OMEGA PLAYERS TONIGHTI

April 9, 1976

newspapercampus

Marion, Ohio

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the rilm, "Where Do We Go From Here?"Two of her own plays were produced atTrinity. After a national tou r with Alpha­Omega last season, Kay played the femalelead in "Walk Toward Sunset," ahistorical drama presented each summerin Tennessee.

This past fall, Kay wasresidence at Carson-Newman College inTennessee, where she played the title rolein "Medea." Her other credits includeAnne in "The Diary of Anne Frank," Jillin "Butterflies are Free," and Charlotte in"Oliver!" This is Kay's second tour withAlpha-Omega.

Patti Emler , a graduate of Kansas StateCollege, is from Valley Center, Kansas.Patti first appeared on stage in theseventh grade and she's been performingever since.

Her roles include Adelaide in "Guysand Dolls," Mabel in "Three Men on aHorse," with Arnold Stand, Aunt Eller in"Oklahoma!", Eve and Passionella in"The Apple Tree," and the title role in"Zelda." Besides doing "Mame" and"The Music Man" in community theater,she has done two seasons of summerstock, including a role in "Godspell."

Patti is no newcomer to tou ring. In1972, she was in Europe with a USOshow, and she has toured with an experi­mental mime troupe.

Offstage, Patti enjoys outdoor sportsand sewing. This is her first tour withAlpha-Omega.

Kay Crews, of Lake Jackson, Texas,received her B.A. in drama from TrinityUniversity, San Antonio. She was amember of the Trinity SummerRepertory Company and later worked atthe Alley Theater in Houston.

Kay appeared in "The Getaway" withAli McGraw and Steve McQueen, and in

No man can be a patriot on an emptystomach, -W.C. Brann

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Kansas City,Kansas CityKansas Statethe U.S. 7th

CPr~

Joe Crostwait is fromKansas. He attendedCommunity College andCollege, and served withFleet in the Mediterranean.

Joe has appeared in "Mousetrap,""Love Rides the Rails," "Flowers forAlgernon," "How the Other Half Loves,""Mother Courage," "Charley's Aunt,"

"Fiddler on the Roof," and "Sticks andBones."

In addition to his work in the theater,Joe was also very active on the collegedebating team, winning first place awardsin U.I.L. competition. During the 1972Presidential campaign, Joe was aMcGovern worker in Massachussetts, andran for Precinct Committeeman in hishome town.

Listed in "Who's Who in AmericanJunior Colleges - 1973," Joe is a historybuff and freelance songwriter. The 1975­1976 season marks Joe 's first tour withAlpha-Omega.

Phil Dorr, the son of medicalmissionaries stationed in the Sinai, grewup in the Middle East. He attended schoolin Lebanon, Egypt, and Israel.

Taking his B.A. at Carson-NewmanCollege, he played major roles in "OfMice and Men," "The Fantasticks,""Hedda Gabler," "Dark of the Moon,"and others. A member of the malePhil also sang with the Natural HighSingers on two Southern tours and cut analbum. He spent two summers with the"Smokey Mountain Passion Play" andtwo more with "Walk Toward Sunset,"playing male leads in both these outdoorproductions.

With his international background,Phil always makes time for travel.

He spent one summer in Yemen, amonth in France, five weeks in Rome,and a month camping from northern Italyto Holland. Now, on his first tour withAlpha-Omega, Phil will get to see some ofthe United States.

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Alpha Omega Players is a nationaltou ring repertory theater company,which has the distinction of staging moreperformances annually than any othersimilar organization in the country. Threeperformance units tour throughout theUnited States and parts of Canada. Eachof the three units presents the same pro­ductions in a different part of thecountry .

Since its inception in 1967, AlphaOmega Players has travelled more than 1million miles and played over 4000 per­formances in 47 states and Canada.

Drexel H. Riley, director/producer,auditions more than 600 actors annually,Of these, twelve are selected to tour fornine months, playing an average of sixshows a week, in addition to carrying outmany other duties connected withtouring.

