1963_02 The Daily Collegian February 1963

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-Tr» Fre-sno Stale College Collefllan-
LeHers To The Editor
letter Writers Comment On Music, Fountain, Faculty Council
..■ear Editor,
The revealing comparison, made
In your editorial, between a col¬
lege campua and a factory or
restaurant is open to a number
of criticisms. The most obvious,
perhaps, is thst the music in fac¬
tories, beauty shops and the like
is designed'to provide a sedative,
a cheap transqulllzer to Its con¬
sumers. The aim Is to enable
them to forget that what they
are doing Is dull, repetitive, and
unworthy of full human attention.
1 should have thought that It was
not .edatlon, but stimulation, that
a school should provide fqr its
students. Does The Collegian
really want to suggest that the
study of art, science, history, lit¬
erature and music (!) is Improved
by providing an aural anaesthetic
to the student? That some stu¬
dents have done their studying
under these conditions only con¬
firms the worst suspicions I
formed   while   reading  my  final
This raises another Issue, how¬
ever. Even If we grant that a
sedative Is what we want, is It a
proper role for music to play?
Music which Is worth listening to.
like poetry worth reading or pic¬
tures worth seeing, requli
tention. concentration anil matur¬
ity to be understood and appre¬
ciated. The student who has been
continuously distracted,
ear has been dulled, who has been
kepi In a state ot artistic ado¬
lescence by music-like
eventually becomes Incapable even
of listening to Beethoven, Bach
or even Tchalkowsky. Is this really
what we want to develop at
Fresno Slate College: musical Il¬
literates who have so dulled their
sensibilities that a great part of
their cultural heritage is lost
them? For my own part, I would
-object to this, as a teacher.
If a majority of students wanted
It. Instead ot only six.
Sincerely,
James M. Smith
Dear Dsy Editor: .
I must plesd confusion to the
charge (In your editorial of Feb¬
ruary 20) that I am 'convinced
that music dulls the Intellectual
souL I do not know what lt means.
I can aasure you, however, that
it Is false that any member of the
Faculty Council believes music to
be annoying. The Implication that
each member of the Council col¬
lect, blankets and keeps a tub of
water ln his office is a vile canard.
We are, it is true, guilty ot
being more democratically organ¬
ised than the Student Council.
Each of us has, a. It happens,
been elected by a majority of the
faculty voting. We are also guilty
of felling concern for all students.
In consequence, we are not later
ested In furthering the special In¬
terests or whlmseys of any one
segment of the student body. But
what, after all, does our consist¬
ent, wet-blanketlsh Intrusion intc
student affairs amount to? It is
alleged that we recommend the
elimination of the fountain music.
that we wish "to approve
tion committee members,
that we were the cause or moving
the sounding, of the alarm bell
from noon to 8 AM. A truly hld<
ous Indictment- Let us examine
these charges seriatim:
(1) We did. some four or five
weeks ago, urge that the. fountain
music be stopped. In our Inno¬
cence we supposed that a college
waa unlike a factory, a depart¬
ment store, a restaurant, or a
beauty sbop. We suppose also
that most student, would regard
the needless Infliction of the
taste, of a tew on the many as.
at the least, a breach of good
manners. We assumed also that
most Individuals would prefer to
make tbelr own choice, a. to the
time, the place, and the type of
the music they wished to hear.
(2) The second charge is
simply false, as the writer of the
editorial could easily have determ¬
ined by reading the Collegian.
Our nefarious power-grab does
not extend beyond the request
that we submit to the President,
for his approval, the names ot
the faculty representatives who
are to serve on association boards.
Such a procedure, were It to be
adopted, might came so perilous¬
ly close to democratic, practices
as to seem to constitute a threat
to an oligarchic minority. But I
j should be very much surprised to
' find wide spread student opposi¬
tion once the modesty ot our In¬
trusion was understood.
(31 Finally, there is (ho alarm
bell. This Is the first bleat of dis¬
tress 1 have heard, for which I
am sorry. But. alas, here too Ihe
writer has neglected facts. The
Faculty Council had nothing to
do with the change In hour. But.
since the bell must be rung, and
Since It would seem that annoy¬
ance to someone Is Inevitable. I
therefore propose the following:
count the number of students en¬
rolled In 11-12:25 classes on
Tuesday and Thursday; next
Count the number of students who
are. In untimely disarray, aroused
from their slumbers at S AM;
ring the bell at whatever hour
disturbs the fewest students.
