Gargoyle Vol. 1, No. 4

              VOL. I, NO. 4
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:):) Dear Student Body President: :!:!
!:)~ Presidential Candidate George McGovern is ):;:
;:~ ~ be at Valdosta State College April 15, 1971. :;:!
:::: Smee the Student Government Association ts ::::
;:): sponsoring his visit, I would llke to invite you ::::
:::: and any other interested student.s to come to =:=:
:):) VSC to hear Senator McGovern's speech. ;:l:
:::: I would appreciate your sending me the :;:!
:::: name of the president of the Young Democrats ::::
:::3 Organization, if your college has one. Also, I :=:=
:::~ will keep you posted on the Senator's schedule. ::::
::::: I hope McGovern's visrt will give students :l:l
:=:: in South Georgia and North Florida an oppor- :::3 t tunity to hear one of the presidential ca:ndi- ~l:I
:::: dates early in the race. I am enclomig an article ::::
:::: from our student newspaper. ::::
!:l: Sincerely your, :l:)
:::: Karen Luke, President ::::
:::: Student Government Association ::::
!:l: (Anyone interested in travelllng to Valdosta :;:;
:::: on April 15 for this presentation, please contact :=:~
:::: MargarP-t Munson or Nick DeBonis by Wednes- :l:;
:l:l day, March 24. Story on page 4.) ::l:!
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STUDENTS DIG LOCAL SITE
IN RESTORATION PROJECT
By NANCY OKKER
There is a large Coquina house on St. George Street
that conceals a project which is discovering some of St.
Augustine's past history.
Mike Sherman bas furthered the knowledge of his stu­dents
as well as science by arrange for 13 interested mem­bers
of his Anthropology class to work on an archeological
excavation in the yard of this house.
The background necessary for students to work on such
a delicate operation consisted of two weeks of work in the lab.
The re the students were
taught to recognize unusual ma­terials
found in the soil. One of
the students, Kathy Trillas, said
that she knew basically what to
expect and what to look for, al­though
''this is the first time
we've been out digging".
other students involved in the
project are Alexia Dunay, Ro­bert
Furse, Polly Grove, Ro­bin
Hahn, Ruth Hanner, Anne
Hendricks, Anne Jervis, Mar­lene
Murray, Brenda Phillips,
Freddie Styron, Kathy Trillas,
Lin Weeman, and Mary Wood­ward.
Mr. Sherman has made al­lowances
for this large number
c! students to work in such a
small a.ea: no more than three
students may Work---aL..altlme.
St. Augustine, Fla.
Tarot Cards Can
Tell Many nin11
By POLLY GROVE
"Who? Me? Believe in witch­craft?
Don't make me laugh.
It's just a bunch of old wives'
tales. By the way, when can
you do another reading of those
Tarot cards for me? Ofcoursel
I don't believe in them. I jus
think it is funny."
"But this is the tenth read­ing
today," I reply calmly. That
usually ends the conversation
and the questioner walks away
to wash the egg off his face.
Nobody seem to believe in the
Targot, yet everytime the cards
come out into the lobby, I can
expect to read the cards for two
hours for "non-believers."
I thought some of you "non­believers"
would be interested
in knowing a little more about
the 78 cards that tell you your
past, present, and future.
Tarot cards are surrounded
by a considerable amount of
mystery and legend, and the
precise origin of the ancient
cards in unknown. Most believe
that the Tarot cards began in
Europe in the 14th century.
There also may be a connec­tion
between the 78-card deck
and similar decks in India,
China, and ancient Egypt. ·
The 78 cards are divided
into two main parts, the Higher
and Lower Arcana. Most of the
cards go into the Lower Arcana,
which consists of four suits
numbered one to ten and four
members of the court (king,
queen, knight and page) making
a tota.I of 56 cards.
{Cont'd on p~e 2)
Naturally, not just anyone can
walk into a stie like this and
start digging. The experience
that would be gained from field
work is a major part of an
Anthropology class. Most often,
as in this case, restoration
areas are more than happy to
a c c e pt college students into
their domain.
Robert Steinbock, who is in
charge of the archaeological
work for the Restoration Area,
agreed to let the students help
him in this excavation. With the
help of the class, Mr. Stein­bock
can most likely complete
this project sooner than anti­cipated.
RESTORATION SITE: Anthropology students,
under the direction of Michael Sherman, continue
uncovering the foundation of a small home. The
dirt is silted and the remaining material is sorted
for arcaeological value, numbered, and cleaned in
The center of this project
is the foundation of a small
home, most of which had been
uncovered by Steinbock earlier.
During the morning of their first
day, Kathy Trillas and Bob
Furse were shown a few basic
techniques.
