Montgazette, Vol. 03, No. 10, 1969-03-05

              Montgomery County     /<=?>        Community Coliege
Vol. 3  No. 10
Conshohocken, Pa.
Wednesday, March 5, 196/ •••
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Scholarship Award
Last year, Montgomery County
Community College began its first
year of active student
government. Being that this
school obeys the rules of a
democratic (republican) form of
government, it was necessary to
draft a constitution by which to
govern the student body. Because
it was the first year of the
existence of that Constitution,
and it was drawn up in quite a
hasty manner, the officers of the
pressent student government feel
it to be rather remote, quite
inflexible.
If you are familiar with the
present consitution (printed in the
Student Handbook), you may
have similar feelings to those
represented herein. The writer,
among other students presently
enrolled, feels that there is too
much power allotted to a veto by
the Administration and there
exists an intractable procedure for
ratifying new and more updated
amendments. My herein displayed
emotions yield the general
proposal of a new and strong
student government (different
from that presently in
administrative power) and a
constitution drafted by the
students, especially geared to the
best interests of all the students to
ooral Concert
lei! Received
A sparkling selection of art
songs highlighted the concert
performance of Barbara Smith
Conrad, vocally brillant, soprano
soloist who appeared Thursday
evening, February 27 at 8 P.M. in
library Hall, Third Ave. and
Fayette   Streets,   Conshohocken.
Montgomery County
Community College Chorus,
under the direction of Mrs.
Marleigh Baratz, Villanova,
Instuctor in Music, sponsored Miss
Conrad's concert. Proceeds from
the performance provided
scholarships to Chorus members.
Miss Conrad, A University of
Texas graduate and now Affiliate
Artist of Hood College, Frederick,
Md., is the winner of four awards
for vocal study, including the
Martha Baird Rockefeller
Foundation grant. Her repertoire
embraces opera, oratorio, lieder,
contemporary music and songs of
exaltation. A compelling dramatic
presentation and interpretative
insight has led Miss Conrad to
numerous appearances with
Choral societies, orchestras, music
festivals and opera companies.
Featured in Miss Conrad's
concert performance was an
oratorio by Mozart, Motet
"Exultate, Jubilate" and the arias
"Ah Fors e Liu" and "Sempre
Libera'' from Verdi's
"LaTraviata." Selections from
Schubert, Brahms and Debussy
completed the first half of the
concert. Miss Conrad then sang
seven classical Spanish songs and
concluded the program with
several spirituals by Dr. Hall
Johnson.
which it would pertain.
Each day a student can walk
through the wide halls of Coliege
Hall (always, however, at 8:08)
hearing, "I'd like to take part in
changing things in our college," or
"Why don't we, the students have
a voice in student politics, a voice
to be heard by ail in
administrative positions?" and
like questions. On March 12,
you-the students at Montgomery
County Community College-have
the "divine right" to have a voice,
that voice to elect those to serve
our institution for the
forthcoming year. Elections, on
that date, will be held for
Sophomore and Freshman
representatives. No matter where
your beliefs lie, whether you are a
"rah-rah" or an "apathet," the
Student Government wants you!
You are interested, we know, so
here is the procedure for the
process you must follow to run in
this election:
 Obtain   a   nomination
form at the Student Affairs
Building (5th and Harry Sts.)
 Sign   your   name  and
state your grade-level status
(Freshman or Sophomore and
semester).
 Return   the   form   to
the Office of Student Affairs by
March 4th. 5:00 p.m.
The only prerequisite to
nomination is that the applicant
have attained at least a 2.0
cumulative avera ge. There will be
eight (8) Freshman and ten (10)
See the Montco students using this chance to catch
up on their work.
*&ttte% t& £dit&%
"Neither rain, nor sleet, nor
snow, dark of night will..." If this
slogan sounds familiar, it ought
to, because it is the Montgomery
County alma mater. Last
Thursday, we students had a
terrific snow storm, which caused
the closing of nearly all the school
districts in Montgomery County.
Of course one can question the
need for those school closings.
The snow wasn't really that deep,
and it really wasn't that difficult
driving to school if you didn't
care about your own safety or
your parents' car. I bet a lot of
parents thought it was deep, but
what place do parents hold in
higher academics anymore.
