Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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A crowd gathered to observe, par- ticipate in and enjoy a hypnotism exibition. Puppet Without Strings Side by side students relaxed and got into the proper frame of mind for a hypnotism. T heir are many gifted and talent perform- ers who appear here at Seton Hall. Some are not- ed for the way they write about the world around them and others are known for making us laugh. One performer who showed a unique talent was John Ko- lisch. Kolisch dazzled stu- dents in the Pub on March forth in the display of his talent as a hypnotist. Most people think of a hypnotist as a person who has people follow his pock- et watch with their eyes or something out of a Alfred Hitchcock movie. Kolisch s technique does not require a watch, only the the help of about 20 students. Be- fore the act begins he tests the audience to see who is a likely candidate for the show. After he has deter- mined this, he selects the 20 volunteers he uses for the remainder of the show. The students who are se- lected are then placed in a hypnotic trance from which Kolisch has them perform a number of activities. Most of the stunts are designed to ridicule the person and bring roars of laughter from the crowd. When the show is over the person is awak- ened and remembers noth- ing of what happened. After the show those who took part in the demonstra- tion leam of their activities from their friends. Some re- plied I was not really hyp- notized I was just playing along. What ever the case may be a good time was had by all. 26 Hypnotist John Kolisch

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nightmare On South Orange Ave. by SHEILAH WALSH H alloween is a great excuse for ridicu- lous fun. riot that students need an excuse . . . but when it comes to Hal- loween, Seton Hall students party with style. Did you ever really ' ' wonder about Halloween? Like why Halloween is cele- brated with dunking for ap- ples, jack-o-Iantems, witch- es, bite size candy bars and for that matter students dressing like kegs? Well, if you are wondering . . . and even if your not . . . here is the scoop. Hallow- een is an old custom of the Druids (priests of ancient Gual and Britain), also known as Celts, who be- lieved that witches, demons and spirits of the dead roamed the earth on the eve of November 1. To pro- tect themselves from the demons ' mean tricks they lit bonfires. They also thought that if they offered them things to eat and dressed in costumes the spirits would think they were one of them! Then when the Romans conquered the Celts in 43 A.D. their festival of Fera- lia (honoring the dead) and Pomona ' ' (Roman goddess of fruit and trees) were combined with the Celtic festivals. Later when the Roman Catholic Church set aside the first day of November to honor All Saints or All Hal- lows Day, and the night be- fore All Hallows Eve, these two holidays were short- ened to Halloween. Now, if you are wondering how it got from the Druids all the way to South Or- ange, we can thank Scotch- Irish immigrants who intro- duced the custom to the U. S. around the 1800 ' s. The old custom of Hal- loween has come a long way, but the Druids would be proud of our modem and enthusiastic party spirit! The Bride of the forgotten dead stalks the night in search of a de- monic suitor. Raisin ' Hell I These Sun Giant rai- sins enjoy their last moments in the spotlight. Halloween 25

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Hypnosis or an 8 a.m. class? John Kolisch uses a mass hypno- sis technique on a student. Frank Gentile climbed an imagi- nary rope while under hypnosis. Hypnotist John Kolisch 27 .