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Page Fourteen. PHOENIXSlope Lashes O ut on WarInto African A rtIn one of John Jay High School's more interestingcourses %u2014 African Sculpture - students learn to appreciate the style, history and meaning of AfricanSculpture, but they also complete a work of their own.Teacher Jonathan Rubel encourages the students eitherto pattern their work after an authentic work of theirown choosing or achieve a completely original design inthe African style. In the process of completing their ownwork of African Sculpture, the John Jay students not onlylearn to appreciate the intricacy of this primitive artform, but they also improve their manipulative skillsusing carving chisels and some power tools.The Park Slope People Against the War, which held a peaceful anti-war demonstration last Saturday in Park Slope, released a statement prior to that event explaining its current position on the Indo China war: %u201c Nixon was elected on the promise of ending the war by signing the agreements reached by the U.S. and North Vietnam on October 20, 1972. Instead, on December 18, he began again the bombing of the major civilian centers of the North, Hanoi and Haiphong.%u201c The people of this nation and of this world rise up in angry protest. Swedish, Australian and Italian workers picket U.S. plants and refuse to unload U.S. cargo. Heads of nations make public condemnation of the bombing and the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. All across the country citizens are demonstrating and petitioning to demand that Nixon stop all bombing of Southeast Asia and sign the agreements to end the war and insure self-determination for the Vietnamese.%u201c Park Slope People Against the War joins this effort with a petition drive in Park Slope and a supporting peaceful demonstration in the streets.%u201dThe Park Slope People Against the War said, %u201c We feel we have been tricked by the events following the announcement of the October 20 Treaty. On that date Nixon cabled Premier Pham VanDong that The U.S. side appreciates the goodwill and seriousM A K EITHAPPENM. v fLet us know about what's happening (or gonna happen) w ith your civic grou'p, church or club. We list all events of interest to B rooklyn's brow nstone areas free of charge in our weekly calendar, Brooklyn%u2019s Happening. We can%u2019t make any promises, but we might cover your event as well ifit is news worthy and of interest to our readers.Deadline: Each Monday, 10 a.m.Contact: The PHOENIX132 Clinton StBrooklyn, N Y. 11201Let Us Know!attitude of the DEV. The text of the Agreement may now be considered complete.%u201d By October 23, Nixon was insisting on further negotiations and it seemed possible that the treaty would not be signed on Orfnher 31 Kissinger promised %u2018Peace is at hand%u2019 on the 27th while suggesting four days of further negotiations. The American people believed this election promise and the largest landslide Presidential victory in our history occurred.%u201c After the landslide victory secret alks began again with Kissinger threatening bombing above the 20th parallel unless the changes he suggested were agreed to by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. These threats became more specific from November 20- 25. On December 4 we learned that the minor and technical points to be re-negotiated numbered 126!%u201c Finally the secret Paris talks were broken off by the U.S. on December 13, with no date set for their resumption. On December 16 Kissinger held a press conference violating the agreed-upon conP H O E N I Xfidentiality of the talks and blaming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam for the breakdown. While talking of %u2018peace at hand,%u2019 Nixon was making a calculated steady retreat from a negotiated settlement. December 18, Nixon resumed saturation bombing of the Norty by B-52s and F -llls . Premier Olof Palme of Sweden has compared these extermination raids to the bombing of Britain in World War Two.%u201c Nixon has tricked the American people,%u201d the statement concluded. %u201c Now we must act to force him to sign the October 20 Treaty. For we shall not be tricked again %u201dThe Park Slope People Against the War is distributing leaflets and canvassing homes and shopping areas urging Brooklynites to sign an anti-war petition and to join the Inauguration Day demonstration in Washington. In addition, the group has many resources, including films, speakers and slides on the air war which are available for community use. For information, call 768-3959 after 3 p.m.Carolers Are LaudedA group of 20 students and faculty members of The Berkeley Institute and Brooklyn FriendsGettin%u2019Over a 20 percent increase in scholastic honors for the spring %u201972 term marked a record number of Kingsborough Community College students named to the school%u2019s Dean%u2019s List, according to President Leon M. Goldstein.Of the 458 Dean%u2019s List students, top honors were shared by Brooklynites Elaine C. Brennan, Ivy N. Brown, Susan Festa, Bonni Finkelstein, Gail Golden, Sol Grabia, Joseph Hoffman, Frank lervolino, Helen Katz, Rosemarie Leahy, Ruth Leder, Patricia A. O'Brien, Josephine Pansci, Edward Fi Radonic, Marna Schoenfeld, Marc A. Schwartz, Mindi Schweitzer, Iris Silverman, Dennis John Smith, Grace Sullivan, Irv Torkel, Paula M. Wechter, and Deborah Wistol, all of whom scored straight A%u2019s in their subjects for perfect 4,0 indexes.School organized Glee Club and met during the Christmas vacation to sing for patients of The Methodist Hospital of Park Slope. Mr. Robert Milrad, director of The Glee Club, in response to the students%u2019 request made arrangements with Miss Jacqueline Sheridan of the hospital for the neighbor-to-neighbor song fest.On December 21st, performing with no accompaniment, students and teachers went from the lobby Chapel to the corridors of each floor singing their goodwill medley of carols and secular holiday songs for patients and hospital staff.Both hospital and school officials were so pleased with the success of the holiday concert, with the satisfaction it brought to both the patients and the children and teachers that participated, that it will become an annual event.The Berkeley Institute is always pleased to encourage its students to seek out its community%u2019s needs and play an active role in contributing, as citizens, towards meeting those needs.LIU Soccer is No. 1The Long Island University Brooklyn Center varsity soccer team %u2014 the number one ranked squad in New York State and seventh in the nation %u2014 placed four players on the 1972 All-State teams.Senior forward and co-captain Leonard Taylor of Brooklyn was a second team pick and freshman halfback Colin Fowles of Brooklyn received honorable mention.Taylor, former Boys High School All-City booter and Junior College All-America at New York Community College, tallied five goals and made five assists, boosting histwo year production to 15 goals and 13 assists.Fowles, a strong running, alert and aggressive freshman tallied four goals and made one assist in his first year with the varsity. The 6-footer is a former All-City booter from Automotive High School, where he set the school scoring record of 20 goals as a senior.At season's end, LIU%u2019s balanced scoring attack had tallied 42 goals and assaulted the opponents%u2019 nets with a 426-shot barrage. The tight defense allowed only 136 shots or about nine per game.The Penny BridgeBook ShopART C A LEN D A R S1/3 off%u2022 %u2022 %u2022156 M o n ta g u * St. 6 2 4 -0 2 4 4M on.-W ed. 10-8P MThurs.-Frl 1Q-9PMSat. 10-6PM