1967-04-14 The Phoenix, Vol. 31, No. 4 (April 14, 1967)

              Vol. 31, No. *i\t{
Marian  College
April 14, 1967
gy tomments
On Hungary
Former Prime Minister of
Hungary, Ferenc Nagy, a recent lecturer at Marian College,
had frank comments for the
Phoenix about Hungary.
Reacting to the question "Has
the Communist youth indoctrination program been very successful in Hungary?" he remarked,
"The indoctrination program of
the youth is a complete failure
—they despise it. In 1956, the
revolution was started and
fought by the students and the
student today is proud of his
predecessor who fought ten
years ago. against Communist
tanks."
When asked, "Will Satellite
regimes seek closer relations
with the West?" he unhesitatingly responded, "The Satellite regimes did try to build their own
relations with the U.S., but it
would be a mistake to think this
means creating independence
from the Soviet Union. They
cannot afford to be independent.
They need the military and political strength of the Soviets
for protection from their own
people. They want to be more
independent from Moscow economically since economic exploitation is going on as brutally as
any time before."
About the popularity of Satellite regimes, Mr. Nagy said,
"There is not much difference
except in Albania and Yugoslavia. The regimes are deeply
hurt by Soviet economic dictations so they are going as far
as possible with economic independence without losing Moscow protection."
Throughout the lectures and
interview, Mr. Nagy emphasized
the total lack of popular government in Eastern Europe and the
role the Soviets have had in creating this condition. With a
British-like understatement he
observed, "A country of ten million occupied by troops of one-
half  million leaves pressure."
Yet for a man forced to trade
his office of Prime Minister for
Showboat creams uprwer
With Marian Cast Aboard
The Marian College Theatre will present Jerome Kern's
Showboat, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 21, 22, and
23, at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium. The Kern-Hammer stein musical
stars Ed Ottensmeyer as Gaylord Ravenal and Arm Brenner as
Magnolia Hawks. Comedy chores will be handled by proven veterans Jack O'Hara, Bob Clements, Judy flexing, and Gayle
Steigerwald. Also featured are Barbara Bates, George Hynek, Joe
Curry, and Patty Able.
Based upon Edna Ferber's
novel of the same name, Showboat offers a panoramic view of
life  and  love   on  a turn-of-the
Outlined by Showboat stars Ann Brenner and Ed Ottensmeyer, Robert
Moran  directs   rehearsals   for   next   week's   opening.
Education Program Revised
"Teacher education at Marian College is soon to undergo
extensive changes," remarked
Sister Giles and Sister Kathleen at the Student Education
Association Meeting of April
17. The next academic year the
entire education program will
be re-evaluated to prove boih
quality and the professionalism
of teachers educated here.
The program will be completely revised to include more
independent work in education
as well as much more practical
experience. New general trends
in education are, and will-
continue to be, closely studied
in an effort to make the Marian
educated teacher one of the
best prepared and most able in
his profession.The possibility of
including a paid internship in
the fully revised student teaching program was discussed.
Sister Giles said that preliminary contacts with local parochial schools have been made.
Both Sister Giles and Sister
Kathleen asked for student reactions   to   this   program   and
his four year old son's life, Mr. they continued to encourage all
Nagy remains surprisingly im-
embittered. He has little use for
the Soviets, but he does not seeth
with hatred; he's more interested in action which might help
restore freedom to his people.
Marian students, both, in and
out of the teacher education
program, to give education
much serious thought, and
make constructive suggestions
for revision over the next year.
Convocation Features Pianist
Carol Rosenberger
A gifted American pianist,
Miss Carol Rosenberger, will
perform for MC's convocation
program on April 20th. Born
in Detroit, Mich., Miss Rosenberger started playing at the
age of two. She attended the
School of Fine Arts of the Carnegie Institution of Technology, and received many honors
including the Steinway 'Centennial Award. Stricken with polio
at the age of ■21; her career
faced a ten-year lapse, but in
1964 she made her second beginning in a concert tour of
Europe. Since then, she has
had one success after another.
Miss Rosenberger is currently
playing a series' of concerts in
major cities throughout this
country.
The sisters have made it clear
that Marian's education program is not going to be simply
another "college program";
rather, it is to be a co-operative
and vigorous program between
the college and secondary and
elementary schools in the area.