Mr Riley formed the Alpha OmegaPlayers in the summer of 1967, and hasbuilt it into what is now called "the mostactive repertory touring theater in thecountry." Before starting his own theatergroup, Drexel spent four years as aresident artist with the internationallyacclaimed Dallas Theater Center, wherehe appeared in major roles in many plays.

"Heroes and Hard Cases" wasassembled from a wide variety of sourcematerial: history texts, biographies, folksongs and legends...the written, spoken,and in some cases, the half-forgottenmemory of the American people. To thiscore of truth, myth, and legend wasadded original material by the AlphaOmega Players: songs, music, dramati­zations, and the transitions betweenscenes.

As the title suggests, the play is aboutthe people who made this country, thegreat and small alike, the losers as well asthe winners. Many of the names arehousehold words, Columbus, Washington,Jefferson, Franklin, Twain, Jesse James,Miss America, Carry Nation, and MartinLuther King. Others obscure or fictitiousinclude Fred Schwartz, who fills in forthe American Eagle, the great '4ger, HardLuck Bill, the evil villain Dastardly Dave,and a supporting cast of hundreds ofpeople, places, things, and other mistakes.

PATTI EMLER JOE CROsTWAIT KAYCREWS PHIL DORR

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Fri. June 4 - Last day of classes

Sat. April 24 -- Women's Seminar

MTC Graduation

June 7-11 - Finals

Sat. June 12Ceremonies

A new club has been organized forpeople interested in body conditioning ofthe type required for ballet.

The first club meeting will beThursday April 15 at 4:00 P.M. in Room211.

There will be an MTC day at CedarPoint on May 22nd. If you are interestedin going, please contact Tom Perry,

Room 268.

Mon. May 31 - Memorial Day No School

Sat. May 22 - MTC Day at Cedar Point

Thurs. April 15 - MTC/OSUM FacultyBasketball Game Y.M.C.A. 9:00 P.M.

June 3 - OSUM Student RecognitionNight

Remember

Fri. April 23 - Dance 9-1

Fri. April 9 - Alpha-Omega Players 8:00

May 14 and 15 May Day Weekend

by Dave Kohler

Last March 10 the Marion CampusBusiness Club heard Mr. George Scant­land III, owner of WDIF, discuss thebusiness aspects of the broadcastindustry. Due to the enthusiasm andinterest displayed by the studentspresent, the lunch lasted for about twohours, rather than the scheduled hour.Mr. Scantland then invited the studentsto the station on March 25, where theywere given a first hand look at how aradio station works.

Terry Paul, the coordinator of theBusiness Club, stated that he would liketo bring in more representatives of localbusinesses to the Club lunches and tofollow up with more tours of thosebusinesses which are of particular interestto students.

Also coming up in the near future isthe 1975 Clio Awards film. The ClioAwards are annual awards for the besttelevision advertisements. The one hourfilm, which is also being shown on theMain campus, will be shown on theMarion Campus. in Room 100, onMonday, April 12, at 7:00 P.M.; Tuesday,April 13, at 3:00P.M.; and Wednesday,April 14, at 12:00 noon. Jointlysponsored by the Business Club, andStudent Activities of OSUM and MTC,and Ruth Wilson of MTC, the film is freeto anyone interested.

Last year, one of the televisioncommercials shown in the film feature,C.W. McCall, who has since becomefamous for his recording "Convoy".

Sometime in the spring the BusinessClub hopes to have Dr. Philip Smith comeand explain the business aspects of theSmith Clinic.

BUSINESS NEWS

world could be worse than terminating apregnancy?

What is the future of these unwantedchildren if their beginning is so poorlyreceived? Will they grow up to be ourfuture gangsters, killers, psychotics, our"Iow class?"

In conclusion, I say it is not up tosociety to tell a woman what she will orwill not do when she becomes pregnant.No one can step into her shoes and saywhat she will do. She is the only one whoknows what that child will have to con­tend with and what she herself will haveto contend with.

