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Oct. 19,1966 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Five Commission Head Hits Crime, Addicts, LSD by Mary McMorrow THE 1966-67 SESSION of Speak- Easy, under the direction of WLS news commentator Stan Dale, opened with an examination of the Illinois Crime Investigating Com mission and the problems of nar cotics and LSD. Charles Siragusa, director of the Illinois Crime Investigating Com mission and author of The Trail of the Poppy, outlined his experi ences with the Crime Commission Oct. 11, at 4:15 in McCormick Lounge. THE CRIME COMMISSION came into being in 1963 and Sira gusa assumed the position of direc tor in December of that year. The Commission consists of 12 members: four senators, four rep resentatives and four members of the public. The senators and rep resentatives are appointed by their respective parties. The remaining four members are appointed by the governor. Siragusa stressed how ever, that the commission is non partisan, consisting of six Repub licans and six Democrats. FURTHERMORE, HE ADDED that he himself is not an avowed member of any particular political party. Siragusa listed four purposes for the existence of such a commission: to establish effective facilities to investigate organized crime to determine the nature and scope of organized crime to check the efficiency of local authorities to enable the executive, legis lative and judicial branches of government and legislative aides to be well informed as to progress in crime preven tion. The juice racket hearings early in 1966 have been the Commis sion's most successful and impor tant undertaking, Siragusa noted. Switching the subject to the problems of narcotics, Siragusa Vice President Discloses New Analysis Data (Continued from Page 1) Students generally appreciated as a method of teaching the discussion method rather than the lecture method. He said the difference between the lecture and discussion methods might be artificial, but possibly the real distinction is between the active and passive learning. He said it is possible that lectures stimulate active learning even though the students do not talk during the class session. Sister Mary I. Griffin, B.V.M., academic dean, commented that the questionnaire found the students not well-educated in political and social fields and the College has tried to do something about this with new course requirements. Mrs. Robert Matasar, political science, said Speak-Easy is ade quate proof that these are the areas which interest the students. The sessions conducted by political or controversial speakers drew the largest audiences. Dr. Hruby concluded that this desire of the students to study poli tics and society is also evident in the concert-lecture series. He said today the students would be hap piest with a concert from John Lindsay or Bobby Kennedy. and Mary Beth Mundt said marijuana remains illegal for several reasons. First, it is habit forming; secondly, it has an effect on the brain including its link to epileptic seizures and finally, it removes inhibitions. THE TERM ADDICT, accord ing to Siragusa, is used in connec tion with those addicted to the opi ates, morphine and heroin. The peddler doesn't spread addiction, contrary to popular belief, but the addict himself spreads it, for, in his misery, he wants company, Siragusa added. Heroin, which cannot be pre scribed in any form in the U.S., is used most often by junkies and morphine is used as a supplemen tary drug, according to Siragusa. LSD should be made illegal in the U.S., Siragusa answered em phatically when questioned about his views on the mind expanding drug. Siragusa claimed that LSD has received too much publicity glorifying it as an intellectual stimulant and not emphasizing the fact that LSD can also induce in sanity. SIRAGUSA ANGRILY DE NOUNCED a popular national magazine, not mentioned by name, for its sensational depiction of LSD users in action. The bad effects of LSD should be stressed in the same way that the effects of heroin and morphine are publicized, Siragusa suggested. People are dying and going in sane on campuses because of LSD, Siragusa said in summation of the discussion on LSD. Most addicts were criminals or had criminal tendencies before they were addicts, Siragusa re plied to a question about the per- Skyecraper Photo by Marilyn Gibbs Charles Siragusa centage of crime resulting from the need to get narcotics. He quickly added that the majority of those who were not criminals upon their addiction did not resort to crime afterwards. When questioned about the age groups of the largest number of drug users, Siragusa stated that 46.5 per cent of drug users are between 21 and 30, 31.6 per cent between 31 and 40 and 3.5 per cent under 21. The heaviest group is therefore, those between 21 and 30 and the smallest percentage, ob viously contrary to audience opin ion, exists among those under 21. Serving as student directors of Speak-Easy are Anne Boylan and Judy