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Sounds
of
Silence
—
Musf
They
Persist?
One
of
the
many
worthy
pur
poses
of
speech
is
to
inform.
One
cannot
deny
that
the
college
as
semblies
are
informative.
However,
the
student
body
can
take
only
so
much
information
in
a
certain
length
of
time
before,
like
any
crowd,
it
becomes
restless
and
bored.
Then
the
speeches
given
by
the
gentlemen
who
are
running
the
assembly,
no
matter
how
im
portant,
speak
merely
what
Paul
Simon
terms
\the
sounds
of
sil
ence.”
Surely
there
are
times
when
a
college
assembly
is
beneficial.
Dean
Rutherford’s
speech
on
what
to
do
if
you’re
lost
in
the
woods
was
especially
relevant,
since
we’ve
had
students
who
have
“relocated”
themselves
while
hunting.
Yet
a
college
assembly
called
for
the
mere
purpose
of
presenting
The
following
are
editorials,
com
plaints
or
suggestions;
define
them
as
you
will.
The
lack
of
telephone
is
frus
trating.
Often
one,
upon
finding
his
dorm
phone
busy
which
is
a
constant
occurrence,
will
venture
outside
to
the
public
telephone
across
from
the
post
office
only
to
have
to
wait
in
a
cold
line
of
shivering
students
for
its
use.
How
about
having
another
outside
tele
phone
installed?
Being
on
time
is
important.
But
what
time
it
is
at
Paul
Smith’s
is
a
mystery.
The
clocks
we
do
have,
one
on
the
library,
the
sole
clock
in
Cantwell,
and
the
pair
of
clocks
divided
between
the
two
main
cafeterias
all
read
different
times.
So
do
the
professors’
watches.
Stu
dents
are
often
late
for
class
and
are
reprimanded
by
the
professors,
an
irritation
for
the
students.
In
stallation
of
a
standard-time
set
of
clocks
in
all
classrooms
might
remedy
the
situation
of
lateness
for
class
and
solve
the
mystery
of
what
time
it
is
at
Paul
Smith’s.
The
lecture
hall
in
the
new
science
building
is
a
shrine
to
ac
oustical
imperfection.
The
sound
in
the
movies
and
slides
is
dis
torted
and
difficult
to
hear.
If
a
heavy
drape
or
some
sort
of
sound-
absorber
were
put
up
along
the
back
wall,
the
sound
in
the
movies
and
slides
will
be
more
audible.
The
almost
imperative
attend
ance
of
class
has
received
much
criticism
by
PSC
students.
Maybe
the
administration
and
the
profes
sors
believe
that
if
they
force
a
student
to
attend
his
class
he
will
have
to
learn
something.
This
isn’t
true
though.
His
time
is
wasted
there.
He
will
only
learn
if
he
wants
to
attend
that
class.
There
iong
string
of
announcements
tends
to
be
boring
and
time
con
suming.
Many
students
could
use
the
time
for
studying.
There
are
quite
a
number
of
bul
letin
boards
around
the
campus.
Already
these
are
used
by
a
num
ber
of
organizations
for
announce
ments.
We
see
no
reason
why
they
can’t
be
utilized
for
announce
ments
by
the
administration.
Stu
dents
truly
interested
in
the
col
lege
would
read
these
bulletins.
The
students
who
wouldn’t
read
them
merely
occupy
seats
at
the
college
assembly
and,
therefore,
don’t
hear
the
announcemnts
when
they
are
made
anyway.
Whatever
course
the
administra
tion
takes,
it
must
find
a
way
to
transform
its
“
sounds
of
silence”
into
meaningful,
informative
speech.
are
cases,
and
not
too
few,
in
which
a
student
may
benefit
more
by
not
attending
a
class
but
he
does
so
because
of
the
unnecessary
academic
penalty
he
will
suffer.
There
are
times
when
school
is
interfering
with
one’s
education.
Perhaps
the
student
recreation
hall
snack
bar
could
save
a
couple
of
subs
and
sandwiches
from
going
out
on
the
sandwich
route
fior
those
students
who
are
hungry
and
don’t
wish
to
wait
for
the
sand
wich
man
to
come
to
their
dorm.
Wastebaskets
and
pencil
shar
peners
in
the
classrooms
would
make
education
more
convenient.
So
would
eliminating
that
loud
buzz
from
the
electrical
system
in
the
library.
The
dormitories,
Livermore,
Cur
rier
and
particularly
the
New
Men’s
dorm
are
built
almost
en
tirely
of
brick
^nd
concrete
and
are
echo
chambers,
enabling
every
whisper
to
amplify
itself
into
a
shout.
In
New
Men’s
dorm,
the
ac
oustical
holes
in
the
metal
ceiling
enable
you
to
enjoy
your
neigh
bor’s
breathing
during
your
sleep
less
nights.
Dr.
Buxton
stated
that
the
dorms
are
the
standard
college
dorms
but
they
weren’t
designed
to
stand
up
to
the
amount
of
noise
they
are
receiving.