In the hope that subsequent
-editorials will exhibit at least a
modest respect for facts and
Issues, I beg to remain
Tour must humble and obedient
faculty dragon,
Wayne Colver, M.F.C.
Dear Editor:
About the editorial comments
la Wednesday's February 20
paper. I would like to Join In
protest against the faculty coun¬
cil's new gripe about the music
near the fountain.
First, one can barely hear the
music played now, any lower and
lt might as well be turned com¬
pletely off.
Second, as for the quality of
the music, semi-classical, chorus,
and mood music are hardly startl¬
ing or Induclve to primitive ex¬
pression or neurotlcism, on the
part of the students at any rate;
rather I think the fountain area
is a haven for studenta avalanched
and wild with papers, books, and
assignments. It Is Induclve of
serious, relaxed, *i.nrt efficiently
logical thinking, thinking to¬
ward, whether directly or Indi¬
rectly, not away from, their aca¬
demic activities. Good music pro¬
motes Ideas, Inspirations, and Is
stimulating to the mind In the
classic atmosphere such as our
fountain area.
Third, and I think I can speak
on the behalf of. the better half
of the FSC students, that the
fountain area complimented by
the music I. a particular source
or pride In our campus and to
take away from us this privilege
would detract from the campus
and our pride In lt. Perhaps I
move Id the wrong circles but I
know not one person who doesn't
receive sincere enjoyment from
the greenery, running water, and
the accompaniment of music of
good  taste.
Fourth, I wonder what will be¬
come of education If our edu¬
cators denounce the awareness of
beauty rather than promote It.
I quote from the World Book
Encyclopedia:
Music was so Important to an-
clent man lhat he believed his
gods had sent it to him. The
oldest civilised people* such
iu tin- Egyptians, Greeks, Chi¬
nese, Hebrews and Hindus, oil
believed that music Is token
from the name for the daugh¬
ters of Zeus, the Mi.m-s, who
governed all benuty and har¬
mony in (lie world, .■u-r.ir.1i.ie
to (ii-eek mythology.
Sincerely.
Christie Fugate
I'.S.   I  sincerely hope all stu¬
dents will Join In   the campaign
to "Let the Music Ploy On."
Dear Editor:
This letter talks about your
Monday (Feb. IS) editorial titled
"Let George Do It."
The fashionable thing to do
around this campus Is to criticize,
undercut and express doubt con¬
cerning student activities and the
lack of enthusiasm by the FSC
student. Apathy seems to be
everyone's most choice word.
First of all may I describe my
frame of reference. I have lived
In Homan Hall Just a few se¬
mesters and no where else during
my two years In college. I there¬
fore cannot speak about the frats
and other organisations. Now to
be specific:
Item 2. Poor Larry Layne and
hi. parking problem! Is he still
crying over that spilled milk. I
remember hearing~"our— siudenI
council rep. give his report at
Homan Hall's meeting and men¬
tioning this gangly fellow. Never
did I see Mr. Layne out recruit¬
ing at the gross roots level. And
you only get out of something
what you put  Into it.
Item 2. Elections are always
so far out of It on this campus
that no wonder the candidates
receive such a shotty vote of con¬
fidence. All they do Is put up
those silly posters along the Hide-
walk by the library. Oh-hum!
Item 3. Rallies are more ri¬
diculous than elections! Lots of
noise and.that Is all. I had rather
be at the game where the action
takes place and by the way have
you noticed the tremendous sup¬
port our athetlc teams have been
receiving, but probably not since
you are busy covering the rattles
prior to the game.
Item i. Here comes the most
exciting thing in years so they
tell me—the vice-president mix-
up. I could care lea. because I do
not believe lt mskes that much
difference.
Item S. Blue Key Charity
Drive 1. a worthy cause but Just
because they failed to collect
their precious (1.700 does not
mean"- there Is spsthy on the
campus.
Come on Collegian people, re¬
fine your- perspective and realise
that the 1963 college student Is
not the beer-booier. sex centered
ebaracter of a past era. There Is
spirit at Fresno State!
"A Fresno Stater"
Dear Editor:
A. letter to the editor In your
Issue of 18 February criticise.
