San Francisco State University - Franciscan Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Tai Chi Ch'uan ancient form of exercise for Chinese noblemen F eatured in the demonstra - tion was Choy Kam Man, master of Tai Chi, who teaches the art at China- town YMCA.

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lim Mildon-WHS C1CCtCd Cdiml' Of UICUGHQCF in HH jim fccntcr of left hand picturcj confers emergency session of the Board of Publications the with Cm-Q1 Shipc KNOWS mmol- 1-iff1,Q,md second week in September, following the resignation Craig Geo,-gc cadvcrlismg mLmu,,cf LC,-L J g . of Mahmoud Abouzeid, who was elected in May 1963, By Steve Cook Cater Reporter jim Mildon, editor of this year's Golden Gater, is a writer before all things. But, he says, I am interested in communicating. There is a difference between that and just writing. I don't like essays that don't go beyond one person. The purpose of writing is to communicate with a large group of people. jim, at 28, is the old man in the Gater office. He freely admits to this. Running his hand through his thinning blond hair he explains his comparative old age: I didn't start college until I was 21 because of a tour of service in the fU.S.D Army. And then I quit again when I was 22-lf2. jim quit because he got married. Marie is his wife's name. About her, he says: If it wasn't for her I'd be up in Reno right now, dealing a 21 game or working the crap tables. When he quit school he went to work in the biggest little city in the world, repairing slots, dealing 21 and working the craps and Keno games. To this date he claims to be the best Keno writer in the world. QA Keno writer copies the tickets marked by the bettorsj. jim worked in Reno one year before, at his wife's prodding, he quit and re- turned to school. jim says he has been able to put himself through college by writing free-lance stories. His most profitable market has been the men's magazines Cavalier , Rogue , Gentle- men , Caper , Lace Undies , and so on. He says he has always written fact articles for these magazines: As long as what I write is legitimate, he says, what do I care if they want to sandwich it in between some nude tomato and a car blowing up. The stories Iwrite don't have to go into the girlie maga- zines, he says That's a market just like any other. The reason why others don't write in these magazines is be- cause they can't. jim says that he has taken some cre- ative writing classes here, but they always sent all my stories back, saying they weren't esoteric enough. I don't want to write for a limited group of people. When he graduates this june, jim wants to continue free-lance writing. At present, he's free-lancing for The California People, a Sunday section in the SF Examiner. He took thejob as editor for the Gatcr because I had some ideas and I :vantcd to improve it. Also, it's an invaluable experience to be the editor of adaily newspaper - possibly a one-in-a-lifetime chance. It's a full time job. jim says he brings his books to school every day and usually ends up not cracking them. If it's not one thing demanding my atten- tion, he says, it's ten thousand others. But that's what the job is all about, and it's very satisfying. The Gater, as a college newspaper, is an exceptionally fine learning experi- ence, he says. The students run the paper, it is their responsibility. STATE is unique in that there is very little in- terference. We get a lot of advice, but it's always up to the editors to make the final decision. Other schools just wish they had our set up, he added. the editor is an author is a keno writer

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Swords and sabers, leaps and lunges marked the Tai Chi Ch'uan demonstra- tion presented by the Student Association for Chinese Studies at the Speakers' Plat- form on October 22. The several hundred STATE students crowding around the area were urged to duck back quickly if any of the demon- strators headed their way. This ancient system of exercise has its goals good physical, mental and emo- tional health. Dynamic and slow move- ments combined with a general relaxa- tion, aim at the development of an intrinsic energy and outer balance , difficult to achieve by any form of cal- isthenics or gymnastics. Gaining acceptance slowly in the United States, it dates back more than a thousand years to the Tang Dynasty. In the old days it was taught only to emporers, scholars and noblemeng today people from all walks of life, male and female, young and old, have taken up Tai Chi. Consistent practice, say the masters, improves circulation, stimu- lates the nervous system, tones the skin and gives one an alter sense of well be- ing in body and tranquility of mind. Tai Chi Ch'uan consists of 94 move- ments fmany of them repeatsj done in continuous slow-motion through a varied sequence of the movement or forms. lt is a smooth flowing exercise, each movement blending into the next form without pause or break. Hands, shoul- ders, fingers, feet, legs, knees, anda series of coordinated, specifically learned movements. The result looks like a slow-motion ballet. STATE'S demonstration featured Choy Kam Man, master of Tai Chi, who teaches the art at the Chinatown YMCA. Also participating in the demonstra- tion were STATE students Noel O'Rrien, Henry Dea and Mark Offenbach, vice president of the Student Association for Chinese Studies. Exercise techniques were demonstrated by Noel O Brien.