Some
sugges
tions
to
alleviate
the
situation
.\re
to
install
new
ceilings
designed
for
sound
absorption,
not
sound
mag
nification,
and
to
have
one
student
to
a
room
to
relieve
the
tension
of
living
in
a
crowd,
unless
of
course,
a
student
would
prefer
to
room
with
someone.
And
some
recreational
facilites
installed
in
these
dorms
would
cut
down
on
the
noise
in
the
rooms
and
the
water
fights
in
the
halls.
Letters
to
the
Editor
Dear
Sir:
In
reference
to
the
fact
that
students
are
being
required
by
the
administration
to
attend
the
week
ly
assemblies,
there
has
been
much
comment
made.
Most
students
resent
the
fact
that
they
are
being
forced
to
at
tend.
I
feel
that
each
week
an
agenda
could
be
posted
as
to
what
is
going
to
be
discussed
so
that
if
a
student
has
ideas
or
feelings
about
what
is
being
discussed,
he
or
she
could
go,
or
if
a
student
had
no
particular
interest
in
what
was
being
discussed
he
could
use
the
time
alloted
for
the
assembly
for
something
more
beneficial
to
himself.
The
fact
that
we
are
being
forc
ed
to
go
is
what
is
turning
most
people
off,
and
thus
turning
the
assembly
into
a
big
joke,
involv
ing
the
time
of
a
good
many
people.
Most
of
the
things
announced
or
discussed
at
the
assembly
could
be
stated
in
a
bulletin
to
the
stu
dents,
containing
a
schedule
of
events,
which
could
be
posted
around
the
campus.
This
would
save
time
and
would
be
just
as
good
a
method
of
passing
the
word.
College
assembly,
although
not
completely
useless
as
yet,
is
be
coming
outdated
and
a
general
waste
of
time
and
effort
for
many
people.
What
can
we
as
students
do
about
this?
Gordon
Sherman
The
Student
Council
by
James
Pace
The
first
student
event
of
the
year
was
a
beer
blast.
It
came
to
a
head
with
100
cases
of
beer.
Music
was
furnished
by
The
Green
Katherines.
Then
came
Fall
Weekend
which
was
organized
by
Bob
Knapp
and
Jay
Verner.
It
started
out
with
a
pizza
party
which
was
a
quest
ionable
success.
Then
Saturday
afternoon
rolled
around.
First
the
forestry
club
put
on
a
woodsmen’s
demonstration
which
went
very
well.
This
was
followed
by
a
bicycle
race
which
gave
the
fac
ulty
and
students
a
chance
to
“jock”
it
up.
There
was
a
great
upset
with
Prof.
Graves
taking
Dear
Editor:
It
is
very
obvious
that
most
of
the
students,
I
being
one
of
them,
disapprove
of
some
of
the
disci
plinary
acts
which
concern
the
stu
dents
of
Paul
Smith’s
College.
At
tendance
is
the
main
form
of
dis
cipline
that
everyone
objects.
I
feel
if
you’re
not
old
enough
to
realize
you
should
go
to
classes
or
to
be
on
time
for
classes,
you
should
have
remained
in
high
school.
I
compare
Paul
Smith’s
policy
on
attendance
to
that
of
a
private
high
school.
If
a
student
misses
a
class
it
is
more
important
to
the
teacher
than
it
is
to
the
student.
This
situation
should
be
reversed
for
the
student’s
benefit.
Giving
the
student
more
freedom
and
re
sponsibility
gives
the
faculty
more
freedom
and
less
unnecessary
re
sponsibility.
Jules
Callahan
Dear
Editor:
Several
days
ago
an
incident
happened
which
resulted
in
the
ex
pelling
of
five
students.
These
stu
dents
were
not
without
remorse
and
realized
what
they
did
would
be
followed
with
some
form
of
punishment.
As
one
student
put
it,
(Continued
on
page
3)
a
third
place
position
far
behind
the
victor
Gary
Smith.
Saturday
evening
the
Paul
Bunyan
dance
was
held,
which
was
put
on
by
the
forestry
club.
Under
the
influence
of
“
?”
everyone
stomped
to
the
music
of
Monolith
which
was
ac
companied
by
the
lights
of
Els.
Upcoming
event!
!
The
Christ
mas
Mixer
on
December
15th.
The
Student
Council
Needs
You!
!
*We,
the
students
of
Paul
Smith’s
College,
located
at
Paul
Smiths,
New
York,
declare
that
the
object
and
intent
of
this
organization
is
to
foster
a
spirit
of
democratic
cooperation
among
the
student
body,
to
coordinate
the
aims
and
purposes
of
the
students
with
those
of
the
faculty
and
admin
istration,
to
promote
school
pride,
to
initiate
and
encourage
student
activities
and
to
insure
an
equit-
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on
page
3)
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1972
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and
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necessarily
represent
those
of
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large
or
of
the
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administration.
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