Clarion 1967-02-23 Vol 41 No 16

              Vo me XLI—No. 16 Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, February 23, 1967
Seminary Ski Tow, started last year by Carl Smith and Co. is in operation again this year. Picture
shows several Royals cashing in on back yard resort facilities.
Secret NSA-CIA Alignment Explodes
Budget Bolstered With CIA Funds
You have probably heard the
rumor or learned from the posters
that Bethel now has its own ski
area on the new campus. Well, it's
true! The Physical Education De-partment
has in operation a ski
area for Bethel students and sur-rounding
churches. There is a reg-ular
ski tow running and for those
who can't take too much skiing at
o n e time, there is a warming
house. There are also a limited
supply of skis and poles available
for rent at very reasonable rates.
The tow has been set up pri-marily
for the students. Lack of
student use, however, may cause
it to be closed down. The tow's
existence at this point depends en-tirely
on its use and the support
of the student body. The tow is
only open on Saturdays now be-
The Student Services Office has
announced that it is now enter-taining
all applications for the po-sitions
of Resident Assistants. All
applicants must be upperclassmen
(juniors and seniors as of next
fall) and have a cumulative grade
point average of not less than 2.0.
Mrs. Williams, Dean of Women,
stated that applications must be in
the office by March 6.
It is reported that there will be
six vacancies in the Edgren Men's
Kenosha District
Wants Teachers
A release from the office of Dr.
R. Wallace Anderson, Director of
Placement, states that an inter-viewer
from the Kenosha Public
School district will be on the
Bethel campus to entertain the
questions and interest of education
majors. There are vacancies for
both elementary and secondary
teaching positions in the Kenosha
system. The interviewer will be on
campus March 1, from 1:00-3:00
P.M.
Personnel from the Hopkins and
Bloomington elementary schools
will be on campus Tuesday, Feb-ruary
28.
It is requested that all students
who wish to arrange interviews
intimate their intentions to the
Student Services Office before the
date of the interview.
Joint Attempt To
Uplift Social Life
The Senate, the Social Commit-tee,
and the Coffeeshop are joining
hands to create a program designed
to increased the quality and tempo
of on-campus social life.
The program calls for a coffee-shop
program on every open Sat-urday
night. The potpourri nature
for these programs—singing, dis-cussions,
"on the spot" quizzing
sessions of important local person-alities
of special interest—are to
be included in the plans for this
innovation.
This Saturday evening, the Carle-ton
Knights, a group of ten men
from Carleton College are to give
a program of song. The affair is
scheduled for the 10:00 p.m. hour
after the ball game.
Also in future plans for this pro-gram
is the Computer Mixer now
planned for March 11.
cause of this lack of interest. When
demand warrants, the tow will a-gain
be open during the week.
Student support can be in two
forms. The first is the actual use
of the ski area. The second is by
purchasing a season pass at the
accounting office. A student sea-son
pass is $5.00. There are also
family season passes available for
$10.00. The daily rate at the tow
is $1.00 for as long as you want
to ski. The hours on Saturday un-til
the snow is gone will be 9:30
A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Church groups may use the hill
privately during the week. Infor-mation
and arrangements may be
made by calling Jerry Wahlstrom,
ski tow manager at 644-6403. Let's
all get behind this new area and
make it a big success.
Dorm, and seven vacancies in the
Hagstrom-Bodien complex.
Reluctant to publicize compensa-tion
for these positions, Mrs. Wil-liams
said that all selected appli-cants
will receive free room and
board. Mr. Owen Halleen, Acting
Dean of Students stated in an in-terview
last year, "These are very
important people and they are
selected carefully."
Also open for application are
positions involving the resident ex-tensions,
more commonly known
as the honor houses.
Specific responsibilities include
night duty three times weekly,
and one weekend day and night.
R.A.'s may also be called to help
in supervision of the dorms during
semester and spring vacation.
Application forms are available
to all in the Student Services Of-fice,
and all questions are to be
directed toward current R.A.s,
housemothers, or the personnel of
the office, it was stated.
ment that it would reveal in depth
a heretofore unknown working re-lationship
between the CIA and
NSA. Anticipating a rash of in-vestigations,
and indignant reac-tion,
the Supervisory Board of the
student group issued a statement
that very day, assuring concerned
constituents that an investigation
of the accusations were already
under way.
Student leaders from across
the nation converged on Wash-ington
that evening to de-liberate
over the evidence and
try to save the NSA from disso-lution.
They were in irregular
sessions in the lnternation Inn
until Monday eve. It was expect-ed
that they would make a state-ment
on Tuesday evening, Feb-ruary
21.
Outside sources who are investi-gating
the affair claim that the
CIA provided as much as 80% of
the budget of. the NSA on certain
years. This money was channelled
into the organization through the
guise of various foundation grants.
