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Page 2 THE POLEMIC Communications media of Alpena Community College. Founded Feb. 21, 1970.Published by-monthly Sept. thru June, except during vacations and examination periods by the stu- dents of Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan. Offices are located in the Student Center on the ACC Campus. Editor. . Assistant Editor . Business Manager. Feature Editor. . . James Bartz Laurie Steinke . Dale Pobb > Pete Moulds Sports . . . . . . . .Joe Gentry Staff Writers Patrice M uneio Rik Gnuaeon, Bruce Sullivan, Bill Meyers, Gary Fleishans, James CoLilston Jr. Advertizing . Secretary .. Photographer Advisor . . Karen McDonald, Sue Wright, Sally Kelley . Rose Nowak John Murphy . Terry Quinn Marriage And The Family; Administrative Blunder? It has been brought to our atten- tion that Marriage & the Family, an elective, usually night-time fed course, has been dropped th is semester. Now there has been some concern shown over the removal of this course, in part by those directly affected and by a number of annoyed instructors who felt its removal unnecessary . Marriage & the Family, a one semester three credit hour class, being an elective course, does not necessarily have to be taught both semesters, on less of course student interest dictates otherwise. Therefore its removal for a semester would in no way infringe i,-.---·--u-pon tne progress a student must make to attain his degree. The conflict involved here is how this particular course happened to be singled out and the reasons behind its removal. The most notable factor leading to the awareness of the course was the absence of an instructor by which to teach it . This may well have been an oversight on the part of administration. This assumption how- ever would not reveal itself as being either fact or fiction. The class was populated by no more than five stu- dents, another highly contributing fac- tor to its removal, but by no means the primary one. Also, being a night class didn't help its chances of survival. Then we have the controversial teach- ers strike, which delayed matters so that administration was unable to determine the number of students to make arrangements for. This uncer- tainty coupled with the interest the State of Michigan has shown over its one third investment in the school, mainly in the area of nonjustifiable expenditures, may well have provided the clincher. In short we have a multi- tude of valid reasons which could each by itself warrant the dismissal of a class . Adrn:nistration has long been a prime t,rget for those not quite satis- fied witr. the demands it must make . Although it's easier to discredit one for decisions nonfavorable, consider- ation shou Id be given to the alternative rendered. For it may of future con- group as a·whole then it would be to a specific unit. For those concerned, the course Marriage & the Family will be offered next semester and at a more con- ve:1 ient hour. James E.Coulston, Jr. THE POLEMIC November 20, 1970 to the Editor ARS 3900 Ford Rd. Phila.,Pa. 19131 Dear Sir; At Temple U. we have begun an abortion referral service for the college community. Due to the liberality of abortion laws of various states, few people realize the proper procedures in obtaining an easily accessable and inexpensive preg- nancy term;nation. Ever, though liberalized abortion re- form bills are being passed, certain criteria must be met, depending upon the state. In New York, where abor- tions are legal upon the will of the mother they can be performed on an outpatient basis safely up to the 12th week of pregnancy from $200-$350. After 12 weeks hospitalization is re- quired and the cost jumps from $700- $1000. The time element involved is of the upmost importance. Confirmation of the possible pregnancy is the first im- mediate step to insure that the preg- nancy termination can be done within 12 weeks if necessary . ARS started as an aid to Temple U. only, but our services have been de- manded by many social services in the Pa. area. We are trying our best to help everyone, however, we still remain non-profit and must operate on dona- tions. In only a few weeks time we have been flooded by requests for help by colleges around the country. We are now associated with the finest clinics in N-ew York ci-ty. Our office is now organized by volunteers and is staffed day and night. If we can be of help call 1-215-878-5800, for personal consul- taion. Sincerely yours, Alan Richards; ARS VETS IN NEW PROGRAM The Vets Club has been c'. .osen to initiate a program to help junior and senior high students to renew interest in school once they have begun to habitually skip classes and defy school authority. Speaking at the Vets L, lub meeting was the Superintendent c,f Schoo is for the Intermediate Schuol District, in- cluding Alpena, Alcona. and Mont- morency counties. He gave the f cJI low- - ing reasons for letting the club mem- bers participate: "Vets Club members are the most mature organized group on campus," and "they are college oriented through studies in the service." The Dean of Students at ACC, also at the meeting, said he ,;oped a pro- gram would be started for juvenile girls in the area, although nothing has been planned at this time. A grant has been requested from the regional Health, Education, and Welfare office in Chicago, Illinois. If the program is approved it wi 11 run for approximately 12 months, and may start as early as next February. Vets participating in the program wiil be given a stipend through the grant. Gary F leishans ; j(t\YeE r l)fD ~C.K H\M THE BULLET. .. 0 EDITORIAL COMMENT Kent Prosecutor Offers One-Step Plan For Order by James Bartz Seabury Ford, a prosecutor in the special grand jury investigation of the Kent State disorders in May, has offered a simple solution to dissent in America today. Refering to the volly of National Guard bullets which killed four Kent State students and wounded nine others, Ford said: "The point is, it stopped the riot-you can't argue with that. It just stopped it flat." Ford, who keeps a .45 caliber pistol concealed under a manila folder on a table next to his desk. main tained that thP Natinrial Guardsmer. "should have shot all" the trouble- makers. "I th ink the whole damn country is not going to quiet down until the police are ordered to shoot to kill," said Ford who warns of Communist-inspired subversive groups getting funds from "Russia through Cuba and the United Nations." Ford, in addition to being prosecu- tor in the special grand jury, is chair- man of the Portage County Republi- can Party and was recently appointed by the Ohio Board of Regents, to pre- side at academic hearings for Kent Cheerleaders Chosen by Patrice Muneio The first game of the basketball season, scheduled for November f0ur- teen will have five recently picked girls on the sidelines. Claudia Paad, Dorothy Yedinak, Sue Dunk, Sue Seigert and Connie Kelm were chosen as the '70-'71 ACC cheerleaders after tryouts held Tues., October 27 . For all the girls except Connie, this will be their first year of college cheer- leading. Both Sue Seigert and Sue Dunk have had experience on the Alpena High cheerleading squad. Sue, Dorothy, and Claudia are al I freshmen. Appearance, originality, eve con - tact and ability to cheer with -ehers or alone were some of the criteria the girls were judged on. State students arrested as a result of the grand jury investigations. Ford questioned the action taken by the Guards from the beginning. "Why didn't the Guard shoot more of them?" Certainly Ford's remarks raise ser- ious questions about his character. But more important tliey raise ques- tions about the institutions he is representing. Mind less reactionaries are frightening, but more so when they assume positions of importance . Ford admitted that he and the other prosecutors had written "some" of the 18-page report which all but exonerated the Ohio National Guards- men for the shooting deaths and resulted in the indictments of 25 persons, most of them students. If this report, which was said to be officially written by the jury it- self, is not condemned by the ad- ministration or is ignored as has been the Scranton Report which attempts, although clumsily, to understand the real causes of unrest, the adrn in is- tration will assume the mindless as- pect of repression evident in Ford's remarks. North of the Border MONTREAL (CPS) -- American men contemplating emmigration to Canada to avoid the draft might well seek some assistance from people there, particularly in I ight of the recent events in Quebec. "Immigration to Canada and its Relation to the Draft and the Military," a free pamphlet, is available from the Montreal Council to Aid War Resisters, Case Postale 5, Succarsale Westmount, Montreal 215, Quebec, Canada. Student Government is considering sponsoring a workshop on administra- double-talk. Persons interested are urged to attend the next regular meet- ing at 11 :00 Friday in the Red Carpet Room, Student Center .