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Page 6 POLEMIC October 31, 1973 Peanut Butter Anyone? Peanut Butter Eating Contestants On Wednesday, October 10th, the Resident Hall Association of Russell Wil- son Hall held a peanut butter eating contest. It was one of the many eating contests that have been put on by the R.H.A. The peanut butter was placed in paper containers of one pound quantities. The participants could eat the peanut butter with their spoons or hands. The participants were given a total of twenty minutes to eat as much of the smooth peanut butter as possible. During the last minute •Of the contest, the R .H .A. president, Jim Ewell, told the contestants that any peanut butter in their mouth would count as eaten. The result was that many of the contestants, except those who were fed up with the sight of peanut butter, stuffing their mouths to capacity. The "CHAMP" No. 74 Skip Komraus fhe male winners were Skip Kromraus (first place), Ron Osborn (second place), and Joe Van Horn (third place). For the females, the winner was Margaret Sandoval with Ann Hennigar coming in a close second. In the future, the R.H.A. is planning to have other eating contests, with prunes, soda crackers and whistling, pretzels, and pickles. They are also sponsoring a Polish Dance with a polka band at the dorm. The R.H.A. will also have Halloween and Christmas parties at the dorm. The Christmas parties at the dorm. The Christmas parties at the dorm. The Hal- loween party will consist of a spook house and trail, and a party with games and refreshments for all the children, big and little. Common Law Permits ,...- ~---Women_ to Keep __ _ Name After Marriage New York (CPS-LNS) "Custom, tradition, and misinformation have all been used against women to strip us even of our names," say feminists at New York's Women's Law Center. Emily Jane Good- man, counsel to the Center, said "We have researched this thoroughly, and there is nothing in law (except in Hawaii and possibly Alabama) requiring a woman to take her husband's name. "The custom of a woman taking her husband's name upon marriage is so wide- spread that many people believe that it is required by law. This belief is also bolstered by some sexist marriage license bureaus where women are told, 'You must use his name."' Under English Common Law, any person may use any name desired as long as it is not done for the purpose of fraud. According to Goodman, if a woman marries and wishes to use her own name she should simply continue to do so. The most important thing is consis- tency. A woman must be careful never to adopt her husband's name for any pur- pose. If a married woman wishes to re- sume her own name, she must do so for all purposes. "Switching back and forth may give an agency the right to choose which is the woman's lawful name," cautions Nan- cy Erickson of the Woman's Law Center. Persons desiring a more detailed re- port, may send 50 cents and a self- addressed stamped business envelope to: Women's Law Center, 351 Broadway, New York, New York 10013. Personality May Dictate Choice of Booze or Pot (CPS) A preference for either alcohol or marijuana may be determined by over- all personality traits, psychologists re- vealed at a conference directed by the Smithsonian I nstitute's Center for the Study of Man. Dr. Michael Bea-uborn, a Jamaican psychiatrist, told the recent conference: 'Heavy drinking is usually associated with the upper classes, who tend to be extroverts and strive to succeed. Al- cohol releases aggressive drives and is the ideal drug for materialist-oriented, Western societies." On the other hand, marijuana is pre- ferred by more introverted, passive peo- ple, Beauborn said, "They need it to help fer to go their own ways." "The extroverts tend to use alcohol and the introverts use marijuana. But where you have only one drug, heavily prescribed by society as in the U.S.A., some people may be taking alcohol as their drug when they are unsuited to it. It's just the wrong drug for them," he concluded. "Marijuana has the quality to induce whatever experience a culture expects," added Dr. Vera Rubbin, who coordinated the conference. "If people expect it will make them work hard, they work hard. If they expect it will make them re- lax, they relax ." make relationships with others. They (CPS) Lon Nol is the only world leader are more dreamy, more imaginative, and whos name is spelled forward and back- sometimes, rugged individualists who pre- ward the same way. Where Did It During American Education Week of October 21-28, several Alpena area schools have been undertaking projects involved with the historical development of Alpena. Since A.C.C. is a part of this history, and it has never been reviewed for the students, and with the theme of "Get Involved", research has been made and the history of our college appears within the POLEMIC. The college exists because of a dream that Alpena might some day offer a two year course beyond the high school course of twelve grades. Doctor Russel I H. Wilson maintained this dream, and on September 15, 1952, after much thought, planning, and financial bargaining, Alpena Community College became a reality, with 83 students enrolled in classes. The college opened its doors for students at the old (then quite new) Alpena High School Building. The college graduated with a class of 24 in June, 1954; 27 in 1955; 40 in 1956; and 37 in 1957. The high school was originally constructed with the idea in mind that it would some day house a com- munity college, but it soon became evi- dent that the college would outgrow its portion of the high school facility. In 1956 and 1957, steps were made to estab- lish a new campus. Land for this new campus, located on the shores of Lake Besser, was donated by Jesse H. Besser, President of the Besser Company; the county of Alpena, and the City of Alpena. All Begin? by June Hinkley In 1957, construction on a fifteenth unit building, together with administrative of- fices and a library area, was begun and the college moved to the new campus for the fall semester of 1958. The present campus area totals approximately 700 acres, and is located in beautiful surroundings adja- cent to Alpena General Hospital, the Masonic Auditorium, and two elementary schools; one a parochial school and the other a township school. In speaking with Mr . Wilson, as to the purpose of forming a community college in Alpena, his response was, "I knew that there was a need for it, so that the young people in this area could get at least two years of college training and then they could go on. Also, if they didn't want to go on they could step up to trades of learning employment at a higher level. Students could get sufficient train- ing at the vocational level and it would qua I ify them to move out and get good jobs." Since the beginning of A.C.C., many changes have come about in academic areas as well as surrounding area changes. We have managed to maintain our goal as a community college, and increased enrollment shows that this "idea" has been a great success. It is hoped that as A.C.C. grows and progresses, she will not forget that if it were not for a "dream" she would not exist, and in so thinking, she will be a wiser school! "Good 'ole" Van Lare Hall 4 What lies afterA.C.C.? by Valinda Glomski Several representatives from four-year colleges have been here to talk about their school. And two more are to come. The representatives come to tel I any students, that are interested, about their schools. They also answer any questions that the students may have. The two representatives yet to come are Mr. David Robinson, and Mr. Thomas J. Ardis. Mr. Robinson represents the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He will start his presentation at 7:00 a.m. on November 7th. Mr. Ardis is from the University of Michigan, Dearborn. He also will be here November 7th. at 9:00 a.m. 1 he colleges that have already sent representatives are: Lake Superior State College, Ohio Northern University, Cen- tral Michigan University, Albion College, Siena Heights College, Northern Michigan University, Western Michigan University, and Michigan State University. All these colleges will again send rep- resentatives to A.C.C. in the spririg. But no dates have been set.