There are research reports that showthat mothers who had twice been deniedabortions have children that have moresocial and psychological problems thanother children with similar backgrounds.The results indicate that the unwantedchildren as compared to the controlgroup:

1. Tended to have more acute illnessesand tended to suffer from morechronic disease, more frequent hos­pitalizations, minor accidents, andminor surgery.2. Did more poorly in school and hadmore difficulty making friends andkeeping them. They were describedby other children as more prone tofighting, more reclusive, and less in­telligent.Does this not suggest then that

bringing an unwanted child into the

COMMENTS

U.S. Supreme CourtJan. 22, 1973

WICK-ED

"We recognize the right of the indivi­dual, married or single, to be free fromunwarranted governmental intrusion intomatters so fundamentally affecting aperson as the decision whether to bear orbeget a child. That right necessarilyincludes the right of a woman to decidewhether or not to terminate her preg­nancy."

It has been three years since the aboveruling was put into effect and people arestill fighting it. A decision for or againstabortion is a very personal one andshould be left up to the woman involved- it should not be based on how every­one else feels.

If a woman allows herself to getpregnant, it is up to her to find out whather moral codes are and what she believesshe should do about the pregnancy. I donot believe that a society should be allow­ed to inflict its beliefs on another person- no matter how wrong it thinks she is.It is~regnancy ,her life,and herJuture!

One of the many arguments againstabortion is that the fetus is human andhas rights. If fetus are really humanbeings at the time of conception - howdo we know that they will not be psy­chologically damaged by the fact thattheir mother does not want them? Is itnot better to have an abortion , than torun the risk of having a mentallyimbalanced child?

Starting this quarter there will be aStudent Nursing Association here oncampus.

Membership will be open to anystudent at OSU/MTC who has an interestin some area of the health field.

The original organizational committeeserving this quarter are:

Freshman nurses Sue Hall

Gayle Sisler

Sophomore nu rses Deb Sh ields

Linda Nelson

Alumni ..................

Faculty " E. Clauson

M.Dickman

Health Tech ........ .. ...........

Pre-Nursing Mike Pierce

Sharon Veith

If you would like to join, pleasecontact any of the above.

••••••••••••••••••••The Altrusa Club of Marion has

established a scholarship fund for anyyoung woman residing in Marion Countyto further her education and/or vocation­al training. This year, available funds willpermit them to give a $400 scholarshippayable to the institution where applicantplans to enroll.

All applicants will be considered; finalselections will be made by members ofthe Scholarship Board of the AltrusaClub. Selection will be based upon thefollowing criteria:

1. Need

2. Character

3 . Scholarship

Application forms are available fromMary Roberts.

There are five houses.

The Englishman lives in the red house.

The Spaniard owns a dog.

Coffee is drunk in the green house.

The Ukranian drinks tea.

The green house is immediately to theright of the ivory house.

The Old Gold smoker owns snails.

Kools are smoked in the yellow house.

Milk is drunk in the middle house.

The Norwegian lives in the first house.

The man who smokes Chesterfields livesnext to the man with the fox.

Kools are smoked in the house next tothe house where the horse is kept.

The Lucky Strike smoker drinks orangejuice.

The Japanese smokes Parliaments.

The Norwegian lives next to the bluehouse.

Each man has a house, one pet, one typeof smoke, a different nationality, and adifferent choice of drink.

QUESTION: WHO DRINKS WATERAND WHO OWNS A ZEBRA?.•......~•......••• ~

. My philosophy entails good and evilright and wrong, up and down, backward~and forwards, Christ and the devilpoverty and riches etc I' e I I '. . " .", eave outnothmg.

. - Philemon Martin, founder and firstsamt of Martinism

"Free to be Me" is the name given tothe women's seminar to be held here oncampus, April 24.

The seminar will be an all-day event.Lectures, workshops, and a lucheon areon the agenda.

The keynote address will be given byDr. Mabel Riedinger. She will speak onthe topic "What Do You Say With YourLife Style."

Five workshops will be offered. Thoseattending the seminar will get to chooseone out of the five. The workshops are:

A. Woman's Two Worlds - Family andWork: An Exploration of CopingStrategies .. ... Dr. Linda Muligan

B. A Lady and Her Money .Alex BollaC. Developing Career Planning Work-

shops for Young People .· Virginia Gordon

D. How Do I Get There From Here ...· Dr. Glenda A. Belote

E. Self Development as a Woman ....· Dr. Lou King

There will be two more lectures in theafternoon. The first one will be "Under­cover Agent-Narcotics." The lecturer willbe Barbara Sullivan. The second one willbe "Good Grief." This will be given byDr. Christine Schultz.

