PLACE: "0.K. Corral" TIME: 9:00 o'clock, (Friday Night)

Essentially, there are five patterns Of social behavior discernable at the Island's major disco, the OK Corral. These are almost immediately apparent upon entering the lounge and observing the occupant's seating arrangements. One may note that the first most distinctive area of importance is the bar; about which jocks, egotists and heavy drinkers tend to gather. This croSs-section is better—known as, and more popularly referred to as the STUDS. As the title suggests and their behavior reinforces, this category is the "pick—ups” delight. ‘Furthermore, after an even- ing of drinking, a vast majority of the seated sing-

willing to "shake a hoof" on the dance floor. -The second most prominent -division amongst the herd is that behavior character— istic of the "Rowdies", who tend to isolate them- "selves along the walls and i in the corners. The members of this group are of mixed 'genders, males and females alike. They generally do not fraternize with the »other, more docile classes, but_rather intermingle amongst their own clique and others.of their kinds. Such a combination usually, creates havoc, disorder, ’ and the occasional brawl. Members of this group are frequently found on the dance floor in the latter part of the evening. ‘ In the general area surr— ounding the door and to the right of the bar, we find the third pattern of'

Wm... Of Social“ Mover M

le males (supposedly) migrate social behavior (also in

to the bar where they can survey and size—up the iquality of the remaining stock. These new additions to the bar round out the Stud population. Unfortunately for the

few "nice" girls who mistak- enly strayed into the corral the lowly specimens at the bar,\as a general trend, t are the only ones who are

We MustSeek Truth To Do Justice To Human Existance ‘

"Who can separate his faith from actions or his beliefs from his occupation? Who . can spread his hours before him saying, "This for God and this_for myself; this for my soul, and this for my'body...?" Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it, take with you your all. Take

the plow and the forge

and the mallet and the lute, the things you haVe fashioned in necessity or for delight..._And take with you all men: For in adoration you cannot fly higher than their hopes

nor humble yourself lower than their dispair."

- Taken from the Book

The Prophet, by Kahil Gibran

we must therfore seek the truth if we are to do justice to our human exist— ance. We are all searchingl questioning, pondering and wondering what to make out of this life. It is certain that we will never have all 0f the answers to our every- day questions. We can try though to understand ourselves and the world around us in Light ofiwhat truth means

booths near the dance floor). That exhibited by by "pick- ' ups". This category can

be observed in connection with the previously mention— ed Studs and is occasionally interspersed with the staid faction and the odd, extrem— ely rare, "nice" girl. Those who fall into this third _category hover about the bar, making frequent trips_

"to us. To ignore a fuller

innderstanding of the truth

is to suggest that we are incapable of grappling with our inner self. We must determine who we are, why

we are, and what is our purpose here on this earth. We must strive for meaning purpose and direction in

our lives. If we have nothing to live for, life becomes boring,monotonous and a drag. We all believe in something. It is up to each individual to translate that belief into practice. We cannot, preach one thing and then

do the opposite. Our world is already full of hypocrisy and double standards. The ‘ only way this world can Change is if we change. Our attitudes and values must

be in accordance with what we believe. One cannot be isolated from’the other. Truth leads to freedom.

And freedom brings self— fulfillment. Can the "system" trap the conscience of a

‘ free man? Traps are for

animals; freedom is for men. We must therefore be conc- rete, be immediate and be practical when discussing with ourSelves, what does this life.of ours mean. We

:at the bar. noted that the pick—ups

T

order to arouse the attention of the said Studs located It should be

choice of seating arrangem—‘

‘ents are complementary to

their purpose. A further distinguishing feature of

glthis category is its members

tendency to become intoxica— ted before the end of the evening. Upon reaching this

‘state, they can be observed

in connection with the studs on the dance flOor.

We now progress to the "Staid" faction, who, aS‘ was previously mentioned are to be found intermitten- tly in the same general area as that of the "Pick—ups". However, they shy away from too close a proximity to the bar. The most noticable characteristics ofrthe members of this group are their infrequent stance

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upon the dance floor, and- their aversion to more then one drink for the' entire evening. An ironic' ‘nOte appears to be the fact that this group is there to dance, yet hardly ever gets the chance, thus resulting in their departure. The final patterns of ‘social behavior to be found is that demonstrated by the "Couples", who occur as a decided minority. Such people dance occasionally‘ drink moderately,_remain quiet and orderly, and in

_ geneneral, make an early

exit.

NOTE: These groups have been arranged in decending order of size.

Signed, TprObservant Students

must imagine a world filled wif§§love, peace, justice and freedom for all men in order to understand why a world filled with hate, greed,jealousygpoverty, famine,double standardsJ oppression,exploiation, and war is intolerable. If we realize that there is something more to life

than all of the problemS' confronting man, what. Daniel Berrigan says makes

a lot of sense. "I can only ' tell you what I believe

— I believe: I cannot be policies

I cannot be revolutions I cannot be saved by the gross national product

I cannot be saved by Nuclear deterrents

'I cannot be saved by alderman /priests, artists,p1umbers social engineers, politici— ans, multi-national corpora- tions nor by the World Buddhist association by Hitler, Joan of Arc, or any form of powers and domination I can only be saved by Jesus Christ."

saved by foriegn

saved by sexual

we live in a world mesmer— ~.ized by death Convinced of

the necessary rule of death, teghnologizing death acceed—

ing to the ominpresence of

death in any way shape or_ form. We liVe in a world where we have to destroy

in order to save villages, women & children(Ever hear of Vietnam)?'We must adhere, to an ultimate goal if we

‘ are to really have a purpose

on this earth. Regardless of what one's ultimate goal is let us strive together

to make this world a place where there are no walls

but bridges, no alienation but tommunication',no enemies but friends and no hatred but love and peace. Paulo Friere tells us we must begin from where we are at. We must begin to make this

a reality within ourselves and then go out to others. This is not an impossible task. We, as human beings . all desire respect, compass— ion,freedom,friendship and intimacy. Let us work & baSe our efforts on this common ground and then seek the truth and all it entails accordingly.

"He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how." - Victor Frankl

Art Laffin