Also discussed was a proposal
that the state and local governments, the employers of most
teachers, accept a part of the
financial responsibility in the
education of their future employees,   as   industry   and   the
^Jke Cyreclan ^ftf-air
Marian's upperclassmen will
dance "In a Grecian Garden" at
the annual Junior-Senior Prom
to be held Saturday, April 29,
at Howard Johnson's Ballroom
in downtown Indianapolis. Al
Cobine's Orchestra will provide
music for dancing from 9:00 to
12:00 p.m.
Festivities begin with a punch
reception in the Music Building
on South Campus, to which the
faculty are cordially invited. The
junior class officers will greet
guests from 7:30 to 8:30.
The garden motif will be carried out in the ballroom with
fresh flowers, ivy, and greenery.
Fountains and a false ceiling
will also add Grecian elegance.
Hors d'oeuvres and beverages
will be served.
Reigning over the prom will
be one of these five girls chosen
as candidates by the junior class:
Diane Benkovic, Nancy Carrier,
Marty Gorman, Ginny Mosele
and Rosie Thomas. The queen
will be chosen by members of
her class and will be announced
at the prom.
The Corps Marches On
The M.C. Drum and Bugle
Corps plan to really swing during April and May. Beginning on
Tuesday, April 25, the Blue
Knights will supply music for
the downtown Jaycees' Indianapolis, Indiana parade to lead off
the season. Saturday morning,
April 29, the marchers will make
the first of three Speedway appearances as they represent Marian in the. opening day ceremonies at the track.
May 17 is Field Day as the
drummers and buglers present
their colorful show for all here
at the college.
That weekend, May 19-21, the
group buses to Holland, Michigan to be the official Indiana
representative at the Holland
Tulip Festival. Since the Corps
needs $800 for the trip, donations
are fully welcome. All equipment
will be, taken to the festival in
a 1967 Dodge truck donated by
McGinty Dodge and the Corps
will stay at the Butler Hotel in
Saginaw for the weekend. This
is the 39th Annual Holland Tulip Festival and is one of the
top 10 festivals in the country,
attracting annually over one
million spectators.
On May 28, the Corps will
represent the school for the 3rd
straight year in the 500 Festival Parade. This year, the group
has been entered in the banql di
vision;.
May 30 will see the musicians
at their final appearance of the
year, the pre-raee festivities at
the 500 Mile Race.
This year's Corps is the largest ever, comprised of 52 members, including additions of 2
french horns, 20 contra-brass
bugles and 3 women in the bugle
section. Numbers in the repe-
toire include Swing March, Minstrel Boy, America, O.O.K. and
How the West Was Won.
century Mississippi River showboat. First produced in 1927, it
is a bridge between the early
twentieth century operetta and
the contemporary musical comedy. Kern's music and Hammer-
stein's lyrics are exceeded by
none in the history of the American musical theatre: "OF Man
River," "Make Believe," "Bill,"
"Can't help Lovm' Dat Man."
Robert E. Moran is staging
the production, Alexander Mac-
Donald directs the music, and
Mary Lu Moran has designed the
costumes and is choreographing
Showboat.
Tickets are priced at $2.50
and $2.00. Students receive a
special discount and may purchase either priced ticket for
$1.50.
Rabbis Steiman,
Davis to Explain
Jewish Beliefs
Two Indianapolis Rabbis will
present a two-day institute ■ on
Jewish Studies, Monday and
Tuesday, April 17 and 18. Rabbi Maurice Davis, spiritual
leader of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congration, and Dr. Sidney Steiman, Rabbi of Congregation Beth-El, Indianapolis,
are scheduled to give nine talks
ranging in topics from the
"Concepts of Judaism" to "Judaism's Ethical Teaching." These
talks will commence at 8:30
each morning and run through
late afternoon, and a panel discussion on "Pharisaical Judaism" will close the program.
Dr. Steiman joined Marian
as a part-time member of the
Sociology Department last September and is currently teaching "Marriage and the Family" to Marian students. Rabbi
Davis founded the Hillel Organization at the University of
Cincinnati, and as its first director has had considerable experience in working with and
lecturing before college groups.
John Sweany picks up tne keys to a new Dodge truck from McGinty
Dodge. Looking on are corps members Max Henschen, Jacque Tarter,
Paul Forssander and Peggy Bonke.