The fee for the seminar will be $5.00for the day.

Everyone is shooting, but no one takesaim.

- Philemon Martin

Perchance we find an obscure alley orremote passageway leading away from themundane hustle and bustle of screaminginsanity that fills the main thoroughfareof civilization...

- Philemon Martin

God? - This is the only question.

- Philemon Martin

An interdisciplinary field trip to theCleveland Art Museum is now beingorganized. Purpose of the trip will be tostudy an exhibit which was commission­ed by the museum called "Europe'sVision of America." The trip is scheduledfor either the 2nd or 3rd week in May.Transportation will be provided bycharter bus. The cost of the trip will beapproximately $6.00.

For further information contact Dr.Steffel, Dr. Carter, or Dr. Keller.

There will be a Student ActivitiesDance on Friday April 23. Beer will besold by the Ski Club in the cafeteria.

The cost will be $1 .00 per person.It has been stated that it is a well-run

and well-put-together dance. So all youstudents out there in dreamland - let'sgive the school effort another try!

Come on out and BOOGIE to yourheart's content.

The Wick

The Marion Campus Wick is abi-weekly newspaper, published with thehelp of both O.S.U .M. and M.T.C. Theviews expressed are unofficial. Theadvisors are Dave Citino (O.S.U.M.1 andRuth Wilson (M.T.C.1 The Wick office islocated in Room 211. Student Activitiesadvisor is Harry McLaughlin .

Editor Annette ThompsonNews Editor Position OpenStaff Writer Position OpenStaff Writer (M.T.C.1 Dave KohlerStaff Writer Position OpenStaff Assistant John DunbarStaff Assistant Position OpenMusic Critic Position OpenSports Position OpenPhotographers Position OpenTyping Position Open

Summer School Offered Help-wanted TRAFFIC COURT IS HERE TO STAYat the Marion Campus

Dr. T. B. Myers, Associate Director ofOSUM, reports that the summer quarterhas now become an integral part of theoverall program of educational oppor­tunities at the OSU Marion Campus.Students at OSUM or MTC who wish toaccelerate their educational progress,recent high school graduates seeking anearly start with their college education,are teachers and students from othercolleges and universities who are homefor the summer are among those whoenroll in the OSUM summer quarterprogram.

The program which began as an ex­periment in the summer of 1971 hasgrown from an enrollment of 38 stu ­dents that first year to 82 students inthe summer of 1972, 140 in 1973,158 in 1974 to a record 223 participantslast summer.

This summer approximately twentycourses will be offered in one or theother of two five-week terms. In add­ition several workshops in education arebeing planned. The first term will be­gin on June 21 and will end July 22,while the second term runs from July26 until August 25.

Sheets are available at Mrs. Field'sdesk in room 166 for those who wish toregister their choice of courses, termsand times for the summer program.

"1 will not give to a woman an instrumentto procure abortion" - Hippocrates

Anyone in terested in part ic ipat ing in

th e op erat ion o f Th e Wick may stop in

Room 211 anyt im e or contact on e of

th e staff members list ed on th e mast·

head.

Art is like a flower.- Xoto Phuan, 6th century Zen masterArt is not like a flower._. Xoto Phuan, 6th century Zen master

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by Annette Thompson

Since becoming a student here and

having to obtain a parking permit, I haveoften wondered about how the trafficrules are enforced and how we acquired

them.Our parking regulations and fines

come from the schedules used by themain campus. Tickets are issued if anystudent is in violation of a traffice regula­tion . After the student receives a tickethe can appeal to the Traffic and ParkingAppeals Committee. If he does not file anappeal, a plea of guilty is entered and heis fined appropriately . To make anappeal, the student must pick up a formavailable in Room 160 and file it accord­ingly.

The Traffic and Parking AppealsCommittee meets at least once a quarter,to go over all appeals and tickets. Astudent can support his appeal by testi­fying at the hearing when the committeemeets, but he does not have to bepresent.