But on the other hand when
and if you do get to school, you
find that your classes have been
cancelled due to instructors'
absence. This doesn't bother most
of the students, but for those who
try to call up to inquire about
classes, and receive no answers,
for it seems that school policy
would rather you risk your life
than tie up its switchboard, I
believe your right to be angry is
justifiable.  Come  on you higher
echelon, cut us a break once in
awhile. When you get passed on
the highway by a short, furry
eskirno, pulled by nine dogs
attached to a sled, don't you
think the snow is deep enough to
warrant a public announcement of
a school closing? I mean I like
school just as much as all the
other students attending Montco,
but it gets cold while standing on
the side of the road waiting for
the tow truck to pull, your car out
of ditch. So, the next time it
snows over a reasonable depth,
how about letting your students
know just whether or not there is
going to be school. It seems our
generation isn't particulary fond
of surprises.
Thank you,
The Agent
The Montgazette Staff is in full
agreement with you on this
subject. We feel there is a need for
the change of many of the present
policies. For further information
watch the future issues of the
Montgazette.
Sophomore representatives
elected on March 12 in College
Hall; all students will be elected
at-large.
COM. E OUT, JOIN IN,
PARTICTPATE-You may even
find it rewarding! (And don't
forge t—vote on March 12 in
College Hail).
Written by Chip Sutters
Edited and rewritten by
Bud FeM~'70
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STUDENTS. Are you
dissatisfied with the food
selection at the Student Center?
Are you annoyed with the
inflated prices? If you can answer
either question yes, do yourself a
favor. Stop into the Montgazette
Office and take a look at our
petition.
Council Sails Fw
New Action
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The first annua! President's
Scholarship Award was presented
last week to a student here at
Montgomery County Community
College.
Dr. LeRoy R. Brendlinger,
President of Montco, announced
that the recipient of the award
will be Miss Joanne Pierce, 225
Summit Avenue, Jenkintown.
In announcing the award Dr.
Brendlinger   noted    "the
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The Conshohocken town
council met recently to discuss
the continual problem of snow
removal which has been
hampering this thriving
Metropolis for the past, several
weeks or so.
The situation was rationally
evaluated for a brief time and
several, systems were presented to
the council for serious
consideration.
The snow removal systems
presented were of the most
modern and sophisticated of those
on the market today and also
some of the most expensive
programs to be appropriated by
any community in 'several years.
After due consideration the
Conshohocken town council
finally arrived on an applicable
solution to the problem at hand.
The expense to both the
communtiy and to the treasury
were heavily weighed and the
conclusion arrived at was that no
expense was too great to consume
in the interest of all parties
concerned with the greater
Conshohocken area.
The system is one which used
the basic concepts of nature itself
and one which several other
communities, until recently, have
had in use for a limited number of
years.
The apporatus uses solar
energy to defuse the snow
particles which have fallen on the
fair city, engulfs them in a
stream of warm, evaporating air
and deposites the residue from the
process in a light gray bank.
The system is appropriately-
named the Snow Preventitive'and
Removal Incinerator for
Nulifications of Germs.
However, the new inovation is
better know to the town council
by its nickname, S.P.R.I.N.G.
enthusiasm am1 loyalty you are
generating, the determination you
demonstrate in your pursuit of
excellence and the superior record
you have obtained thus far, ail
these factors have gone into your
having been selected for our first
President's Scholarship Award."
The award itself will cover full
tuition for the Fall and Spring
Semester of the current academic
year and is renewable for the
duration of Miss Pierce's
attendance at the college. She is a
graduate of Jenkintown High
School and entered the college
February, 1968.
i.D. cards are still sitting in the
file at the information desk at the
Student Center	
PLEASE PICK THEM UP
Matt) Club
Do yoa think Pythagoras was a
square?
Do you think a triangle has
four sides?
Problems with your math
course may not be as funny as
these statements. Under the
direction of Mr. Lambon,
Instructor of Physical and
Mathematical Sciences, the
Montgomery County Community
College Math Club will attempt to
help students with their various
math problems while also adding
excitement to learning.
Bring your lunch! Bring your
books! But most of all bring
yourself to Room 3, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at noon.
You won't need a compass to
find it.
Come to our meetings and see
Math, at a different angle.