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Volume LXXXII WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27,1973 Number 7by Lisa Reident Carnival'et dir ct playHEADMASTER ODDEN up against the waH as Dr. Liaodemonstrates the fine art of needlepoint.- photo by L. Gameznby Ken MarcellaOn January 11, the Taft.community had the privilege ofhearing Dr. Sung J. Liao, one ofthe world's leading experts in thefield of acupuncture. Dr. Liaogave a lecture concerning the useand practice of acupuncture, andalso discussed the public's attitudetoward this branch ofmedicine. The lecture also includedslides taken during Dr.Liao's last visit to his nativecountry, as well as his opinions ofthe improvements that have beenorehead AwardNomineesNamedby Linda BronfmanEach year twenty-six selectindependent schools and NorthCarolina public schools choosetheir two most outstanding maleseniors to compete for theMorehead Scholarship offered bythe University of North CaroHna.This is a full four-year scholarship,including expense money,given regardless of financialneed. This year Taft has chosenLorenzo Mariani and NickHerman to represent the school.The requirements specify thatthe Morehead Scholar be "in hisconduct and achievements,academically and otherwise asuperior citizen of the undergraduatestudent body of theuniversity. He should add to thedistinction of the University in aconstructive and responsiblemanner, and show promise ofdoing so as an alumnus." Thenominees will be flown to ChapelHill, North Carolina, in March forthe final selections.When asked to comment on theMorehead Scholarship, Mr. AlvinReiff, Director of Studies, explained,"to be nominated for theMorehead Award from Taft is thehighest honor that can bebestowed upon a Taft malesenior."o L tUfupun tUfsmade there.Acupuncture was developed inChina and has been used in theOrient for almost 2,000 years.However, Dr. Liao pOinted outthat it is only within the last tenyears that acupuncture hasbecome accepted, and it is stillmeeting opposition in the UnitedStates. "We don't acceptanything that is new," said Dr.Liao, and he added that the fieldof acupuncture is surrounded by"gross signs of misunderstanding."Born in China, Dr. Liao studiedin England and has taught atYale Medical School and theUniversity of Utah. Although heis living in the United States, hehas visited China in the past andhas studied the Chinese advancesin acupuncture. Dr. Liao explainedthat "acupuncture is nota cure for all, but only one part ofthe therapeutic armament." Hewent on to say that when thepublic realizes that acupunctureis not new or mysterious, it willbecome more widely practicedand accepted.In Bingham Auditorium on the26th and 27th of January, theMasque and Dagger Society willpresent The Thurber Carnival, acollection of skits by authorplaywrightJames Thurber.The skits to be included in theproduction will be "The Wolf atthe Door," "The Unicorn," "TheLittle Girl and the Wolf," "IfGrant has been Drinking DuringAppomatox," "Mr. Peble gets ridof his Wife," "Take Her upTenderly," "Walter Mitty," and"The Last Flower." Mr. AldenBlodget, the director of the skits,said that Thurber Carnival waschosen by divine inspiration. Hecontinued, saying that it was aseries of humorous skits whichplay on typical situations betweenmen and women; amockery on marital mores."This production is chaotic"said Blodget about ThurberCarnival. Besides the problem ofcoordinating music and danceinto the presentation, the size ofthe cast alone presents aproblem. The cast, led byLorenzo Mariani as the narrator,includes Major Wood, JosieRichie, Mark Adams, SandyCurrie, Joe Millett, Gay Buttenheim,Richard Magram, JohnRosenthal, Linda Tilghman, DanGanes, Alison Tierney, LisaHerrick, Leigh Brown, KenPettis, Howie Muir, Jeff Lipson,Melissa McCarthy, CharlotteMiller, Richard Smoley, JillStearns, Tony Egidio, CubbyDowne, Rich Worthington,Parker Silzer, Bill Adams, MegPage and Will Miller. Membersof the band which will appearinclude Dan Ganes, RichWorthington, Ollie Dibble, andBill Doolittle.Although the audience oftendoes not realize it, the technicalpersonnel are as important to theproduction as the actors. Theproducer and key grip is PeterBartlett. Louis Bernstein isproduction stage manager andlighting designer; assistant'CHARLOTTE MILLER taking dictation during rehearsal of the"Thurber Carnival!' The play will be shown on January 26 and 27.