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PAGE 4 THE WORD DECEMBER, 1966 r Chaplain's Corner The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Rules The World Fr. James K. Morrison, Catholic Chaplain Whos is that figure in black with the turned around collar? You know, the one, pipe in mouth, coffee in hand, usually seen every morning talking with the students in the lounge? And why is he here, anyway? He is a Roman Catholic priest, an assistant pas- tor at St. Patrick's Church in Watertown, who spends most of his day doing parish work in the city. But just why is he at the college? For a number of rea- sons: As a Newman Club chaplain he is interested in seeing the Roman Catholic students develop ma- turely in their religious forma- tion. He is delighted when stu- dents ask him questions which concern the essential religious problems of man, whether that be the relevance of religion in the secular melieu, or the paradox of good and evil in a world con- ceived by God... but altered by man. But more often he is chag- rined by the even more frequently heard questions and remarks in- dicating either a simplistic mis- conception of the basic religious questions, or an irrelevant re- ligious stance based on the com- placent and glib rejection of what the student thinks is the philo- sophy of religion. But regardless Of students' preconceived re- ligious convictions, the chaplain is always interested. And he re- alizes that the often naive under- standing of religion on the part of the students, was often also his own in his youth. And he never forgets that the sometimes crudely worded objections to re- ligion often conceal a hidden de- sire in every person for truth. And so rather than excoriate or mouth cheap diatribes, the chap- lain rests content in trying to understand, to help, and to pene- trate more deeply this unique individual with the searching mind. The chaplain tries not to be •churchy\ attempts not to fit the stereotype of the average clergy- man, not in order to hide what he is, but rather to demonstrate who he really is. He will organ- ize the students to paint houses, visit the elderly, bring joy to the orphans, and organize protest marches against the apathy of non-voters, but all with the mo- tive of interesting the student in his fellow man where Christ can best be found. Although he may fail, he tries not to pontificate. Although he may at times be successful, he tries not to fossi- lize in his gains, lest they quick- ly become anachronistic. The Newman Club chaplain may take surveys on sex, may make posters which daub the bulletin boards with scarlet letters screaming a future discussion of sex, but he must be aware that this is all more than sensation- alism. For the sexual curiosity of the student, although perhaps taken advantage of in this case, can be made to lead the stu- dent into a deeper understanding of himself and the persons he relates with. He, the man inblack, may probe more deeply into college life with surveys of student opinion and with discussions on how the col- lege might be improved, but his intent lies in his desire to work with the administration, faculty and students, in his own feeble way, to make J.C.C. the kind of college which turns out students with creative ideas, a logical and mature view of life, and with a desire for truth which will never be quenched even by the apa- thetic ruts of the adult world into which he will soon be channelled. And so the chaplain continues day after day, not simply search- ing for others, but also for him- self; not simply seeking Christ within others, but also within himself as well. And so if you see him in the lounge why not come over and sit with him. He would like to get to truly know you as you really are. AN APOLOGY...ANDA PROMISE The column normally reserved for the Protestant Chaplain will not appear this issue, due to the fact that THE WORD was not in- formed of the change in'chap- laincy until it was too late to get an article. The Council of Churches intends to obtain a part- time clergyman to serve as Pro- testant chaplain at J.C.C. Until he is hired, Rev. Mr. Harlow Doli- ber, of the Methodist Center, will serve as acting chaplain. Mr. Doliber can be reached at SU2-7021, and we hope to be able to carry his column beginning in the Christmas issue. BROS. SNACK BAR Black River Rd. Watertown SUBS 'N' SUDS Ice Cold Beer 17 Varieties of Subs Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Wed. 10 a.m.-midnight Thurs.