Montgazette, Vol. 07, No. 03, 1972-11-10

              Montgazette Montgomery County Community College Vol 7 No. 3
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Dr. Jack A. Worthington,
Dean of Student Affairs,
suffered an apparent heart
attack yesterday morning during
his Philosophy class in Founders
Hall.
The attack was believed to be
brought on by Dr. Worthington's
quick run from the classroom to
College Hall to obtain a cassette
so that an ailing student could
have the class sessions taped.
Dr. Worthington has suffered
from high blood pressure for
some time, and students from
his class reported that it was
shortly after his return to the
classroom that he was overcome
by severe pains in his chest and
left arm.
Students quickly called an
ambulance and Dean
Worthington was taken to
Suburban General Hospital
where he is reported to be in a
guarded condition.
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Rev. Morris Longstreth,
assistant professor of English at
this college, has been denied the
right to perform clerical duties
within Montgomery County
Prison.
The decision, handed down
by a two to one vote of the
six-member Prison Board, (three
did not vote) was made on the
recommendation of Warden
Lawrence V. Roth at a meeting
called on July 14.
No official reasons were given
for the barring other than 3
statement by Kirke Bryan,
Prison Board Solicitor, to the
effect that the warden retains
the right to bar any person
| whom he feels "does not work
for the best interests of the
administration of justice in the
prison."
In a private conversation in
September, Rev Longstreth
questioned Roth concerning the
grounds for the July barring.
According to Rev. Longstreth,
the warden gave no reason other
than the fact that he felt that
Longstreth was a threat to
prison security.
However, "The warden and
the Prison Board have refused to
say why they have barred
Longstreth," according to Allen
W' Kratz of the North Penn
Reporter, who questioned these
people in October. Kratz quotes
Bryan as saying, "I don't know
that that needs to be discussed"
and . Roth as saying "Mr.
Longstreth knows why he's not
permitted in. He and I have gone
over that."
Reverend Longstreth believes
'that the barring is directly linked
to major incidents which took
place at the prison shortly prior
to the Prison Board vote.
On July 13, the day
preceding the Board decision,
inmate Ronald Glemser was
found hanging in an
approximately six foot by elevn
foot cell where he was confined
with seven other prisoners.
The men were confined in
this fashion after participation in
a peaceful sit-out on July 12 to
protest brutality on the part of
prison guards.
. The preceding February, Rev.
Longstreth was instrumental in
proceedings leading to the
suspension of two Montgomery
County Prison guards for
brutality. The Prison Board
claimed that the guards were
suspended for an "error in
judgement."
The Prison Board consists of
six County citizens; three are
appointed by County Judges and
three are appointed by the
County Commissioners.
Longstreth has been
contacted and questioned on
several occasions by members of
the Montgazette staff. He has
been consistently candid and
cooperative.
Unfortunately, efforts to
retain high standards of
objectivity in news reporting
have been hampered somewhat
by the inaccessibility of certain
County Commissioners.
Repealed efforts to contact
Commissioner:: Lawrenw Curry
and E. Russ«ll Parkhouse for
comment on this issue have been
to no avail.
Commissioner Frank W.
Jenkins has decided to reserve
comment pending publication of
this article.
Warden Roth has chosen to
reserve comment completely.
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Due to a misunderstanding, the information
published in the Oct. 27,
issue of the Montgazette
about the Judiciary Court is
incorrect.
The court is headed by Dr.
Jack A Worthington, Dean of
Student Activities, and five
judges: John Bruehl, Chief
Justice; Robert Windisch,
Asst. Chief Justice; and
Judges Nancy Webber, Fred
Steel, and Bill Madara.
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Shirley Chisholrn, the first
Black Congresswoman in the
United States, will speak in the
auditorium of the Science
Center on Friday, November 10
at 8:00.
Mrs. Chisholrn will discuss her
new book The Chisholrn Trail in
'72, which tells of her
presidential campaign, and will
comment on the recent
presidential elections.
Mrs. Chisholrn recently
reached a new peak in her career
when she became the first Black
woman to run for office of the
President of the United States.
After her speech Mrs.
Chisholrn will answer questions
from the audience.
Her appearance on campus is
sponsored by the Cultural
Affairs Committee. Tickets for
students, faculty and staff are
$1.50 and can be purchased at
the campus bookstore in College
Hall.