The Traffic and Parking Appeals

If you do not know what a quagga is ­stop in the Wick office and find out!

Committee is made up of 2 faculty mem­bers, one faculty alternate, 2 students,and one student alternate. An ex-officio,non-voting chairman presides over thecommittee. The faculty members areappointed by the Chairman of theFaculty Assembly. The faculty membersfor this year are Mr. Henry Nixt and Mr.Glenn Rothman. The faculty alternate is

The student members are appointedby th~ President of Student Senate withthe approval of the members of theSenate. The student members for thisyear are Dan Shifflet and Harold Hawks.The alternate student member is JoeGiacalone. Mary Roberts is the presiding

chairman.With the ever-mounting number of

students, the beginning of next year mayfind a change in the present way thatfines and traffic regulations are levied anda change in the Traffic and ParkingAppeals Committee. This quarter facultyand students are planning to "look over"the present system, to see if any changes

are needed.

"Death and birth" PhilemonMartin's reply when he was asked to givea description of his philosophy.

NostalgiaIS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE

The answers to the Trivia Quiz can befound in the Student Activities Office,Room 211.

1. Who are the Jr. and Sr. Senatorsfrom Mass., respectively?

16. Who originally sang "Would YouLike to Swing on a Star?"

30. What group did Maria Muldaur sing

with?

44 . What years did Harod Antipas, rulerof Galilee who presided over Jesus'

trial, rule?

2.

3.

Who are the nationally knownfigures from Mass., that wereattorney generals in that state?

What was the name of the black­eyed dog in "The Little Rascals?"

17. What year did Yale create a football

team? Whom did they play first?

What was the score?

18. What professional football playerturned U.S. Congressman?

31. Where did John Wooden playundergraduate football?

32. What school was involved in the"Cheating Scandal" in the 1950'spertaining to college basketball?

45. Who played Bat Masterson on theT.V. series of that name?

46; What is the name of the SouthAmerican bird resembling the Afri­can ostrich but smaller and with 3

toes instead of two?

4. Who wrote the music for theKentucky Fried Chicken commer­

cials?

19. Who wrote "The Phoenix and theTurtle?"

33. Who were the stars of the th reeWesterns titled "Sugarfoot," "Chey­enne," and "Bronco?"

CLUE: Also the name of Zeus'

mother.

12. Who invented hay carriers?

13. What fruit comes from the paw-paw

tree?

8. Who invented the revolving hay

rake?

11. Who sang "The Battle of NewOrleans" and "North to Alaska?"

- Philemon Martin

RATE YOURSELF

When I first came to America I hadtwo shirts, a pair of pants, a blanket, two •pair of shoes, a couple pair of socks, and$12.00. That was ten years ago. Today Ihave two shirts, a pair of pants, a blanket,two pair of shoes, a couple pair of socks,and no money. "Only in America"

48. What is the name of the spring onMount Helicon that was thought toinspire poets, according to Greek

mythology?

49. What is another name for Mt.

Tacoma?

47. Who founded the Society ofFriends, also known as Quakers? In

what year?

50. Who is Charles For t ?

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50 Correct - My Goodness!46-49 Correct - Goodness!40-45 - Good!33-39 - Fairly Good!26-32 - Fair20-25 - Fairly Fair19 or below - My Goodness!..................~.41. Who was the fattest President?

37. Who did Lee Hazelwood sing with?

What part did the star of "Bronco"play in the movie "Battle of theBulge?"

35. Who was America's first Triple JetAce?

38. Who swore in Calvin Coolidge?

40. What singer did Merv Griffinreplace when he started in LasVegas?

36. What was the name of HumphreyBogart's river boat from a film inthe 1950's?

34. Who was McCarthy's attorney inthe 1950's during the McCarthy­Army trials?

42. What was the name of the T.V.show in which the big white bal­loon-like ball came bouncing acrossthe water and ate people?Who was the star?

39. What T.V. show did Carl Reinerfirst appear in?

43. Who had a song called "And theWheels Go Umbalada-Iada ClickClack?

24. Who hosted "CBS Reports" andwhat was his sign off?

25. What were the real names of the 2kids on the Donna Reed Show andwhat was the name of the h it songthat each had?

29 . What university had the firstmarching band?

