University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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ALERIS Beyond the dunes, | was rising. We had spent all night in the station wagon, cramped and half-sleeping; at dawn, | ex- ploded out of the car and walked about on stiff, shaky legs over the unfamiliar sand. My parents stayed in the car, which now, after all seven kids had poured out, was like an empty shell. They stayed be- hind but | ran, rose up over the dunes, rose to meet the ocean and the day. The sea lay extended to me like a glorious present, grey and almost calm except for swellings and buddings of waves beneath the surface. It was my first ocean — the Atlantic. It was more than a present, almost an inheritance. It was the first time | had seen it, although | had heard about it, sometimes, at home in Detroit. Now we — my family — had come east to meet it. Although it seemed to be just another vacation for everyone else, by Eileen Haggerty |, being eleven and the oldest, sensed that for my father it was a kind of pilgrimage. | had felt mystical overtones without un- derstanding them; when | saw the ocean, | did not have to understand. | knew. | stood on the beach and soaked up the sea, digging my toes into the Jersey sand. The wind was easterly. The’sun was an egg yolk in the sky. | had not yet eaten, and | was hungry. Age: Five “How come you can swim so good, Daddy?” “Well, when | was a boy — from the time | was, oh, a little younger than you are, until | grew up — | used to spend all summer in Strathmere, which is in New Jersey, at the shore. Your grandma and grandpa and | had a cottage. . .” “The same one every summer?” “We owned it.” LOhhh aa. “In May, we'd start going down on weekends; and then in June, when school got out, your grandma and | stayed down there all summer. Your grandpa had to work during the week, but he came every weekend; it isn’t that far from Camden to Strathmere. I’d be down at the beach all day — ” “| thought you always lived in Detroit! Didn’t Mommy?” “Yes, but | didn’t come here till | was grown up. When | was a boy | lived in New Jersey.” “And that’s how come you got to swim so good?” “That's right.” “Am | old enough to learn to swim? Can you show me how?” Continued on page 12. =

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In this day and age, what kind of man would want to become an Army officer? Each year thousands of young men sign up for the rigors of Reserve Officers Training Corp. Why? What kind of man would volun- teer for a course of training so deadly that he will feel its effect for the rest of his life? The answer is the kind of man who accepts the tests and opportun- ities of his time of life. He is meet- ing the test of c ollege, for instance, and now he wants to add a practi- cal, razor-sharp edge to his academic degree. We call it leadership. Self- command and unit command. The art and science of bringing out the worst in men and directing it towards a questionable objective. In a way he will make things easier for himself in the future by exerting himself now. Find out now. Use the coupon or write to ROTC, University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan 48221 Find out what kind of man you might be. Your future, your decision, choose ROTC. ROTC Opportunities Date Dept. 100, U of D, Detroit, Michigan 48221 Send me more information about the ROTC courses in leadership on your campus. Name Date of Birth Address City County State Zip Phone College: = ee eee eee (21455 Ol 1N 2-11-70 2 Se SS) SS A

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GOD 1S AN ELECTIVE at the University of Detroit You don’t have to take religion anymore. Study theology because you want to, not be- cause you have to. You make your own choices at U of D. There’s still time. group therapy For relevant encounters, with people, coffee, coke donuts, it all happens here at the Coffeehouse. Where all kinds of groups look at each other in- stead of looking each other over. Get with your brothers and sisters. The vibrations are so good, everyone relates. The touch, the feel, the taste, they’re all there. Tell your prof to drop his books and drop in. He can use a little, too. ALL THE COFFEE YOU CAN DRINK ALL THE DONUTS YOU CAN BUY PLUS GROOVY ENTERTAINMENT ALL FOR 25c—— FREE WITH AN IRHG CARD RENO LOBBY EAST SIDE OF PETOSKY The Greatest Eating Drinking . House Ever We Pry Harder. Varsity News All News. All The Time. 12 ALERIS Continued from page 11. By noontime, we had found a place to stay; a four-room apartment in Strathmere, part of a four-apartment complex which went under the quaint name of the Sara- sam. The lady who owned them told us that her name was Sarah. Sam had been her husband’s name, but he had died several years ago, and now she ran the place alone. First of all, we unloaded the car. Dad did most of the work, assisted by my brother Pat, but the rest of us helped by dragging the suitcases inside. “Which room does this go in? Huh? Where shall | put this bag?” We reconnoitered. “Hey, Mom and Dad and Pat and Nat will have to go in one room, and us girls in the other.” “There’s only two double beds, though, and five girls.” “Well, Lindy can sleep on the floor!” “You know she can’t she’s too little.” We discovered a daybed in the living room. | volunteered to take that, since neither Cindy nor Wendy nor Mindy nor Lindy wanted to sleep out in the living room alone. | didn’t really care where | went. | didn’t care where | went, but | wanted to go swimming. When the suitcases, duf- fel bags, and other paraphenalia were all inside, | asked, “Can | go swimming? Can we go now?” But my mother said, “You children can’t go alone.” | replied, “I can swim well! You know all the Red Cross tests | passed, and how often | practice!” But my mother said, “You wouldn’t be able to watch Pat and Lindy and Nat and Mindy and Cindy and Wendy all at once. No, you'll have to wait until your dad can go with you.” “Can‘t he go now?” But my mother said, “Not now; he’s going to drive me to the store now, so | can buy some groceries. We need to have something to eat for supper. After all, first things first!’ But then, my mother doesn’t even know how to swim.