-photo by D. Puterbaughproduction stage manager is GebAdams. Lloyd Taft and DaveRobinson are chief board electricianand assistant boardelectrician respectively; AndrewPotter is chief hanging electrician.Ollie Dibble is the chiefcarpenter. Jeff Gronauer is chiefof makeup, assisted by NonieValentine. John Sisson is chiefsound technician. In charge ofcostumes is Diana Boice. Theprop manager is Ken Pettis,assisted by Paula Rodkey. TonyHowe is chief scenic artist as wellas being responsible for publicitywith Todd Sneve and HouseManager Joe Millett.Odden einstitutesanning Committeeby Mike MarkovitsMr. Odden has recently reinstitutedthe Long Range PlanningCommittee under the chairmanshipof Mr. Bergen. Othermembers of this committee areMessrs. Cobb, Frankel, North,Scott, Williams, and MissHalloran.e term of IS already under ayEleven students no partici pati ngby Bill HughesThe new term of the IndependentStudies Program isunderway with eleven studentscurrently working on theirprojects. The ISP program is forstudents who have a desire towork on a particular projectwhile being free to devote all thetime they feel is needed tocomplete their project.The ISP students live in aseparate wing of the school, andthey do not have to attend meals,vespers or class if they choose.They are allowed these privilegesas long as they do not abuse themand keep up their averages.Every student works with afaculty advisor who serves as aguide to the participant in ISP,offering advice and informationregarding his project. Eachstudent has to have his applicationsigned by his advisorbefore he can even be consideredfor the program.Jon Howe is working on navalarchitecture with Mr. Seppa andJohn Ingraham is studyingaquaculture with the help of Mr.Harris. John Rosenthal isrecording on a tape a memoir ofhis experience with a blackfamily with whom he lived. Mr.Nicholson is his advisor.Richard Smoley is studying.James Joyce with the aid of Mr.Stacey. Jim Weisert is workingon the computer under Mr.Philpit. Gay Buttenheim, underthe direction of Mr. LeTendre,has been given an extension onher past ISP project and isstudying voice in Torrington,while Brian Hasbrouck, alsogiven an extension, is making aguitar with Mr. Carlton.There was a dinner on Thursdaynight, January 18, for ISPparticipants of last term and thisterm, along with their advisors inthe Cruikshank Dining Room.Guest speakers at the dinnerwere Mr. and Mrs. MichaelHarwood. Michael Harwood is anornithologist and Mary Harwoodis an environmentalist. They areboth professional writers, whohave written some books andarticles together.The purpose of this committeeis two-fold; to examine the role ofTaft in secondary educationtoday, and to investigate ways inwhich Taft might continue as aleading educational institution.In examining the role of Tafttoday, the committee will considerwhat the nature of Tafteducation is, what IS unique aboutthat education, and how it can beimproved. In the past, the LongRange Planning Committee hasbeen responsible for the constructionof the Logan FieldHouse, the Library, and was theprimary initiator of coeducationat Taft. Mr. Odden suggested thatthe committee evaluate thefollowing considerations whichwould enable Taft to continueoffering excellent secondaryeducation. They are: Taft's needfor facilities for the study of finearts, the apparent need fordormitory renovation and newclassroom facilities, possibleneeds for athletic fields, and thenecessity of building up theschool endowment.Several means of using Taft'sfacilities for alternative methodsof education will be considered.They are as a Kindergartenthrough twelfth-grade dayschool, and as an experimentalhigh school resembling Summerhill.

