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Theater Films-Music TEE Features-Fashioi Interior Decor-Art Televisibn-Radio-Comics PAGE Bl BALTIMORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1972 Special semester ji Goucher students participate in off-beat activities Last month, Harriet Stern studied life in Columbia; Amy Zimet examined con-, sumer economics; Dianne Tseckares CL-' Suncaoerg Bhoto Clirenc B. Oarrett Goucher students (from left) Alice 'Keilson, Nancy Marcus, Linda Stern, Barbara Keichman sit and chat about their experiences during January term. By EARL ARNETT A questionnaire taken with 352 members of the student body last year revealed that 65 per cent thought the academic pressure slight. About a fourth, including 34 per cent of the thought that the teachers were not at all successful In using an imaginative approach.

Over half said their independent study skills were unaf- fected by the term. The majority found it a change of pace; 30 per cent of the freshmen found the experience extremely rewarding, and this figure increased to 67 per cent among the seniors. Indications are that last month's term -was more successful than the first in 1971. "It was a wonderful time for students to explore," said Miss Stern, a senior who lived and studied at Columbia. "I was amazed by the amount of things I learned.

But you have to have a degree of self-confidence. We're all so condi- tioned here that having this total freedom was reallya change." Self-discipline "It was good to have the time," said Miss Keilson, a junior who taught dance to emotionally disturbed children at Villa Maria. "I learned self-discipline and found out a lot' about girls that age (9-to 10-year-olds). And I found out a lot about me, coping with different situations and changing to their volatile moods. "I taught every day.

One day, I brought in a human skeleton to show them how their body is put Some were frightened at first, but after the first few minutes, they got interested and started feeling their own bones." "I talked to directors and actors of the National Theater Company and took side trips in London," said Miss Reich-man, a sophomore. "It was my best month at Goucher. I learned about other people and another culture." "We took what we learned in class and applied it to production," said Miss Tseckares, a sophomore who assisted the conductor and business manager during "the production of "Albert ring," a comic opera by Benjamin Britten. learned so much, from ArneJ Linqulst who directed our opera. He gave 1 you such a professional attitude i about doing everything.

Worked as a unit "We did a lot of running aroimd, but the end result (two evening performances of the work in the Goucher Col- lege Center) was great Everybody worked as one unit. Opera is a disease which just grows and grows," she concluded "What you learned In the classroom you had to apply to your own life," said Miss Zimet, a sophomore who studied "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spending Money But Were Afraid to Ask," This consumer economics course conducted by Philip J. Mc-Lewin examined a wide range of consumer spending, including insurance, funerals, stocks, used cars and feal estate. 1 "The most amazing thing for me was to learn the way a merchant will just rip the consumer off in a profit-maximizing economy," she continued. "Even the middle-class consumer will be cheated left and right.

We had speakers from' the outside come and tell us about their specialties. I'm not going to trust anybody after this course," she said with a laugh. "It's just ridiculous." Miss Stimson, a junior, traveled with a theater group in Paris but discovered that most of the scheduled performances had been canceled. "We went to a few things, including a ballet," she said. Aspects of life Linda Stern, a freshman, met once a week in a class which discussed various aspects of "futuristics," examination of alternatives and possibilities for the future.

It left her questioning many aspects of human life. "It got us thinking," she said. "I learned a lot about human nature." Nancy Marcus, a senior, along with Patty Parsley spent January at the Duke University Marine Laboratory, where she collected samples and then spent hours with the microscope, identifying and analyzing them. "I'm using the data for my present phytoplankton studies," she said, "It was a great experience. I've applied to Duke for graduate school." Over 750 of the.

,1,100 students at participated in this past January Bridge, gourmet cooking, bus trips and mother iidhcredit activities rounded out the options available to those who remained on campus. Those who elected not to participate this year took jobs, stayed home or studied and traveled on their own. i Other area colleges, including Loyola, Notre Dame and Towson State, have variations of the 4-1-4 plan, while still others are considering it. jneipea produce an opera; Julie Reich-man studied British theater in London; Alice Keilson taught dance to emotionally disturbed children; Barbara Stimson went to Paris; Linda Stern studied the future, and Nancy Marcus did marine lahnrafnrv wnrlr at DiiIta TTnWrAtcnfif An unrelated list of isolated activities? No, all were Goucher students Dartici- pating in the "January term," a four-week period between two four-month 'semesters which allows room for the off-beat, experimental and innovative. On the bandwagon "The whole idea began in 1960 at Florida Presbyterian and Macalester.

College in Minnesota," said Joan Stark, assistant dean and director of the January term. "It seemed to be such a good idea that everybody jumped on the bandwagon? There are about 350 schools on the 4-1-4 plan now, most of them small, private, liberal arts colleges. "We got on the plan in 1970. Before that, we'd always had a lame-duck session of about a week after Christinas vacation and before exams. But our particular concern was the pressure of the1 three-term system we were on.

