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• I vol XXI no 13 dordt college, sioux center, iowa March 2, 1978 III. Meyer unites and glorifies ---,--_. --- DDRDT COLLEGE RADIO --.&----- 'Spoon River' 91.3, STEREO FM 1112) 722·0913 By AUDREY VLlEG living as e a c h character recalls -Diamond Editor- the-highlights of his life. " . 'The presentation 0 f the Spoon 'The Theater Arts Department wfll - River is not in the Same form as the PROCLAiMING A GOD-CENTERED CULTURE present, "Spoon River Anthology"as written anthology. St a te s 'Meyer, the first production in the new mini- "I liked the literature and the folk- theater. On March 9, 8:00 pc m , , songs but I never liked the play be- the door s will open for the fir st pre- cause it didn't seem to have unity. sentation and will continue through- Ithad no beginning, mtddle, or end; ont the following week on March nl, nothrustortheme.Butl thought the 11, 16, 17, 18. problem WaSarrangement of the Last year the old gymnasium's poems, not the literature, so Ichose ba sketball s were put away and 46 of the 89 poems and 13 of the 17 hammers were brought out to begin folksongs, arranged themin~ construction on the theater. What scenes, added a brief introduction resulted from the months of activity and conclusion and created some include a sewing room, two faculty semblance of a plot. " offices, and the new theater. During the 75 minute presentanon, 'The theater seats 90 people, who the students will portray sltuartons will sit strategically around a such as a square dance, a church center stage. 'The stage will take on service, and a courtship. Folk the appearance of a small town as songs will c rea t e the transition 21 college students relive "the lives from one scene to the next. , KOCR searching for new'o by Steve Lyon of the inhabitants of Spoon River. To help the audfencein the under- Verne Meyer, theater arts instruc- standing of the anthology, Meyer tor, comments on the production: in-forms us that a program in the "T'h e anthology is composed of 89 form of a 1895 newspaper will ex- poems and 17 folksongs, acted out plain. The program will inform by various individuals who came the audience about the people in the tower site back to life to tell the audience about town as the townspeople of that time a particular incident in their life. saw each other but the students on By BRUCE HIBMA that can be leased from the city. The author of the anthology c a me stage will portray their lives as -Diamond Editor- '(his site is 14 acres in order to from a small tow n where he lived they rea lly were. con~" \' \0';"]:)' the -st i 1:'{n g Hfe, hypoeetsy, an _ .eke's to"·"m.·..sP<>_~...._ ....,.., KDCR? You know, that little 600 ft. (The pr-esent tower is 300 immorality. But he a Ls o saw the tbotog y are available at the SUBat building with the tower next to it ft. ) There will also be an increase beauty 0 f a small town.· You get a $1.50 for students and sen ior ci- that flashes red ltght., at night ana in power from 40,000 to 100,000 sense 0 f a very sporadic, intense tizens' $2.00 for adults. gets bicycles hung at its surmnit ? watts. (100,000 is the maximum Oh yeah. now I know! They play wattage allowed and is also what music wi th composers' names that all the competition is operating at.) are hard to pronounce. And they The programs will be produced at got that elimination program on at the present structure, and then re- eM' Festival 'eatures lage' night, right? And isn't that where layed by microwave to the 600 ft. Rev. Haan s.ays , "Goooood Moorn- tower. A 1st Class Engineer will ing! " also be needed full-time. By SHERRY BYERLY Well, KDCR is actually alot more For those of you who think KDCR -Diamond Staff Writer- than' that, and to keep it that way w ill now be broadcasting from means growth and expansion. c o a s t -t o -c o a s t , you're wrong. With stations surrounding KDCR .'he.se various facets of expansion This Friday, March 3, Dordt Trumpet, "by Johann Hummel, and virtually on all sides, expansion is will increase the range the radio h 0 s t s the CMA (Colleges of Mid his Own "Trumpet Proce.s stonal". a must-c-or else, lTIless time than waves can be pi cked up by i)-10 America) Band Festival on campus. The crviA Band Concert begins at you ill tghr think, the radio waves of miles. This may seem insignifi- Approximately 160 students from 7:30 p.m. in the gym.