2by Jock YeUottnsusFour students were suspended forpossession of alcohol recently. Theywere caught during a raid intended torecover material stolen from the schoolstore. The thief, however, having heardrumors warning of the raid, managedto hide the goods from the searchers(he was apprehended later, givinghimself away by mistake). Many otherstudents, also forewarned, avoidedsuspension by frantically hiding theirbottles, hotplates, etc., beforehand.Thus the raid, while further underminingthe already shakey foundationsof the Honor System, damagingfaculty-student relationships and themorale of the community as a whole,accomplished little. Yet it wasunavoidable. "The options availablewere repugnant, both to myself (Mr.Odden) and Mr. Oscarson. We had nochoice."Pinning blame on the administration,the faculty, or even the students, isuseless: the entire unfortunate inCIdent .was nobody's "fault." It serves,however, to point up a major problemwithin the community which isgenerally ignored (that being theeasiest thing to do) - the 'prevailingattitudes toward the rule structure ofthis institution: that the crime lies inbeing caught.As' Mr. Odden points out, Taft isextremely liberal, permitting studentsas much freedom as is possible in aboarding school, when you come rightdown to it. Yet there are certain ruleswhich exist not because they aremorally correct or just, but for theirlegal or practical necessity: the tenthirtyroom-check, the requirement toattend classes, and of more concernhere, the rules regarding alcohol andmarijuana.These exist not because the facultybelieves that without them there wouldbe constant drunken orgies in thecorridors, or students receivingrevelations while balancing one-leggedon the flagpole - the fact is that if theydidn't exist, the school would have to bepatrolled by the Watertown police, andthat would mean jail, instead of threeweek suspensions.A problem arises, however, becausewhile some faculty feel that theirobligation to the rules supercedes anypersonal beliefs about the degree of"wrongness' of certain activitiesothers find it impossible to justifyTHE .1'AFT.PA.?YJtUS JANUARY 27, 1973itori I Lett r to th it rpunishing a student for something theydid or do themselves, still others worryabout the blackened reputation theywould acquire among the students(more serious than it seems in a small,closed community such as this). In oneor two cases, they just don't give adamn either way. The problem iscompounded by any previous closerelationship between the master andstudent involved, and it becomes aquestion of "turning in a friend, for hisown good." Apparently, some facultysee occasional drinking or dopesmokingas an innocent pastime, undeservingof any punishm£:nt whatsoever,sentiments shared almostunanimously by the students.The net result is a chaotic mess ofobligations to self, school, friend andstate, ethical, social and moral values,the master ultimately choosing the bestamong numerous diametrically opposedand equally strong points of view.The result is a "devastating moralclimate" in which some faculty are"good guys" and some "the Enemy,"and a technically right decision canresult in derision, even irrationalhatred, leveled at the master by somestuden ts. Often injustices occur,because most faculty are afraid ofcatching people, and simply prefer toavoid putting themselves in thatsituation.~bviously enough, injustice is wrong,which means something ought to bedone about it: it would seem unfair thatthe four students caught in the raid aresuspended, while others, raided bymasters of differing outlook, perhapsgo free. A more mature attitude on thepart of the students toward both druguse and the faculty members who catchthem would help. But students won'tstop smoking and drinking. Seminarswith guaranteed immunity fordiscussion of pertinent ideas involvingfaculty, students, and administrationmight help. But assuming anyonewould have the courage to saysomething, little more than understandingcould be accomplishedanyway, so long as the rules remain.The United States is not about to changeits laws to suit the Taft School, so therules probably will remain.So what's the solution? Plainclothesmenpatrolling the corridors?We don't know.Dear Editor,Mter having spent three years atTaft, I have read countless editions ofthe Pap. Despite the yearly change ineditors and reporters, the Pap remainshighly sterile and impotent. Don't getme wrong, the quality of the writing hasbeen fine but the content of the articlesis so bland and unexciting that it takes agood deal of effort to read the entirePap at one sitting. The Pap is fine forfactual information but the paperremains conspicuously noncontroversial.The Pap rarely providesany articles that a person can argue or• • • nd theEditor's Note:While the editorS are not afraid toprint "controversial" articles oreditorials, especially those that arepolitically inclined, we do feel that weare perhaps unqualified to state ourfeelings either as a group or individually.Unfortunately, the Pap comes out soinfrequently, that many must be put offby the feeling that their letter may notbe printed for a month or two. Also,many editorials written in a fit of angerare easily withdrawn as the authorcools down. Since we will be coming outtwice as often, some will hopefully beencouraged to write letters to the editoror guest editorials. In fact, we haveweekly production planned in the nottoo-distantfuture, and we hope this willfurther encourage our readers not onlyto submit letters, but also newsreleases, and creative work such asphotography and drawings.As for the Pap being a dull andworthless fact sheet, we feel that ourformer infrequency of issue is much toblame. The news we have printed in thepast is almost always stale. We haveneglected feature stories and interviewsbecause of lack of space andlack of an efficient organization.However, we look forward to issuingmuch more frequently and to includingup-to-the-minute news and sportsstories.One of our primary headaches, unfortunately,is the refusal of those whomake the decisions to use the Pap asdisagree with, and as a result, thepaper is a bore.I think it is time that the Papacknowledge the fact that there is moregoing on in the world than what happensat Taft. For this reason, I suggestthe Pap become more politicallyorientedand more concerned withworld events. The editorial page wouldbe a good place to begin this conversionto a more involved Pap. Until the Papdoes become more political andseriously controversial, it will remain adull and relatively worthless fact sheet.- Mike Richards '73onstheir medium, rather than vesper~s orjob assembly. We feel in particular thatten-minute summaries of the IndependentStudies Program in jobassembly are not only a waste of time,but better off for all concerned beingprinted on paper. Announcements suchas these leave the Pap nothing to do butfill in the details_ It is natural, however,for the administration to react this wayto the Pap; however, we hope that ourincreased production will be the secretto a successful, appreciated schoolnewspaper (we've tried everything elsebut coming out more often - this mayundoubtedly be the key).GripesIn trying to bring you the best in Taftpetty gripes, we proudly bring you thelatest in a series of helpful hints for analready harassed administration.The organ music before Vespers isgetting on our nerves. "FamousWedding Marches" and other greatmusic played before this dailyassembly has driven some to skipVespers entirely. While we are appreciativethat we occaSionally aretreated to fairly modern, sometimescatchy music, the rest of this has got tostop. Why not get some students insteadof the same faculty day after day toplay the organ before Vespers? ...THE TAFTPAPYRUSGET IN \lOL\J eD (N TOf TAILS OF SEtU>If'!