First, no one just walks over
to a site and starts scraping with
a toothbrush as -some may think.
A large, long-handled shovel
works well on the first four to
six inches of dirt. In this case,
a noor was found and slightly
.. lab.
more delicacy is required.-For
the remaining inch or so of dirt,
the side of a trowel is used to
scrpae down to the clay noor.
To remove excess dirt, a
whisk broom is then skimmed
over the noor. On this noor
a layer of charcoal has appeared
which gave Steinbock reason to
believe that the house had been
burned.
In order to discover small ar­tifacts
which usually cannot be
spotted while scraping, a large
screen is used. The screen is
motorized and as it shakes back
and forth, the soil is loosened
and . falls through the screen
while the desired objects re­main.
The next step is to sort
the goodies; metal, nails, pot-tery,
buttons, teeth, bones and
fish scales from plain old
rubble, Le. rocks and shells.
The specimens collected are
then put into a paper bag num­bered
for that specific area
and taken to the lab. In the
lab, the materials are cleaned
and dated, if possible.
All this work and for what,
many people ask. If not only
for the sake of science, it is
a necessary procedure for a
college student of Anthropo­logy.
· And, St. Augustine is one
of Florida's major attractions;
it is economically dependent
upon tourism. Any addition to
the Restoration area, such as
this new discovery will hope­fully
increase the city's visi­tors.
March 19, 1971
UNIQUE ART CLASS:
"OLDER FLAGLER GIRLS"
By SANDY WILLIAMS
For those of you who don't
frequent Morrison Hall except
to do your laundry, you may
be surprised to learn that there
is a rather unique art class
hiding in an upper room.
Flagler College is now har­boring
a non-credit, adult paint­ing
and drawing class. The stu­dents
are both beginners and
professionals, ranging in age
from 27 to 70. The class mem­bers
are affectionatey referred
to as "The Older F 1 agle r
Girls."
The majority of the art stu­dents
are college graduates and
reside in the St. Augustine area.
Jean Troe me I, F .R.S.A., is
the instructor for the group
and has attended art schools
in New York, Mexico, and in
F Io rid a. She has previously
taught at the Blue Ridge Art
Association, the Jacksonville
Art Museum, and the Brush
and Pallete here in town.
Mrs. Troemel has exhibited
her own paintings throughout
Florida and other states, and
has garnered prizes for works
displayed at the Ringling Art
Museum, the Four Arts So­ciety,
and the Florida Federa­tion
of Art.
She was also a judge at the
recent art festival held in con­junction
with the A z a I e a F es­tival
in Palatka.
For the past ten years Mrs.
Troemel has specialized in con­---
temporary portraiture.
ADULT ART CLASS: Local art students freshen
technique and receive instruction from Jean Troe­mel.
This art class, held weekly in Morrison Hall,
is comprised of adult students who receive no
credit for the course. Pictured here are Julia Mc­Alee
and Emily Boyd; the model is Mrs. Thomas J.
Vincent.
Cauldrons and Chants;
Spells and Witches Brew
By SANDY. WILLIAMS
The time was early evening, the place was anywhere,
the event; a party of birth and a wake. The night fell with
sudden sharpness, only the moon cluttered the sky. Its
fullness was overly entrancing, the spell it cast was gloom.
A strong, howling wind chased a few tumbleweed clouds
across the horizon, daring them to defy its power. A castle
of gloom stood up to the wind casting its shadow over all.
Through the sound of the
wind the sea could be heard
smacking its lips on the neigh­boring
shore, The setting now in
viewl on to the party where the
gues s are n.ow arriving.
The guests seemed to have
dressed to match the night,
formal black. It was a motley
crew that infiltrated the villa
and gathered around the hearth.
The intensity of the fire was
equally matched by the libations
of the sect. Momentary silence
was brought about by the crow­ing
of a cock. The feast began.
A cauldron of boiling herbs
and spices hung over the fire­place.
A hunchbacked woman
ambled over to the pot and
produced a screaming cat which
she fiung into the brew. Wine
and vermouth were being la­vishly
passed. A sensual at­mosphere
was developing within
the souls of all. Clothing began
to fall as the sensation took
over.
A spell had been cast.
Screaming hymns and chants
thickened the air. A litany of
entangled words made it im­possible
to think. The master
of ceremonies climbed the steps
to an altar, where he began to
chant the mass. A sausage was
cut and taken as sacrament,
Again the crow of the cock
silenced the mass, announcing
the arrival of sorgium-manda­tarL
The butterny circled the
den then landed on the withered
hand of an old woman. At the
same time, the hostess entered
the room. She was dressed in
hunter's red, from her neck
hung a pennant stamped with a
goat's horns; she was heavy
with child.
(Cont'd on page 3)