Shirley Anita St. Hill
Chisholrn was born on
November 30, 1924, the oldest
of four girls.
She graduated from Girls
High School in Brooklyn,
obtained a B.A., cum laude,
from Brooklyn College and
earned both an M.A. in
education and a dipolma in
Administration and Supervision
from Columbia University.
She writes and speaks Spanish
fluently, which has helped her in
developing (rapport) with her
Spanish-speaking   constituents.
As a school teacher and
director of a day nursery, Mrs.
Chisholrn became deeply
involved in all aspects of day
care and education for children.
In time her responsibilities
included planning for
community facilities programs
and   in-service   training,   it   was
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Jamaica
Jamaica, is the trip planned
this winter by the International
Club.
Departure will be December
31, or January 1, for one week.
Cost will be $174.00 for a four
bedroom, $184.00 for a three
bedroom, and $199.00 for a
two bedroom. The price
includes air fare, transportation
to hotel accommodations, trips
and taxes.
Little Madnaess Hotell at
Ocho Rios will be the place to
hang your hat for that week. A
live rock band will entertain on
the jet and there will be a free
happy hour at the hotel upon
arrival so everyone can get
aquainted.
There will be a meeting at
College Hall November 15 for
everyone interested in the
Christmas Jamaican trip, or any
other information about the
International Club.
Shirely Chisholrn
U. S. Congresswoman
during her early years in this
environment and working in the
background on . the political
circuit that she met her husband.
Conrad Q. Chisholrn, whom she
married in 1949, and who has
encouraged and helped her in
her campaigns and Congressional
duties.
In 1964, through public
demand, she entered politics and
ran successfully for the New
York Assembly on- the
Democratic ticket.
Claiming she derives her
power from 'the people,' rather
than from the regular party
organization, Mrs. Chisholrn has
established a close indentity
with her community which
enabled her to outdistance two
candidates in the Democratic
primaries in 1968, and to gain an
upset victory over the
Republican Liberal candidate by
nearly a three-to one margin.
She campaigned under the
slogan, "UNSOUGHT AND
UNBOSSED", the title of her.
recently published
autobiography.
Elected to the 91st Congress,
her constituency is the Twelfth
Congressional District, whose
center Bedford Stuyvesant, is an
area of urban decay, and
considered New York's and
perhaps the nation's largest
ghetto.
Her District also includes
parts of Bushwick, Greenpoint,
Williamsburg, and Crown
Heights. Black „nd Puerto
Ricans compose more then 70%
°*  the population. The rest are
Jewish, Polish, Ukranian and
Italian.
Mrs. Chishoim's entrance as a
freshman to the 91st Congress
made her known as a woman
with "true grit" and a mind of
her own.
She was assigned to the
House Agriculture
Subcommittee on Forestry and
Rural Villages, which she felt
had no relation to the needs and
problems of her Congressional
District in New York City.
The Speaker of the House
admonished her "to accept and
be a good soldier." Right then
she decided, "That's why the
country is the way it is."
She made the unprecedented
move of placing an amendment
to remove her name from this
Committee.
She was then assigned to the
Veterans Affairs Committee,
which had some relevancy to her
constituency.
When the 92nd Congress
convened, Mrs. Chisholrn was
assigned to the House Education
and Labor Committee, which is
her main field of concentration
and interest.
She serves on the Select
Education, General Education,
and Agricultural Labor
Subcommittee.
The Congresswoman is also
Chairman of the Military Affairs
Committee of the Congressional
Black Caucus.
Determination, courage, and
intelligent reasoning has helped
Mrs. Chisholrn to rise from
clubhouse worker to a
Representative in the United
States Congress.
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Cour
The committee of the Traffic
Appeals Court, headed by
students Benson Christie and
Jim Campbell, and Mr James E.
Carroll, faculty advisor, plans to
be set up within the next two
weeks so that anyone with a
complaint about a ticket(s) may
formally appeal the same.
Vandalized
On Friday night, Oct. 28th,
four offices were broken into
The offices were: the Academic
Affairs office; the Business
office; the Registrar's office; and
the Personnel office.
Some of the files were forced
open and there was a window
broken in Dean Holland's office,
believed to be the possible pott
of entry. Nothing as of yet is
reported missing.
So far, there are no suspicions
as to who was involved. "There
were no student files taken and
there wasn't any money
available." "But as to a motive,"
remarked Dean Holland, "I just
can't imagine why."
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