Show October 1 1975 Page 7 Mad Bob again Honors writers slated Prepare for Ve Mad Bob comments on The Gentle Art of Transmendental Vegetation: With the start of another school year the Vegetators will soon be out in force giving introductory lectures holding group meditations and initiating a few more into the deeper mysteries Well forewarned is forearmed The Vegetators are quick to point out all the things Vegetation is not It is not: self- hypnosis mysticism yoga philosophy sleep religion laughing gas or 20 Qualudes In fact - and this they do not say - if it resembles anything at all that thing is death The following is a sneak preview: e writer Bill Strong a will be the featured speaker in self-mad- The old man sat on the desert sand legs folded beneath him staring with unblinking eyes at the sun He was clothed in rags Bleached bones lay scattered around him Thus he sat ?c th° young Seeker-after-Trut- h ap proach-e- d “Teach me Master’’ he said “Ah my son” said the old man still staring at the sun “Sit down To seek is to find it is said found” Consider yourself “Your words brinj me joy But is this true happiness I feel?” “That and many other questions will be answered if you but remain here awhile” re plied the old man He finally lowered his gaze He stared at the young seeker “Are you ready to receive your mantra?” “Yes Master!” the young man’s voice quivered with emotion From beneath his rags the old man drew forth an object flat and round like a plate hard on top yet sticky underneath He handed it to the Seeker-after-Trut- h “Bbut this is a cow pie!” “No my son Not a cow pie Dung” “Dung?” “Yes Duuunnnggg” “Duuunnnggg” ‘Duuuuunnnnnggggg ” the Honors Writing Seminar meeting Thursday at 3:30 The seminar which meets in the Honors Lounge marily a non-cred- it L349 is pri- venture but is available for an independent study credit It is not restricted to honors students only according to Douglas Alder honors pro- gram director Alder said the seminar is a time to meet accomplished writers pick their brains and talk about writing with those who are doing it Strong a published author writes primarily in the education field Alder said using satire lighter pieces and fiction to improve education and teaching Strong said one thing he will be doing is trying to clean up “hazy concepts and myths about writing and publishing” “I’ll try to writing” Strong said “You don’t wait for the spirit to hit but you work at it fy regularly” Other featured authors for the first five weeks of the course will be John Flannery Tom Lyon an Allred and Carlton |