-Sun. Enjoy Bowling At Its Best WATERTOWN BOWL Bowling — Restaurant Entertainment W cater to Private Parties Ph. SU 8-1121 Paul Antonelli Mgr. A famous botanist once saw a rare specimen growing on the steep slope of a mountain overlooking the raven- ous shark - infested waters of the Mediterr- anean Sea. He wanted to get this plant so badly but no one would venture to descend the mountain- side to get it for him. ^S^:^.! His little soven year old son, fully unaware of the dangers of Ufe, and more fully in the age of adventure, volunteered to get the plant. The botanist tied a strongrope around his son's waist and gently lowered him some hundred feet to where this prized plant grew. The boy carefully collected the plant with all its fibrous roots, and in a hand full of soil as his father had instructed him. Upon the completion of the task, the father gently pulled his son to safety and rejoiced because of his two- fold accomplishment. When they arrived home, the botanist showed the plant to his wife, who was herself a botanist, and explained where and how he had obtained it. Calling her son, the frightful but relieved mother, asked him whether or not he was frightened. He said that he was not for his father was holding the other end of the rope. \I tell you, therefore; do not fret about what to eat, or what to drink, to sustain your life, or about what you should wear on your bodies. Is not life more precious than food, and the body more precious than clothing? Look at the wild birds: they do not sow, or reap, or store pro- visions in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds tham! Are not you more precious than they? ... Now if God so clothes the grass in the fields, which is there today and is thrown in the furnace tomorrow, will He not much more readily clothe you?\ Matthew Ch. 6: 25-30. \Without God we can do nothing; Without us, God will do nothing.\ contributed by Brother Henry C. Martin o.f.m. Newman Club News STUDENT EVALUATION OF JCC On Monday, November 28,1966 at 7:30 p. m. in the Trinity Church, Sherman St., Watertown, the Newman Club of Jefferson Com- munity College will sponsor a Student- Faculty discussion on J.C.C, Featured speakers who will also lead the discussion will be James Gumaer, Robert Mon- aghan, Cliff Hughes, and Bren- din Curtin. Topics to be discussed include: Communication, Administrative Policy, Curricula, Faculty, Ex- tracurricular Activities, and Fellow Students. A survey will be completed at the beginning of the session with a discussion on the results at the end. All JCC students are welcome and are urged TO AIR THEIR GRIPES!!!The result will be for- warded to the Administration. THREE ADMITTED TO FOUR- YEAR COLLEGES Two J.C.C. students, who will graduate from here in June but will have fulfilled graduation re- quirements by January, have been accepted at four-year colleges. Mrs. Sue Herse, of Adams, has been accepted at Oswego State College, and Marianne Belcher, of Watertown, has been accepted at Potsdam State College. In ad- dition, Judy King, of the class of 1966, was accepted for January admission at Brockport State University College. Protect Your Home, Boat & Car With a Good Fyr-Fyter Fire Extinguisher All Sizes & Types Ideal for Xmas Gifts CHAS. HAYES Fire Equip. 12 Brainard St. Watertown, N. Y. Reflection andChange To be so hollow and empty that every question echoes and rever- berates until it degenerates into repetitious monotony. To search so long and hopefully for a mo- ment's happiness that once found such an instant would be abarely noticeable anticlimax. To linger on the brink of existence with a head full of distorted aspirations and a heart heavy with ephem- eral shapeless memories of the knowledge of love and its tran- sient glory. To take a drag on a cigarette and watching the smoke stream away realize that it has more substance and purpose than one- self, it is not pleasant to be alone but it is bearable and herein lies the hell; the gross knowledge that it will continue, perpetrated by a spineless asthmatic hope Neither a lily nor a rock with naught to spin and less to build upon. Just to sit and watch the smoke and envy its significance. School is beginning and for an instant today it hit me, that satis- fying spark of genuine interest and anticipation, it has been a very long time but today I wanted to succeed. I wanted to do the very best I could. It didn't endure but I'm sure it didn't die and I pray that it will come alive again and I shall once more look up and beyond tonight, once again I shall be a student, a learn- er, a pygmy tracking game in the dense undergrowth of ignorance and if it is at all possible, I shall bag a lion and go in search of the skin of a sheep. However, I feel that perhaps I should warn all I meet that I am insane and they must be careful for insanity is contagious. It is a growth commuted only by the most intimate of contact, the con- frontation of naked exposed souls. I caught mine from a dwarfed philosophy student whose soul was pocked with the demented idea that the universe is ruled by a supreme sense of love, a spir- itual bond of concern cementing souls. I am indeed afraid that I am almost cured of this plague. Yorick Vereker Compliments of DONOVAN CONSTRUCTION CO. COFFEE POT DINETTE Next to YMCA Specail to JCC Students $5.50 Meal Ticket for $5.00 \Everything In Music\ Guitars, Amplifiers Band Instruments New and Used SCHMID MUSIC STORE 231 State St. Opposite Olympic Theater
