean that
taxpayers would bear the burden of the ex
pense.
"Also, there is an obviously heavy amount
of student usage of College Ave. parking
spaces and to keep drivers from monopolizing
the spaces, there has to be some regulation,"
Fisher said. "Meters are the most effective."
Fisher emphasized that the purpose of the
meter man is not to make a profit (despite the
fact that 24,000 tickets were handed out last
year).
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