23. What was the name of the Indiangirl and the villain on the "HowdyDoody Show?"

27. What group did Tommy Macombuse to be with?

22. What was the name of the first 90­minute show in a series on T.V.?Who was the novelist who wrotethe story the show was based on?

Who was the commentator?

21. What was the maiden name ofWilliam Shakespeare's mother?

28. Who hosted the 21st Century showand what is his hobby?

26. What famous singing star used tosing with the Mitchell Trio?

20. What television documentary wasseen in February, 1962, and shownon all three networks?

Who was the host of "One Step

Beyond?"5.

14. What was Daphne, the nymph,transformed to, when she waschased by Apollo and wanted to

e:scape?

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15. On what three teams did VinceLombardi have the position of thecoach of offense before going tothe Green Bay Packers?

6. What was the name of the showthat Mrs. Peele was on and whatwas her real name?

10. Where did the phrase "peepingTom" originate?

9. Who was President Harding's mis­tress? Who was his opponet in theelection of 1920?

7. Who was Ulysses S. Grant's firstvice-president?

Pennsylvania Station.New York City .Activity.PeopleMilling about,constantly mill ing;lacking smiles,looking perplexed,a colossal wave.A young girl,twenty years old,slim and beautifu Ismiles at meout of the mass.She passes,moves onback into the sea.I wish I were a fisherman .

I am not a saint.

BOOK REVIEW.IN SEARCH

OF---

THE QUAGGAReviewed by The Arkansas Hummingbird

In places so dark and lonely that thefoliage grows reluctantly dwells a strange

creature. It is equine; its massiveshoulders and distinctive stripes place itmidway between a zebra and a wilde­beest. This animal, the quagga, is thesubject of a book by the eminentSlippery Rock University Professor ofObscure Zoology, Huntley Morris.

Dr. Morris has spent the better part ofthirty-one years searching for and docu­menting the habits of, this almost in­accessable animal. The search for thequagga, which lasted some twenty-eightyears, in itself exemplifies the solitudinalnature of this beast. Actually, the goodprofessor stumbled across several in hishunt, but in his cloudy state of mind, hemistook them for a species of wild can­vasback. He ran over one with his jeepwhen it soiled his sleeping bag.

It was the plaintive yet dignified cry ofthe quagga that drew the professor to hisfirst sighting, which occurred on March10, 1972. The faculty device of humanwriting is woefully inadequate fordescription of the quagga's haunting,beautiful sound. The best approximationof its voice, in human spelling, would bethe high-pitched staccato yelp,"Wa-na-pou rid-some-Bud?"

Since then, Dr. Morris has virtuallylived with the quagga. He discovered aherd numbering forty-seven members,and, somewhat surprisingly, the entireherd accepted him as an equal. He joinedthem as they browsed and slept amongthem at night. He found that the quaggasvalued their privacy highly, venturingnear civilization only to purchase lotterytickets.

Despite their awesome appearance, thequaggas are gentle animals, and fightswith stiletos are rare. More often thannot, they chew their cuds and play whist.

Quaggas have a highly establishedpecking order. Females are excluded fromit, being lower than the male. The GrandQuagga, elected every six years, useshyperbole on his subordinates. Thestronger males use well-grounded reasonin substantiating their cutting remarks,less strong males, simile and metaphor.All are proficient at sarcasm.

Professor Morris' work is of theutmost significance, and the time is sooncoming when caravans of tourists canapproach these magnificent and dignifiedanimals and see them in their habitat, en­circled arm in arm around their barbacuepits, singing the "Barcarolle" from Offen­bach's Tales of Hoffman .

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- P. Martin

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QUAGGA JOKE

THE WEEK

There I was in the laboratory - ex­am ining the specimen. When all of thesudden there came a sound at the door.

"Who's there?" I inquired.No answer came from without. I was

curious. Going to see who it was, I saw ashadow quickly flit across the threshold .Turning to open the door - I caught thescene outside the window out of thecorner of my eye.