4 THE TAFT PAPYRUS JANUARY 27, 1973STEVE SIEGRIST drives for the basket as teammate KernBayard anxiously awaits rebound in the January to contest withCanterbury. The final score was 63-64 with Gary Olson scoring 15points.-photo by P. Shaferu Inliliiiiby Jon Heydenreichhi11As of January 17th, the TaftVarsity Basketball Team hasplayed nine games. It hasrecorded four wins and fivelosses.On December 9th, the Taftteam beat Cheshire Academy in ahome game, 61 to 59. DeNicolaand Rubin scored sixteen andfifteen points respectively.Taft traveled to Kingswood onDecember 11th and was defeated67 to 47. Coach Williams saidabout Kingswood, "They were agood team and we were a littleintimidated. We did not playaswen as we could have." Taftmissed the strong rebounding ofthe injured co-captain JoeMeaney.Taft took second· place in theTrinity-Pawling InvitationalBasketball Tournament, heldDecember 14th and 15th. In thefirst round, Taft beat Hotchkiss60 to 48. Rubin and Siegrist ledthe team to victory. In the finalround, Taft feB to Trinity­Pawling 86 to 52. Coach Williamshad this to say about the tournament:"We were pleased tobeat Hotchkiss. But if we aregoing to beat Trinity-Pawling wewill have to play super basket- ~Coming off a fairly respectableperformance in the prestigiousLawrenceville Hockey Tournamentduring Christmasvacation, Taft started its regularseason schedule with an overtimevictory against WesleyanCollege's varsity. Steve Potterscored the winning goal.After a long bus ride toWilliamstown, Mass., Taftdropped a heartbreaker toWilliams' Frosh 9-6. Taft was,however, playing under a slightdifficulty in that they played 20minute periods instead of theusual 15. Taft was leading 5-4after two periods of play. RickSchnier had two goals.Following a 12-7 rout of the Taftalumni, in which Steve Potterscored a career-high four goals,Taft played Mt. Herman andedged them out 3-1. According toCoach Jol Everett, the varsityhad "the best effort all season."Goalie Peter Rose deflected 25shots.A victory over the Yale Froshcame next. It was the first in fiveyears. The score was 6-4. SteveAvery had a hat trick. Unball.They creamed useverywhere.' ,Taft took on Gunnery at homeo sliliiiiaswe played Choate. We were firedup for that game. This was alsothe first time that the opposingteam had a big crowd."ity ckey at 6 4e by U r, Gilli anby Jeff Footefortunately, in the first leaguegame of the season Berkshire'sgoalie let only two goals in thecage, while Rose had threescored against him.Taft brought its league recordto 1-1 with a victory over Trinity­Pawling, 5-2. Taft scored threegoals in the third period to breakthe deadlock. Potter, Avery,Schnier, Bill Gilligan, and PaulSylvester scored for Taft.Taft dropped its first matchagainst long-time foe Hotchkiss 5-3 at Mays Rink. "Taft played itsbest first-period hockey ever, "said Coach Everett. "However,defensive errors were costly. "Potter, Sylvester, and Gilliganscored for Taft.UPPER MIDDLER Jon Rich Read grapples with his Suffieldopponent. Read won the match with a 5-3 decision.- photo by P. BiglerrestlinCante buryby Jeff SklaverThe Taft wrestling team hasstarted the year with a two-onerecord, losing to Suffield, whiledowning Canterbury andSalisbury.Canterbury, who had beenundefeated for the past threeyears, found their match whenthey put up against Big Red, whowon the meet 34-25.In the Canterbury meet, Taftwas forced to forfeit six pointsdut' t9 a §1.wuJder injury sustainedCHARLIE JOHNSON prepares for Mother's Day match withChoate. The team is now 4-1 with its only loss to the Trinity Fresh-men.