Raffles. Daniel Cahill and Mrs. Robert Matasar also are mem bers of the Speak-Easy committee. CIASP Volunteers Experience Village Life, Fiestas, Typhoid by Marilyn Gibbs ANTONIO TREVTNO, manager of Chicago's Mexican restaurant, Su Casa, and sponsor of Mundelein's participation in CIASP in Mexico, shares anecdotes with returning students. Left to right are: Trevino, Margaret Lee, Patricia Boecher, Sandra Panken, Teresa Ouradnik and Diane Kayano. A general meeting of veteran and prospective members for next semester will be held Oct 23 at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein. Mary Lou Massangani of Marquette Uni versity and Father Dominic Morrssette, M.M., Glen Ellyn Maryknoll Seminary, both par ticipants in CIASP, will be the speakers at the meeting. The day will close with a Fiesta. A nine month fund drive ended successfully last June 11 when five Mundelein girls were able to en gage enough support to participate in the Conference on Inter-Ameri can Students Projects (CIASP) in Mexico. The third group to take part in the dual program of raising ex pense money and working in Mex ico was made up of Pat Boecher, senior and two-year veteran of the project and Terry Ouradnik, also a senior. Sandra Panken, Mar garet Lee and Diane Kayano, all juniors, also participated in the program. Following a 31-hour bus trip the Stage Satire The Decline and Fall of the En tire World as Seen through the Eyes of Cole Porter, Revisited, with the original Off-Broadway cast, will be presented in the Mun delein College Theater, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. The musical satire is pre sented as one part of the fine arts program of Loyola University. Stu dent rate for this one performance special is 2, all others 3. volunteers from Illinois and Wis consin arrived in Mexico City for a week of orientation. Projects were then initiated in San Luis Teolocholea, a village of 4,500, and Apizaco with a population of 25,000 located 20 miles apart in Southern Central Mexico. Sandra and Margaret worked in the smaller village teaching Eng lish, and discussing cooking, hy giene and nutrition outside the classroom. An exchange of ideas and the reward of sharing was vivid in Sandra's description of her birthday. The celebration revolved around a birthday cake from fellow volun teers, hot chocolate which my host family made from extremely rare milk and a three-pound tin of Ritz crackers presented by the young men of the village. All were rare luxuries, she added. The sharing didn't end with the pleasant, explained Margaret Lee. We also contracted typhoid The remaining three from Mun delein worked in a Carmelite hos pital for the poor located in Apizaco. Pat Boecher told of their most vivid recollection connected with the hospital. One day a 9-year- old child was brought in who was a 'wolf boy' in the real sense of the phrase. His hair was tangled and lice ridden and his nails were claw-like in length. He was the son of a professional beggar and had walked 25 miles looking for work when he collapsed in the market place. Visiting the Apizaco jail wasn't as grim as one might expect, said Terry Ouradnik. The inmates' hand sewing had a rare quality which I have never before seen, she added. Afternoons brought the three (Terry, Diane and Pat) outside town to peublitos where the most primitive living exists. These poor small farmers live in one or two- room clay huts with no sanitation or ventilation. Meals are prepared for the usual five or six children on a fire in the corner of one of the rooms. These Tlaxcala Indians were the last to be conquered by the Spaniards and now live in the degradation of such poverty, com mented Pat Boecher. The Mundelein volunteers were part of the first ecumenical group to work under the project which is sponsored by the Catholic Church. Contributing to the pro gram were a Kent State and Mar quette student, two Illinois Wes- leyan co-eds and two men studying at Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn. High Income Jobs on Campus Get a high-paying job in sales, distribution or market research right on your own campus. Be come a campus representative for over 40 magazines, Ameri can Airlines, Operation Match, etc. and earn big part-time money doing interesting work. Apply right away Collegiate Marketing Dept. H, 27 E. 22 Street, New York, N.Y. 10010. D0NT fight it. Get Eaton's Corrasable Bond Typewriter Paper. Mistakes don't show. A mis-key completely disappears from the special surface. An ordinary pencil eraser lets you erase without a trace. So why use ordinary paper? Eaton's Corrasable is available in light, medium, heavy weights and Onion Skin. In 100-sheet packets and 500- sheet ream boxes. At Stationery Departments. / 1 M* Mmt otmkWukel TYpewmten paper Only Eaton makes Corrasable. EATON PAPER CORPORATION, PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
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1966-10-19 (5)
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