EDITORIAL COMMENT
Fiction Editor Non*Fiction Editor Charles Wm. Logsdon Gary Kaufman Poetry Editor Tina inge
Art Editor Randy Phillips
Photography Editor Don Dudenbostei Editorial Assistants Sandra Woods, RyqueTate Dave Lauver, Suzi Nelson Harlan Hambright, Christine GIftner Mike Gilligan Advisory Committee Dr. Richard Kelly, Mr. Richard LeFevre Layout and Production Jim Shaver Managing Editor - Bruce Colbert
Proofreader - Staff
In This Issue Volume 11
No. 3
SPRING 1970 Non-Fiction John Henry ;,a black man, by Jon Pedersen .............. page 3 Mark Twain in Tennessee, by Jim Shaver ................ page 12 In defense of theatre, by Bruce Colbert.....................page 18 "Tally ho! ’ (and the foxhunt is on.. .), by Ray Gill .page 22 Presentation of a note of indebtedness to James Dickey for ten dollars and an unscholarly C+, by Charles Wm. Logsden................................................page 29 Fiction I just relax on Sunday afternoons, by Robert Dominic......................................................... page 8 The night train, by Joseph DeVald ............................ page 19 A corn-fed gal, by Tom Pilant..................................... page 24 And then black, by Debby Moberly............................page 28 Pictorial Southern architecture; a historic past ....................... page 30
Webster’s dictionary defines the word equality as “the quality or state of being equal.” In modern America the word and its definition have been tossed around quite freely. As a matter of fact, throughout the history of the United States the word has been misused and abused. Each time there is a political campaign, we hear the old word over and over again. In the newspapers, when we’re searching for a job, on the bottom of the classified ad we see “An Equal Opportunity Employer.” When we are looking for an apartment or a home, the sales agent usually teUs us, “We don’t discriminate in our operation.” In all earnestness, the word “equality” must have a sweet-smelling sound; and to many people, that’s all it is and has. If we are attempting to find a truth, then we already know that there is no such thing as political, social or economic freedom in America. Of course, the men high up on the political, social or economic scales will tell you that equality does exist in America. But how can they know what equality is??? The people-the common people—these are the people who truly believe in equality, and these are the people who can find it. Why? Because these people have imbedded deeply in their souls a vague and obscure concept: the philosophy of equality in man. Does all this sound like commun ism? I don’t know; read the Constitu tion of the United States.
Have a safe and sane summer.
Poems Pages ........................................5, 6, 7,11,14, 21, 26, and 27 'i'
Contributors - Chris Griftrer, A. Steve Hotard, Mary Sanders, Steven Dale Leonard, Michael D. Galligan, Anne Roney, Dr. Richard Marius, Tina Inge, Marilyn Eichstadt, and R. Parrott. Cover and Centerfold: Randy Phillips
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