- photo by D. Puterbaughon January sixth and won 73 to 41.FIve players scored in doublefigures, led by'· Siegrist's 15 Vapoints. Rubin dominated thebackboards, pulling down 21 Squash team ins 4 ofrebounds.S'eason's toughest atches aheadOn the lOth of.January, at Taft,Canterbury feU victim to theVarsity club, 63 to 54. Olson, asubstitute, scored 15 points.Coach Williams said, "We got offto a terrible start. But we cameback and played real well in thethird and early fourth quarters."Choate came to Taft onJanuary 13th, and was victoriusby a 68 to 50 margin. Rubin andSiegrist scored twelve and elevenpoints respectively. Williams feltthat, "The overall hustle of theteam was the best it has been allyear. We lost because we shotpoorly and their height was toomuch for us."Taft traveled to Westminsteron January 13th and lost a 73 to 71decision. Rubin led Taft with 29points. Olson chipped in 19 points.Williams said, "We let down afterThe Varsity Squash team haswon four of its first five matcheswith victories over Trinity­Pawling, Brunswick, and twowith Berkshire. Taft lost itsseason opener to the TrinityFreshmen. Commenting on theyoung season, Coach Bill Rivessaid: "As the season stands rightnow, it's a success, but at thesame time, we must realize weha ve yet to face our toughestopponents. Both Kent matchesand the second Trinity-Pawlingmatch will be crucial in determiningour final success." Theteam's 4-1 record is the best of allthe winter varsity teams.The team's line-up has beenflexible, with Nick Herman,Charlie Johnson, and JimKaufman alternating at thenumber one spot. "This fluctuationis the best thing that couldhappen. A high degree of competitivenesson the squad itselfencourages each player to attaina mental edge. That is importantin any sport, especially squash.Also, no team can scout us effectivelyand anticipate our lineup.We are unpredictable andimproving between matches aswell as during them, " offeredCoach Rives.Peter Frew has played atnumber four most of the seasonand had a pivotal victory in theBig Red's 5-2 decision overTrinity-Pawling. Paul Bigler andPete Ehrlich have played in themiddle of the line-up and arebeginning to put pressure on thetop players. David Weiss continuedhis last year's unbeatenstring by winning his first fourmatches. Weiss did not playagainst Brunswick.The popularity of squash isincreasing, with the galleries nowbeing completely filled at eachhome match. The courts arefilled every afternoon andevening with faculty andstUdents. "Given the popularityof the sport here, the demand oncourt space, and the fact that inevery case we are teaching a newskill, we both need and wouldbenefit from new courts."ndkeinby AI Rossin. Rossin will be outfor the season with noreplacement available. "TheTaft wrestling team," remarkedCoach Wynne, "showed exceptionalskill and aggressiveness,resulting in a well earnedwin over a powerful Canterbury."Suffield, who has been undefeatedfor eight years, provedtoo great a match for Taft, asthey won the match 12-39, givingup only three matehe§ to the BigRed.In the third meet, Taft overpowereda respectable Salisburysquad by the score of 39-9. Thiswas an excellent showing of theteam's strength, with Roach,Klingenstein, Standard, Utley,and Miller all pinning their opponents.Three Taft wrestlers are undefeatedthus far: Ed Neil at 117pounds, Jon Read at 169 pounds,and George Utley at 145 pounds.The records of the other Taftwrestlers are: Chris Roach, 1-1,Phil Deyo, 1-1, Paul Klingenstein,2-1, Robert Standard, 2-1, JohnMosko, 0-1, Tom Turak, 0-2,Captain Jeff Miller, 1-2, JoeRusso, 0-2, Jeff Johnson, 0-3, andAndy Klemmer, 2-1.Coaches John Wynne, GerryRomano, and Jody Fleischer areoptimistic of the prospects of theupcoming matches. "There is noreason," says Coach Wynne,"why we can't win the rest of ourmatches."