· The ff r s r 91. 3 will be hemmed in forever. cant to the uninformed, but actually Do r d t, Northwestern, Westmar, four selections will be perfonned As Martin Dekkenga, KDCR Sta- it's a major advancement. This in- Sioux Falls, and Dakota Wesleyan by the Dordt Band, incl uding a solo tion Manager s u y a , "It's now or crease will enable KDCR to reach colleges will be participating in the by Nagel in Haydn's arrangement, never. We need to actually pro- both Sioux Falls and Sioux:City very day long event. "Trumpet Concerto". Pollowtng, tect ourselve.s , as well as be able well, where before the coverage Robert Nagel, nationally known the combined bands will play four to guarantee a listening audience. " was minimal. Also the Edgerton trumpet soloist, will highlight the selections from the "My Wonderful < With this in mind, Dor dt Col- area will hopefully be able to tune festival. Nagel, best known for his Lord" c o l l e c t ion prepared by lege's Board of Fru.srees approved in. {The potential listening audi- performance in the New York Bras s Nagel. the "concept" of a power Increase. ence, especially considering Sioux Q u I n t e t, is "the finest classical Bouma urges everyone to attend i'his includes a new transm ttrer , Falls and Sioux City is, in the least, trumpet player in the country, " ac- the events. All of the events are tower, and re-Iocatton of the tower. staggering! ) cording to Gerald Bouma. free and open to the public. A free I'his does not mean a change in fre- Hutbefore all these dreams can be In addition to playing first trum- will offering will be taken at the quency. made real tty, theymustbe approv- pet, Nagel Lsan acti ve Chr iattan as evening concert. Thus, the search for a "possible" ed by both the Dordt College voting a member of the International tower site began in earnest. More board '(meets in March), and the Trum pet Guild, a Chris ttan m usi cal than two months have been ripped FAA. After that KDCR must file organization. ott the calender in this frustrating for a construction permit with the The day-long festival begins at CMA writing task, with no less than a few prob- Federal Communications Commis- 10:00 a. m . in the choir and band lems: Fanners see the dollar signs sion (a process which could take up rooms. Nagel will conduct a trum- deadline set flash in front of their eyes when to two years). Only after all these pet masters- class in the choir room The deadline for submissions to someone whispers the words, radio steps have been fulfilled can the where he will critique performan- the CMA English Review has been tower and conceouently, the prices . first steps in actual construction ces of trumpet solotsrs , Other stu- set for March (S. Published inflate. At least 10acres are need- even begin. dent solotsts and small ensembles yearly, the Review is composed of ed for erection of the type of tower What is needed now (not later) is will perform for the CMA directors the finest short stories and poetry Dordt needs. The Federal Aviation the speed, support, encouragement in the. band room. Administration :FAA) has to give of EVERYONE. fhen , and only of students and faculty within the At 1:15 p.m., Nagel, accompa- CMA. ' the O.k. before any tower 'can be then, wlll KDCR be able to proclaim niedbyNoelMagee, will hold a re- All students and faculty entering constructed. And prices of mater- a "God-centered Culture '; not just cital in fe Paske l'heatre. l11ere- should submit material to ials seem to increase faster than to the dorm rooms, but to any and cital will include "Aria frnm Can- Professor Hugh Cook, editor of the the population of India. every ear willing to listen for miles tata No. 43", composed by Bach Review for 78, before March IS. A "possihle ' tower Rite has now and miles and . and edited by Nag~l, . 'Concerto for been found east of Sioux Center, the diamo'nd page... 2 March 2, 1970 What's attitude dis tirx.dy shapes our prl - letters Dear Brothers and Sisters: happening? Another lecture serte s has come or iti e s . and gone. and the campus is once The Christian community today items that must be clarified. again settled into its routine. An- cries out for leaders who under> A nation controlled other one of many "special event.." stand that responsibility as God's First, the R. J. Dykstra Award is given to a returning junior or by energy is now ht story, simply another bit stewards.