Professor Wright for denying the
use of the Speech Building to t
English Department because sotue-
one had smoked n cigarette at an
affair which the English Depart¬
ment sponsored there. The letter"!
suggestion that the Speech Build-
in ir has become a fort is not borne
out by my experience with It
by that of Professor Levine, who
In in charge of special events foi
the English Department. Profes¬
sor Levine has told me thai Pro¬
fessor Wright and the Speech De¬
partment have been cooperative
beyond the call of duty; whatever
Is suggested to enhance a meet¬
ing—rooms, lights, furnltgre—li
cheerfully and expeditiously pro¬
vided.
Though Ihe ban has since—
long .Ince—been lifted, Profes¬
sor Wright did send the letter re¬
ported. I believe he was Justified.
Because of an Illness, the English
meeting was not supervised
required, and there was a breach
of regulations which, since they
permit smoking under conditions
that protect the plant, can only
be descrlhed as reasonable,
there Is a consideration more
portant. Ordinarily public rooms,
and public-school rooms, are dis¬
piriting places, shabby with old
scolcV tape, " drop cords," "un¬
matched furniture, and signs Ill-
lettered and bad-mannered. I re¬
member for how many years there
have been rooms under Professor
Wright's Jurisdiction to which
one could Invite guests with pli
ure and without distaste.
Sincerely yours.
Earl D   Lyon
Chairman
Math Texts
Are Being
Screened
A committee In the education
department is evaluating almost a
ton of mathematics textbooks for
California schools.
Under the direction of Irwin
O. Addlcotl, vice president of the
college and vice chairman ot the
California State Curriculum Com¬
mission, the committee mskes a
preliminary screening ot the books
and recommends the best ones to
the commission.
The commission set. up the
evaluation rules for Judging the
47 boxes of math books sent to
the college by publishers all over
the country, said Dr. Richard
Sparks, head of the education
committee.
The commission also makes the
final decision on which books
wilt be used tn the California
schools
Committee members are: Dr.
Sparks; Dorothy A. Cady, Lab
School teacher; Dr. Don G. Alklre,
professor of mathematics; Dr.
Anthony E. Labarre. mathematics
department chslrman; Dr. Hazel
M. Lambert, associate professor
of education; Dr. Glenn F. Leslie,
elementary education department
chairman; and Dr. Frederic A.
Scott, head of the physical science
division.
The question Is not either the
nation or the world. It is rather,
how to serve the world by service
to our nation, and how to serve
the nation by sen-Ice to the
world.
—Dag HammarskJold
'Matchmaker'
Tickets Now
Available
Tickets are now available for
all performances of the Match
maker, set for Mar. K through It
In the Speech Arts Building':
Little  Theater. '
The box office In Ihe Speech
Arts Bulidinl opens at 13:30 and
closes 3:30 I'M every weekday.
Students will be admitted free
with ihelr student body cards.
Faculty will have lo pay $.50 with
their card?, and the public will
be  charged   $2.5il.    Alt  seats  are
Hall Will
Walk For
Charity
Homan  Hall  residents, t,,^
rested   their   weary   feet for »
J._.      will    aserfb.    „..,	
days, will strike
1 .noun,
SO-mlle walk Friday night—j-
this time the men will be hiUn,
for charity.
Resident adviser Jim Dou:
ordinator of the event, said ^^
this week that about 80 stui]nt,
have volunteered to pa mi-, ;,.
mllec to help raise money \,\
children at the Fresno Sutritios-j
Home.
Doan said the purpose behun
the promotion Is to solicit li *».
nations from merchants in ^,
Fre.no area for each student *v
completes the EO-tnlle course ■'■
less than 20 hours. Alt donatlog,
will (to to the nutrition home
The "charity walk" ts Ma,**,
uled to begin at 10 PM Friday, u
miles north of Visalla. Studenu
In fraternties and other org-talu.
lions Interested in partlclpiuu
are urged to contact Homan liv:
Students
admitted  to
cept   one   on   Mar.   10.   which
reserved for the  faculty.
He who loses wealth lost
much; he who loses a friend lost
more; but he that loses his cou,
age  loses all.
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tho 'dogger can leap on the ani¬
mal and throw it down.
Girls will be able to enter tbe
barrel racing event.
The FSC rodeo club sponsors
the annual affair, which will in¬
clude Rodeo Week, tbe crowning
of tbe Rodeo Queen, and the Ro¬
deo Dance Sat. Mar. ».
Rodeo Club member. In charge
are, Dennis Hammers! rora, rodeo
boss; Ken Taylor, personnel; Stan
Nappe, stock; Ed Stttmpfhauaer.
queen contest; Bruce Bergman,
grounds; John Uortenson, pro¬
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