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PAGE 8 THE WORD DECEMBER, 1966 Creative Writing THE ANT In the beginning he was in darkness. The tall shadows of the deep green blades of grass folded the coolness about him. His path twisted through the damp jungle, always searching for the faint glow of lightbeams as they fell through the thinning undergrowth of the lawn's edge. Closer now, his scurrying slows in the fierce heat of the noon sun. Blinded, too, he hesitates. Step by step he emerges from the darkness. Bathed in full light his black body shines, a black dot on the sweeping cement plain. Faster he dashes from pothole to pothole, over stones and pebbles. His tiny feet sting as each one scampers over the white hotness beneath him. Left and right and back again he turns, blindly head- ing for the jungle on the distant border of his hell. Circles, turns, obstacles, and still there is more to travel. Too many steps to the left, he stops. Now he must compensate. He hurries back again. Now, hesi- tating, he senses the direction. The coolness calling guides his worn body to the other side. The shadows swallow his body, their coolness refreshing him. For the fourth time he hesitates since the beginning. Then turning to face the maze of paths he runs back into the darkness, just like the man who watched him. By Patricia Kavanaugh AT THE BEACH Grey sea gulls swoop and dive into the waves, The burning sun beats down upon the sand, The breeze blows softly from the sea, The gentle waves lap at the beach, unending, cooling, the sunburnt sands. Deserted is this lonely Beach; On rare occasions Man intrudes The spot that only God and Na- ture know. The winds will blow until the end of time, The waves will always lap the sands of the beach; Nature and God are infinite and eternal, Man is finite, he will come and go; But sand and beach, water, rocks and trees Will last forever till the end of time. Barbara Jean Moyer PESCADO GOTTERDAMMERUNG Naked rocks ascend to challenge the sky. Clouds have gathered; Thunder has dismissed the sun. Red and virgin-born assemble, For...There is the thirteenth, The requitory labor— There, the broken chains. —Leif Thorsen Patriarchial cross on vair and flick Of fins that flash to fly along, As does the star-barred soul of sight, - As does the creature, proud and strong. The beast of scarce a speck, yet knows its worth, Its value to itself and to the world, Drifts by, then shoots to who knows where, Its tail a crescent moon, its flags unfurled. —John Thomas Wilson Circle K The Ernie Davis Leukemia Fund drive was a success. This year we set up containers in various establishments through- out the city. The money that we collected will go to help research on leukemia. Last year we col- lected eight dollars, and J.C.C. was listed in the program of the Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants game, along with other contributing colleges. We have begun a yearbook of Circle K activities and are work- ing on a campus weekly news- letter, the Kampus Kourier. Recently we sent one of our members, Joe Decillis, to show an educational film for the Jeff- erson County Chapter of the Red Cross. We also furnished ushers and sold tickets for the Kiwanis Revue, \Once Upon a Circus.\ We have also received a banner from the Kiwanis of Watertown. This blue and gold banner is now our most prized possession. If you would like to see it (men only; sorry, girls), drop into our regular meetings Thursdays at four o'clock in the Accounting Lab. DR. ZHIVAGO PREVIEW SHOWN Mr. Norman Peder, public re- lations man at M.G.M., recently showed a film on the production of DR. ZHIVAGO in the Amphi- theatre. He was assisted in the discussion of camera procedures by Mark Phillips and by Judy Rhodes. He spoke on all aspects of movie production to a packed Amphitheatre. JOSEPH S. SMITH OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted 504 Washington Street Phone: 788-0893 SKIERS - A student discount of $20 will be given on all season passes bought for Dry Hill Ski Area. The tickets must be pur- chased before Dec. 11, and you must have your I.D. card with you. I SPY by Paula Pry COLLEGE APARTMENT For Rent Phone SU 2-2083 Why eat your Lunch in \The Jungle\ Follow the crowd to Vince's Torpedos & Pizza's VINCE'S TORPEDO SHOP 1265 Arsenal St. Across From Carrols I have heard from the usual unreliable sources that we scho- larly wonders of J.C.C. will have our Yuletide holiday extended by one more glorious day. Can this be true? Perhaps the administra- tion has come to realize how im- possible it would be for us to drag ourselves to classes while still suffering from a strenuous week end and the \blue ruin\. There were some pretty glum faces when the midterm marks came out. Cheer up! Things are bound to get worse. It seems that some of our more industrious classmates were burning the midnight oil. That's all very noble but you know what they say about students: \Early to rise, late to bed Makes one unwealthy, Unhealthy, and dead.\ What ever happened to the pe- tition which was circulated in the lounge a while ago, requesting that girls be allowed to wear slacks on campus during the cold winter months? Who objects to this anyway? It seems peculiar to me that the males, whose roving eyes immediately rovetoagirl's legs, would be lobbying for them to be red, rough, and ruined. There has been a lot of specu- lation and comments about our basketball team, but little has been said about the cheerleader' who are charged with massing support behind the team. Con- gratulations to Billy Jean Lewis, Mary-Jo Romeo, Gloria Habeeb, Rosie Boris, Linda Orlando, Nancy Gordinier, Judy Roberts, Jackie Trexler, and Linda Man- gini. The cheerleaders have also selected two new pep leaders—- Dale Gardner and Dennis Byrne. Can't wait to see those two in action at a bon-fire and pep rally hopefully in the near future. This ought to be a hot affair! f* ^^^^^^as^sasste; n 8 u \V / U I \ i / : / I Y' / n. i} t\ '\\A 8 J- 8 COMPLIMENTS of The NEW WILLIE GEE RESTAURANT 10% Discount To All JCC Students NELSON'S Dry Cleaners Right Across From Campus Entrance THE STONE INN Rt. 11 & Rice's Rd. Live Band Dancing Nightly Legal Beverages Tell Benny you read It in THE WORD Compliments of GREAT NORTHERN SALVAGE COMPANY 430 Court St. Watertown, N. Y. JiiAt^y Ca\vin £y •OUM ?UYB0Y W£ST*rtM Wo«U W -v 0(l „^' ( Who+ kind of ^ rtoftcws »« They Think w« WRe?ij/ /^n^wvs -It-.-*.- ... r --g;-^, ..«-£• M