1965_10 The Daily Collegian October 1965

              The Dally Collegian
Arthur Hoppe
Letter To A Soldier
Courtesy "San Francisco Chronicle*
I WAS LYING on the beach last 8unday, that unseasonably hot day,
and a plane flew over low, dropping leaflets. The children ran tor
them as they fluttered down, shouting end laughing at they stretched
to grab them. In black letters, the leaflets said:
•BACK YOUR GI« ln VIETNAM
•The recent demonstrations attacking our presence ln Vietnam are
having a serious effect on the morale of the servicemen stationed
there.
•We are convinced that the vast majority appreciate the sacrifices
those GIi are making for us. That feeling must be beard.
•We ask you and your friends to take a few minutes to write a
personal letter to a serviceman ln Vietnam.
•THE GI IN VIETNAM DESERVES YOUR SUPPORT . . . HE'S
THERE FOR YOU.*
THE FLURRY over the leaflets subsided quickly. On the crowded
beach, people read them, put them aside and went back to sunbathing,
playing football or splashing ln the cold water. A transistor radio
nearby uninterruptedly blared forth Ms rock and roll music.
I lay there ln the warm sand and thought that here was a worthy
cause. The GI out there deserves at least a letter from me. And yet
what would I say? What could I say?
I tried to think of the unknown GI I would write to. I don't know
why, but I pictured him as young and blond and crew-cut, maybe
from Iowa or some place like that. I supposed he'd been drafted. And
then he'd heard that his outfit was being sent to Vietnam and . . .
Thank God, I'm too old to be drafted. But I couldn't say that.
I thought of how really lousy war ls. The misery, the incredible
boredom, punctuated by those moments of fear. How awful lt ls to be
scared—scared way down deep. How sorry I felt tor that young GI
out In Vietnam. But I couldn't say that.
I could, I supposed, Join with the militants and tell this GI that I
knew he was fighting out there tor freedom and democracy. But I'm
really not at aU sure that's true. I think he's fighting a war we wished
we'd never gotten Into and can't find any practical way to get out of.
But I couldn't say that.
Besides, if I encouraged him even ln a small way to fight harder
and it, In so doing, he were Idlled ... No, I couldn't say that.
Or I could, I supposed, Join with the paclflsta and teU him to lay
down his gun. But would I have the moral courage to take such a step7
No, I couldn't say that.
I COULD TELL HIM, as the leaflet suggested, that we civUlans
support him aU the way. I looked around the beach, crowded with
happy, prosperous people. I thought of how no one ever really talks
to each other these days about Vietnam. I thought of how every
young man I know ls doing his best to beat the draft. No, I couldnt
And then I decided not to write at all. For all I could honesUy say
was that I wished this unknown GI weU. I hope like hell he Isn't
killed. I hope he comes home soon. But above aU, with that tremen¬
dous guUt we civilians often feel, I thank God it's he over there and
not L
And you can't say that.
Council Holds "Conflict" Forum
political science
Thursday, October 28, 196S
'Miracles'Will Be
Chiftick's Topic
Dr. Roger Chlltlck, associate
profeaeor of English, wfll speak
on the question "Did Miracle*
Really Happen?* at the CoUege
Rellglous Center at I2jl8 um.
This speech, part of the fall
Encounter eeries dealing with the
Bible, is sponsored by the CoUege
Y and supervised by the Rev.
First Recital Scheduled
i nomas _uivwm»_w, ■^p____. —
rector of the religious center.
The Rev. James White, direc¬
tor of the CoUege Religious Cen¬
ter, said that he understood that
Dr. Chlttick would take an af¬
firmative approach to the ques¬
tion, and would attempt to refute
attack on miracles made by 18th
century British philosopher
David Hume.
Two questions, he suggested,
which may be considered at the
luncheon speech are "Do mir¬
acles prove faith to be true?'and
"Do you already have to beUeve
before you believe In miracles
as a proof of faith?*
The music department's first
recital of the year will be held
today at 1 p.m. ln the Music Re¬
cital HaU, sponsored by Mu Phi
Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha Sln-
and "Gulgue in G" will be played
on the piano by LaureU Caakey.
•Erlkonlg* by Loewe and
•MaUed* by Beethoven will be
presented Dennis Weems, tenor,
and Brothers, piano.