To my surprise, they were there too. Icarefully put my specimen in its properplace and proceeded to go outside. ANDTHERE ALL OVER THE LAB'S YARDWERE QUAGGAS.

They had come to take their leaderhome, the one that I had captured andheld in the lab.

I would have never let him go - hewas the first that I had ever seen and wasa perfect specimen.

Then, I thought, 'Oh what the H---.I went in and jumped on the great

quagga that I had captured and rode offwith the herd and to this day I have livedand roamed with them.

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OHIO?

ARE THERE

FORESTS IN

Let 's talk it over for a while.Life to experience is yours and mine.

Do you agree?Can we agree?

WAIT Let 's start over.I think, and you think.How's that? (Better I think).

Assumptions are everything:"Ain't they", or "isn't they"or is it "aren't they".No matter-where were we?Oh! Assumptions - I remember well.

Here we go.Let 's assume everything - NO!Let's assume nothing.I am me and you are you .Do you agree, or disagree?Either way, you prove my point.FANTASTIC, who said progress was slow.I lost it! -one moment please -Freud and Kant and Jesus,

all together.How's it fit? Not well?Not well! Oh pity - we were progressing

so.Start again. Wait! a thought,Are we starting? or ending?Woops, back again.Shucks - I'm sorry.........................A certain ship is exactly twice as old as

its boiler was when the ship was as old asthe boiler is now . The ship is 28 years

old. How old is the boiler now? ***********************

- Philemon Martin

I am truly a man without a country.- Philemon Martin

A Cheyenne brave is. ~ •. -Alone, the warrior stalks his prey L

Success is expected of Cheyenne ,Flinging their deadly arrowsin precision arched aim I

Bringing down game for food I

bust most of all - for pride.It is not sport -- this predatory game .No much more is life itselfand nothing more to the Cheyenne

Soaring Eagle was his namethis teenaged boy of the tribeHis interest laid not on warringor killing, higher thoughtspossessed this CheyenneAnd so his name -identityand description-the one whosoars above the mundane tasks

All of the tribe are matchless warriorsStalking man or beastTrained since birth for their taskmanliness, to be a warrioris the only honor to a Cheyenne

Scorned in his village as no warriorbut as a misfit, as a squawwas he called. Hunger came upon himrewarding his negligence andtorturing his soul.

An old woman gave him scrapsto fill his needs while othersproudly feasted on personal success ..

Disgraced by his culturefor dreamingthe art of hunting and warringso far from his dreamRidiculed was Soaring EagleReturning from the huntno meat carried heTrue aim required tenacity andthis brave was ill-equippedfor such a life as this

Everyone asks how I gained myphilosophy and how may they follow onthe path I tread. I always respond, "1 donot know".

I have met others who have wisdom; aday does not pass or does an hour passfor that matter when I have not metseveral who have wisdom.

- Philemon Martin

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Thinking. Thinking.Speaking. Speaking.The point is made,to some allies,but mostly foes.Finding nothing

Yes, there are, but of course you must I turn and run .remember under what extreme conditions Looking. Looking.that our forests grow. The temperature Escape is notfluctuates between the hot monsoon what I want,season in summer to the cold blistery or is it?winters (Remember Dr. Zhivago when he Maybe-

was wandering in the snow? Well, But forests cover, hiding is easycompared to Ohio he was walking on the if you are green.beach). Yes, it is true! Everyone in Ohio Chameleons are we-hibernates during the winter. Like the Never sure _ants and squirrels, we stockpile supplies Always different -in our igloos and watch T.V. till spring . The point is . ..Then of course everything melts and Can we runbegins to boil. Very nasty. Then the rain and hide?falls, and Ohio becomes a veritable steam Maybe, or is it probably?bath. As you will probably readily realize, Well-try anyway.nothing grows in Ohio normally. The Why?

plants have, after thousands of years of To see the end? (an answer)evolution, adapted themselves to Ohio's or to hide?climate. Watermelon is the main delicacy The answer is the samefound in most Ohio homes during the or is it?summer. While, Polar bear milk in the Either way _

winter is the state's sensation. I'm confused - How bout you?...................................................................... ~