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The! Strident’s Diary

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Monday: Bloody January again. The eggnog is gone frcm the supermarket shelves -- I fear I must ' submit to the loathsorte embraces of Dr. Tarnower

yet again, and the students —- blast 'en -— are pounding on my door. One bright note is that the shocking MacDonald girl failed the supplemental and will not be back. I wonder who or what will replace her this semester.

Tuesday: The university budget committee says we're in a financial squeeze and we must take a bite out of salaries. Indeed, I can easily understand this. One of my colleagues told me today that he recently requested five new handouts for his big freshmen course: quite a lot of paper. The only pmble-‘n was; some administration office had Inistwqezil§.' stappled the five sheets together, tl'xough the handouts were to accompany five different lectures. The professor asked {hat the staples

be taken out. "Oh no," they said, "We'll just run off a second batch.)I And so they did. '

Y’Iednesday: murmur today about the Parking Cormu'ttee, which I continue to \chair. Apparently the Adru'nistratior; wishes to declare us redundant! It's quite clear that this is an economy neasure, aimed at saving the Cost of parking stickers.

costs“ since "Redundancy" implies a: shift "in academic warning? Case. twards Physical fitness. Until the'Athletic Centre is a reality (that is, until pigs have wings), all university personnel will be encouraged to walk to school and ' leave their cars behind. No cars, no parking, no parking, no Parking Committee. I understand, however, that the Admin. boys are considering retraining us. Perhaps we could take over the Academic Planning Committee; They are said to be, themselves, rotten at the Core. A

Thursday: All this reminds me of that big general meeting with the Budget Carmittee before Christmas. I was very nervous as I sat there, because some malicious t-zag had told me beforehand "to sit on

At a dramatic moment in, the, meeting,

it was said, the President planned to raise his hand, sweep it to the right side, and say, {0.1L , all you people from here to the wall, you're fired." Trouble is I couldn't remember whether it I was to be the President's right or the audience's. Was he right-handed?, That would be the hand he would use, surely. I' kept trying to figure out which hemisphere (of his brain he was accustomed to using. In the end, nothing like this happened, so I was all right. ' ' 7 , - . ‘

Friday: {Thought for the day: We need a Winston. Churchill to stand in the breach. What 'we are gettting from the Budget Carmittee is a passable imitation of Neville Chamberlain. " ‘

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practised in such a manner as to respect the student's intellectual integrity and capacity for independent

judgement . "

ISRAEL SCHEFFIER

'I got my education out behind the barn' . I As a student of this university it is my sincere hope that this statement is a geographical and not

a qualitative description of my education.

Ideal-

istically, good education is the aim of students

and teachers alike .

There are, however, despite

this mutual ideal, important differences between

students and teachers .

Regardless of its obviousness this point should not be lost from sight.Education is paid for by students and is supposed to be

provided by teachers .

The intention to bring

about learning is a necessary condition of

teaching .

Personally I like to get my money's worth. Consequently I expect my professors will do their job with at least the intention of teaching me

something .

This is not a lot to ask considering

that learning, unlike teaching, can happen quite by accident,as the classic 'hot stove' and'once bitten twice shy' clearly demonstrate.

This should not be taken to suggest that no

responsibility lies with the student.

It would

be nice to believe, however, that the explanation as to why a student wasted his money at university was invariably found in his behavior and not in

that of his teachers.

As J .S. Hill reminded us,

"Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field. '

We must fight complacency!

MIME TIME

UPEI Theatre Society SIunch. Time Theatre Mine — Nbvanent for Humour

Through Island Co'mmmity Theatre Inc. ,‘ the UPEI Theatre Society offers the opportunity for a small group fo students to take part in a'series of mine classes, ' , conducted by Norman Osborne. These classes will culminate in anoon hour performance in the Robertson Library, the week of February 22nd.

Mine is one element of training for the actor. It has also become "an art in its own, right, recognized ' through artists such as Shilds and Yarnell, Red Skelton, ‘ MarCel Marceau, and Charlie Chaplin.

The emphasis in this short course will be on

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We'll begin by sensitizing ourselves as to what can be eXpressed on stage without the use of voice. Comedy? Farce? Tragedy? Drama? How far can we go with the art of selent expression?

If, among our enthusiasts, there are students who wish’to learn a little about stage fencing and present an

' example of a fight

sequence, then we'll have a forty minute programme of mime and fencing. Interested students should register innediately with Island Community Theatre '— Room 303 Classes will begin as soon as possible, in a location and at at ine as mutually convenientas possible. Norman Osborne ‘ local 186