The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper November 1, 1996 Vol. 57 No. 9 Professor Walter Williams voices conservative opinions By Jamie tax payers 5.4 trillion dollars, enough to mines the incentives to work. poor are overregulated, and third because Freeman buy out every industry in the United States Williams also contended that there is no people volunteer to be poor. Collegian Staff with the exception of fishing, agriculture, material poverty today. "We don't have He suggested a need for an increase in hu- Writer and forestry economic poverty. We have spiritual and man capital (i.e. skills and education). "If we gave 324 billion dollars annually behavioral poverty. People ask why are "The solution to poverty is not money." On Monday to the poor, a family of four would get people poor? But the real question should The poor lack productivity and need better distinguished $32,000 a year," he said. He then explained be why is there general affluence. education. Williams suggested a voucher economist, Dr. that America's poor never see incomes like "There is no history of death from starva- system where educators get paid based upon Walter Williams this from the government because most of tion nor a lack of medical care among whether or not their students can read or lectured on "The this money goes to what Dr. Williams America's poor. Among America's poor write. The key to ending "poverty" is Economics of called the "poverty pimps," welfare work- the major nutritional problem is obesity, breaking the education monopoly. Poverty, ers and case workers. not starvation." He said that over 14% of He explained that the welfare system is Williams is pro- Dr. Walter Williams With illegitimacy rapidly becoming a poor people have two or more cars and not the solution. He said that Americans fessor of Eco- normal factor in the United States family 53% have air conditioned homes, while spoke to the campus need to increase their productivity in order nomics at George structure, Williams argued that America only 36% of the population above the on October 24. to gain income, not sit back and take a gov- Mason Univer- has found itself in a situation in which one poverty line have air conditioning. Many ernment handout. "All Americans have the sity, and teaches third of white children are illegitimate and "poor families" even have heated pools and right to do good, but at their own expense," a class entitled, "Public Policy" at Grove an even higher percentage of black fall into saunas. Williams emphasized. His solution to the City College. this category. Williams pointed to three reasons why welfare problem lies within the realm of pri- Williams opened his lecture with an im- Forty-four percent of female headed fam- people are poor. First, because they don't vate charity, the reduction of business regu- pressive statistic. He said that between ilies are poor. According to Dr. Williams, have anything to sell highly valued by oth- lations, and the end of state-sponsored wel- 1965 and 1994 welfare has cost American welfare promotes illegitimacy and under- ers, second because programs to help the fare. Beta charter revoked Wed. By Alicia Berry Grove City College, which prohibits the The junior pledge Collegian Managing Editor use, possession or distribution of alcohol at class will never any gathering of a college-sponsored orga- On Wednesday, October 30, Dean of again be able to nization held on or off campus. students Nancy Paxton released the follow- wear their letters "Entertainment provided for the ing letter approved by Student Affairs and evening included a female exotic dancer. on campus, follow- the Interfraternity council for printing in the Such entertainment conflicts with tradi- ing Wednesday's Collegian. tionally held Christian moral principles. decision of their "In light of the violation of the college charter suspension. "Throughout the history of the Beta alcohol policy as well as the inappropriate Sigma Fraternity, Grove City College has entertainment, the college is compelled to football, will not be recognized as a social been enhanced because of the significant suspend the charter of the Beta Sigma Fra- group for an indefinite period of time. meetings. In addition both the President and contributions this group of men has made. ternity for an indefinite period of time. Charged with violating school policy, Vice President receive one-week suspen- It is therefore with sincere regret that I write they made no comment to any accusations sions and the Secretary and Treasurer are ..Due to the rich heritage of the Beta this letter. at Monday's meeting with the dean of put on disciplinary probation. Sigma Fraternity, the College regrets the "On the evening of October 23rd, a so- men, Andrew Toncic. When asked about the future of the fra- necessity of this action. cial was held by the fraternity at Crazy "The full cooperation of this group of "We were at our finest at our last meet- ternity, Talarczyk said, "We are looking to Daves. Guests at that event included young young men during this time of suspension ing as a fraternity-our brotherhood really come back strong in two years, do things men who were interested in becoming showed through," said senior V.P. Phil right, and be a strong force on campus, as is anticipated by the College.. members of the Beta Sigma Fraternity. Talarczyk. we have always been." Many of those attending this function were Grove City College has lost a fraternity Tuesday was their last meeting, as a re- The Brothers of Beta Sigma would like under the legal age of twenty-one. that has never before lost its charter. The sult of the sanctions imposed for revoking to extend a grateful thanks to Interfraternity "Alcohol was served at the party. This is their charter. The men will no longer be council president Jeremy Ewing for his Beta Sigmas, most known for having a in clear violation of the alcohol policy of high percentage of members involved in allowed to wear their colors, participate in dedication to the Betas and the rest of the interfraternity sports, live together, or have. fraternity system. Bicentennial research uncovers tales from Inside the very beginnings of the GCC community Not all the stories, however, are so scan- Perspectives: Therefore, he organized the first night school dalous. Many tell of the hard work and coura- in Mercer with twenty nine boys and a rev- Professors predict the geous determination of the forefathers of erend as teacher. After getting through a year Grove City. One such story chronicles the life of night school, Spears and an E. A. Wheeler upcoming presiden- of Jim Spears and has very much to do with formed their own company and operated a tial election the-Grove City College campus. 5 mine known as Pinchalong Mine, receiving its By Stephanie Barnes Born in 1845 in Scotland, Jim Spears started name from a saying of Spears, when his men Life: Collegian Staff Writer working in the mines at the age of ten. He wanted their money before payday, Most GCC students live in Grove City for managed to survive three gas explosions and "Pinchalong boys, pinchalong 'till payday." close to four years and never discover what a Fraternity rush begins other harsh conditions in the mines, and at the This mine was worked for fourteen years and remarkable history this town has had. age of twenty he sailed for America, the then closed because of the depression of 1894, this week 7 With Grove City's bicentennial coming up in "Land of Opportunity." never to be reopened, with only a third of the 1998, an increasing amount of attention is be- Arriving penniless in Sharon, Pa. two days Entertainment: acreage worked out Spears went on to open ing paid to events in this community's past. later, he was met with a general strike. Spears several other mines in the area and was hired Pamphlets and old newpaper articles found in managed, however, to find a job sinking coal Grove Aid benefit by the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad to the community library, as well as residents shafts due to his years of experience and the drive tunnels for the tracks. In addition to his concert, Sat. 8-9 who have lived here for generations, tell sto- rare fact that he did not drink. ries of a mining town with gunfights, armies contributions to the mining industry, Spears Despite his young age he became night fore- contributed much to the heritage of the Grove Sports: of striking miners, dueling for ladies, and even man just two weeks later. After dozens of City community. a Mafia-type organization that once terrorized similar jobs, he realized that his lack of educa- Of further interest is the exact location of Doug Steiner breaks the town. tion would not allow him to go any higher. (continued on Page another record 16