The one-month session with only one thing to do relieved that academic pressure and also gave a chance for the faculty to Under the present system at Goucher, she explained, students are required to take at least, two January terms for credit before graduation. Field-work yi ujci, to cuiu unci uouifo a ji vuauijr the most popular, she said, as well as trips abroad. 'Not a panacea' Last month's session included a marine biology trip to Venezuela, a Moscow journey to study aspects of Russian culture, a stuay oi tne L.umcee inaian culture in Baltimore and North Carolina, courses on how to fix household appliances and, automobiles, as well as numerous seminars, laboratories and independent study projects. Does it work? "It's not a panacea," replied Mrs. Stark.

"We're gradually getting away from the semester-hour -approach, the system of Carnegie units u'ni'n woe pnnvon onr rror.cr.or creau irom cuuege 10 cuiiege. rvigni now we're trying to evaluate whether or not the January term actually does what we hope." Academy Awards Mamies speaking Women's invasion of Yale male saddens female writer New York (WNS)-At the risk of being considered a traitor to my sex and its upward mobility, I can't help feeling that men should be allowed to be alone together when they feel like First, that jfamous and venerable alcoholic refuge, McSorefy's Saloon in New York, has been forced by the new laws against sex discrimination to admit women. And now that last stronghold of the Yale male, Mory's, will no longer be filled with singing and clinking men shutting out the world and women as it has for 110 rollicking years. Mory's, it seems, was a private club with nonvoting members; a status according to the liquor commission that lacks the right to bar women. Mory's will file an appeal, but Bonding still strong For some reason, these perfectly logical results of a perfectly logical law against discrimination for reasons of sex sadden me.

I think I know why there are times when men feel more relaxed, less vulnerable to critical measurements, without the presence of women. The bonding of men is still very strong and only part of it, I suspect, is due to certain qualities, not all flattering, associated with women as a whole. At wit's end 3 motion pictures tied of year nomination for best fil Stimson, Diane Tseckares and Julie purpose and power without male intrusion and therefore share that kind of release, so long enjoyed by exclusive male bonding: 1 An editorial in the New York Time's noted that the New York Human Rights Commission; had given hotels and rest dences admitting only men or women one year to eliminate their single-sex policy and suggested that- this order "seems flawed as a device for protecting human rights precisely because it leaves with no rights whatsoever those who prefer an all-male or all-female environment." Heart of matter "The Right to Live Differently." as the editorial is titled, is really the heart of the matter. We tend to confuse personal choice with discrimination. Sometimes the two combine, but often the choice is nothing more than a special need for and collectively, that drives men to seek their own, and women theirs, for certain reasons at certain times.

Trouble is, I'd rather belong to a men's club than a woman's. female doesn't dream of being the only one in a bushel of men? But why, when a male dream of horror would be just the reverse? Ah, well I still weep for Mory's! "Look at the way that little dickens is jumping up and down." "He is aiming for your throat. He wants out. Finally, the dog let out a shriek that took off the tops of our heads and threw himself at the door. Mechanically, I opened up the door and stood there with my hand on the handle.

"Why does he want out?" asked my husband. 'Why I opened up the door and the dog leaped in again. "Why do fairies dance on the lawn? Why does Simon hang around with Garfunkel? Why indeed?" The dog yipped and I opened the door for him to leave again. "You mean to tell me, it's this way all day?" I nodded, at the same time opening the door so he could bounce in again. "I got it," said my husband, snapping his finger.

'We'll go out when he goes in and when he comes out we'll go in. That way we'll confuse him into not knowing if he's in or out." Standing there huddled in the darkness on the cold porch scratching with our paws to get in, I tried to figure when I went wrong. I think it was when my mother said, "Try marriage you'll like it." Mory A friendly dog fills the void after mother's nest becomes empty By MARYA MANXES Men together may talk about sex without having to prove it or be distracted by it; and as for companionship and stimulation, they can have that a-plenty -v without the ladies, thank yon. The" flaw, in'my thinking, 'ijthaf all-women gatherings don't seem to pro- vide quite the same glow. To be sure, large groups of women are not likely to gather in special bars reserved for them.

They are usually found in their own clubs, in hotel banquet-rooms or in each other's houses (off-limits then to husbands, Many of these gatherings now contain women of charm, attainment or distinction whom for one, would (and-do) cherish individually as friends. But large gaggles of my sex turn me off. The reason is painfully simple: I miss the men. V' Special noise There is more to it than that Exch sively feniale aggregations, meeting for whatever cause, generate a very special noise. Perhaps our higher register makes us sound in concert like a hen-yard or the twittering of a tape played double-time backwards.