In the February 14th release from
NSA's head office, it was stated
that in 1965, the national officers
regarded this covert relationship
as intolerable, and that since that
time, the NSA has been attempting
to sever its obligations to and ties
with the CIA. In fact, it says, "This
year, remaining funds from sources
which are ultimately the Central
Intelligence Agency's are less than
5% of the USNSA's budget. All
Patrons of "Ye Olde Coffee
Shoppe" area are afforded an op-portunity
to describe their impres-sions
of the recent face lifting
project. The opportunity will be in
the form of a naming contest.
Anyone may enter this contest—
students and staff alike. The win-ning
name will be chosen on the
basis of originality, appropriate-ness
to the new atmosphere, and
enhancement of the premises.
The Senate Coffee Shop Commit-tee
is offering a prize worth $20
subsidy was ended in 1967."
Because the CIA is forbidden to
work in the United States itself, it
made use of the NSA's associations
with foreign student groups. Ex-change
programs and joint study
projects provided CIA, through
NSA files, information on promi-nent
student leaders in other na-tions.
This made it possible for the
CIA to gauge communist influence
on world student organizations.
An attempt by the Clarion
and Senate to call NSA leaders
in Washington, D.C. was futile.
No students were available for
comment on Monday or Tuesday
morning.
The NSA release, signed by
President Eugene Groves, Richard
Stearns, and Edward Schwarz,
stated:
"We believe that the USNSA
is carrying forward many useful
and significant programs. W e
deeply regret that a past sub
rosa relationship will inevitably
jeopardize these activities, and
cast doubts on the thousands
of good students here and a.
broad who have worked with the
USNSA in good faith."
Though the relationship which
began in the 50's actually terminat-ed
last year, local heads allege
that the political futures of the
executives of the organization look
grim. it is expected that at the next
national convention, a new leader-ship
will take shape, probably rep-resenting
leftist reaction to the
CIA.
to the winning entrant.
Among the other events sched-uled
are: the first official coffee-house
type program, a ribbon cut-ting
ceremony, and dedication. En-trants
are asked to submit their
suggested names in a sealed enve-lope
to P.O. 181 or P.O. 460 along
with their name and address.
Entries must be in by February
28. In addition to the $20 first
prize, the Senate is offering a free
computer-match date to the top
ten male and female entries.
Arden Hills Skiing Area
Offers Winter Diversion
by Jerry Wahlstrom
The National Student Associa-tion,
better known as the NSA, is
weathering one of its most acute
crises ever. Charged with accept-ing
funds from the Central Intelli-gence
Agency, the organization is
attempting to probe the historical
and factual background to this
clandestine relationship.
In the February 14th issue of the
New York Times, Ramparts Maga-zine,
one of the most controversial
periodicals on the market, an-nounced
in an full page advertise-
Montreal Celebrates Centennial ;
Unveils Plan For Lavish Exposition
One of the most lavish birthday parties ever will swing into action
on April 28, in Montreal, Ontario, running for a total of six months.
It is the centennial celebration of Canada's confederation status.
The exhibition is costing Canada alone a flat $350,000,000 and 70
other countries have planned pavilions for the affair. Plans seem to
indicate that this will be the largest and most dazzling array of inter-national
exhibitions ever erected in one place.
Expo '67 will be the first international exhibition in the "First
Category" ever held in the Western Hemisphere, and only the third
ever, (the first was in London, in 1851). It has been given official
sanction by the choosy Bureau of International Exhibitions seated in
Paris. (The New York's World Fair was a private venture predicted
to look puny in comparison to the elaborate spread in Montreal.)
The United States is building one of the largest and most eye-catching
pavilions with the $9,300,000 appropriated by Congress. The
geodisic dome, designed and engineered by Buckminster Fuller will
house the American display. The Soviet building will have among
other exhibitions, a chamber that will create a state of weighlessness
for any adventurers with moon size ambitions.
Two man-made islands in the St. Lawrence River will be the site
for the Expositiion. It will be connected to Montreal by expressway
and speedy rail transport.
Expo '67, as it has been nicknamed, will bear out the theme
"Man and His World", which was inspired by Saint-Exupery's book,
TERRES DES HOMMES. This central theme will be expressed through
five major subthemes depicting man as creator, explorer, producer,
provider, and member of the community.
An elaborate calendar of cultural events includes such prominent
groups as the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Red Army
Chorus, the Hamburg State Opera, Duke Ellington and Co., New York
Philharmonic, and the La Scala Opera. Productions slated for the six
month celebration include the popular Broadway shows "Hello Dolly",
and "Funny Girl".
Other entertainment includes appearances by the National Theatre
of Great Britain under the directorship of Laurence Olivier, a "Europe
Versus the Americas" track and field meet, and a number of famous
ballet troupes.
It is expected that some 13,000,000 Americans will go north in
the greatest short-term tourist migration ever recorded.
A Disneyland style La Ronde, built in consultation with Walt Disney,
will be the amusement center of the fair.
Student Services Office Proffers
Dormitory Assistant Applications
Coffee Shop Faces Christening;
Naming Competition Announced