Country Squire
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NOW OPEN-3202 E. Ashlan
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An open forum on "Solutions
to tho India-Pakistan Conflict"
will be presented Friday by tho
World Relatedness CouncU, In
conjunction with the Model U.N.
Week.
The forum will I
Walke from Faklst
Prasa   from   India
department.
It wlU be held In Arakelian HaU
at the CoUege Religious Center
at 7:30 p.m.
The organizations' choruses
will begin tbe concert with "Mu
Phi Epsilon Creed* and "Hall
Sintonia,* by A. Sullivan.
Soprano Akemi Yoshlmoto wUl
sing "Nam Yaroa* («In the Nara
Mountains') and "Hlsyo* ("Sa¬
cred Song of My Heart*) by K.
Hlral and "Komorl Uta* ("Lull¬
aby*), arranged by K. Yamada.
She wiU be accompanied by Carol
Oaks on the piano.
Debussy's 'Jardln souslaPlu-
le* will be presented by Terri
Weaver on the piano. Brahms'
•Sonntag" will be performed by
baritone Jim Brinkernoff, ac¬
companied by Lester Brothers
•Adagio* by Beethoven will be
played by John Drlscoll on the
clarinet and Charles Herrera on
the bassoon.
Kathleen Rader, soprano, will
sing "So Tu M'aml, se Sosplri*
by G. Pergolesl and "Elegy* by
D. Plnkham. Piano accompani¬
ment wlU be provided by Kathleen
W. A. Mozart's "Minuet ln D"
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Council Votes For
Student Priority
(Continued from Page 1)
—"'Ion  tiler the coon
id a 17-1? <*
curriculum, the council also ap¬
proved a recommendation tor
students to sit in on curriculum
ty CouncU approved such a period
ir or the departments etlll will
decide whether to bold classes,*
WaUace laid.
a voice in discussing classes and
would act aa a grievance com¬
mittee tor other students.
vision committee chairman, said
there are several new considera¬
tions to be discussed before the
ccnsUtuUon can be approved by
the councU.
■There has been very UtUe
response from campus organiza¬
tions," Somdal said. The consti¬
tution wui completely change
data officers, student body offi¬
cers ant) the student council.
. Dead Week Committee Chair¬
man Harvey WaUace said more
than 30 universities and coUeges
have answered questionnaires on
Dead Week.
"Most of them presently have
a "reading period" or are wanting
to know tho procedures we are us¬
ing to gain a "Dead Week,* Wal¬
lace said.
Wallace said the number of
days a student must attend school
during a semester la determined
Final Workshop
On Study Today
"General Development of Ef¬
fective Study Habits" will be dis¬
cussed by Dr. Viola Davis, coun¬
selor, at the final study workshop.
It wUl be held on Thursday from
12-2 p.m. in the Education-Psy¬
chology Building 219.
The     stud
testing offices. Attendance at tbe
previous sessions ls not required
for Thursday's discussion.
Dr. Davis wUl emphasize plan¬
ning classes, study and recrea¬
tion,   solutions to problems of
Philharmonic Opens Season
The 1988-88 Fresno FhU-
harmonlc season start* this
evening with Stravinsky's suite,
■BaUet Petroushka,* being per¬
formed by the Fresno symphony
orchestra under the direction of
Paul Vermel,
Stravinsky unhappy with his
"Petroushka* a plerrot of Russ¬
ian folklore, originally planned
lt aa a short piano concerto.
Stravinsky waa later persuaded to
adapt the concerto into a ballot
production.
Mrs. Marilyn Hartman, of the
Fresno Philharmonic office,said
that Stravinsky's greatest tingle
Influence ln his Ufe was his
long and happy friendship with
DlaghUev, the director of the
Russian BaUet. The result of this
relationship was Stravinsky's
three compositions, •Firebird,*
written ln 1910; "Petroushka,*
1911 and "Rite of Spring," 1913.
' lUte of Spring' proved to be
the most famous or most in¬
famous  piece of music of the
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music,* she continued,*. . .act¬
ually provoked a riot at the
premiere at Paris in 19131*
After World War I, Stravinsky
refined hit style and adapted hit
music to smaUer orchestras and
ensembles.
Students Needed
For Model U.N.
A plea tor 30 more students
to sign up for the Model United
Nations was mad* today by Ian
Walke, chairman of tbe event.
Walke said students may sign
hoUdays and examination periods
by the Fresno State College Asso¬
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