Even so, it should not matter. It may well be that more and more women now feel a sense of greater solidarity and By ERMA BOMBECK Nest 'Syndrome, at which time I was going to climb in it, eat bourbon balls before breakfast, watch soap operas and eventually run away with a jewelry salesman. On the day the Empty Nest became a reality, I found to my horror there was a dog in it which the family explained would keep me company. needed company like a man reading Playboy needed his wife to turn the pages for him. The dog was friendly enough had fair manners and was playful.

He only had one hang-up. He had to be let in and out of the house 2.672 times a day. Some dogs have a blade of grass complex. They can't seem to pass one without stopping and making it glisten. This beast never passed a door without scratching it, jumping up to the door handle and howling like he only had two seconds before he would no longer be responsible for what happened.

Near exhaustion At the end of the first day, I was near exhaustion. I had not got the breakfast dishes cleared off the table, the beds made nor the laundry started. "I'll bet you were playing all day with that dog," teased my husband, who has a sense of humor like Jane Fonda. "What makes you think that?" I asked. Burstyn and Cloris Leachman, both for "The Last Picture Barbara Harris, "Who Is Harry Kellerman, And Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Margaret Leighton, "The Go-Between," and Ann-Margret, "Carnal Knowledge." Supporting actor nominees, Jeff Bridges and Ben Johnson, both for "The Last Picture Leonard Frey, "Fiddler On Richard Jaeck-el, "Sometimes A Great Notion," and Roy Scheider, "The French Connection." The nominees for best foreign language film of 1971 were: "Dodes Ka-Den," Japan; "The Emigrants," Sweden; "The Garden Of The Finzi Contin-is," Italy; "The Israel, and "Tchaikovsky," U.S.S.R.

Other nominations: Best song: "The Age of Not Believing," from "Bedknobs. and "All His from "Sometimes A Great the title song from "Bless The Beasts "Life Is What You Make It" from "Kotch," and the title song, "Theme From Shaft." Best screenplay Best screenplay, adaptation: Stanley Kubrick, "A Clockwork Bernardo Bertolucci, "The Ernest Tidyman, "The French Connec- Ugo Pirro and Vittorio Bonicelli, "The Garden Of The Finzi Continis," and Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogda-novich, "The Last Picture Show." Best screenplay, original: Paddy Chayefsky, "The Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro, "Investigation Of A Citizen Above Andy and Dave Lewis, Herman Raucher, "Summer of 42," and Penelope Gilliatt, "Sunday Bloody Sunday." The Oscar winners will be announced at Academy Awards ceremonies April 10 at the Los Angeles Music Center. '4 4 'mm i LSI 4 JANE FONDA honored in the past was the late Spencer Tracy and the last actress to score such a feat was Katharine Hepburn in 1967 and 1968. Those nominated for best director were: Stanley Kubrick, "A Clockwork Norman Jewison, "Fiddler On The Roof; William Friedkin, "The French Peter Bogdanov-ich, "The Last Picture Show," and John Schlesinger, "Sunday Bloody Sunday." With veterans taking most top acting nominations, newcomers scored heavily in supporting categories. AD 10 supporting actors and actresses are first-time nominees, an Academy first Supporting actresses nominated: Ellen Hollywood, Calif.

W-A sentimental musical, "Fiddler. On The a slick, crime "The French Connection," and a stark drama, Last Picture Show," shared the most nominations -yesterday for the-44th annual Academy Awards. Each had eight. 'Actor George C. Scott, who gave the academy the cold shoulder last year by refusing his Oscar award, was nominat-; ed for another for his role as a cynical doctor in It's the fourth Oscar nomination for Mr.

Scott, who won last year for "Pat-ton." Nominated with him in the best-actor category were Peter Finch," "Sunday Bloody Walter Mat-thau, Gene Hackman "The French and Topol, "Fiddler On The Roof." Topol uses no first name. Other nominees for best picture of the year were "Nicholas and Alexandria" and "A Clockwork Actress Jane Fonda, who stunned a foreign press awards ceremony this month by sending a Vietnam veteran to pick up her Golden Globe award, was nominated for the best-actress Oscar for her portrayal of a prostitute in "Klute." It's the second Oscar nomination for the political activist actress who was nominated in 1969 for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Four from Britain She is in competition with four British actresses Julie Christie, the tough-talking madam of "McCabe Mrs. Vanessa Redgrave, Mary of "Mary, Queen of Janet Suzman, Alexandra of "Nicholas and and last year's best-actress winner, Glenda Jackson, the woman in love of "Sunday Bloody Should Mr. Scott or Miss Jackson win, they would achieve the rare oddity of back-to-back Oscars. The only actor so As everyone knows, I hold the record for the longest postnatal depression period in the history of obstetrics.

I could hardly wait for the Empty love is being there whenever he needs you. IM WUHI tia.ll.