Bailey: Trench Were Impregnated with Myths'

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He added that “the mythology, where particular meaningful, and poetic as any ed that many French mytholog finest mythologies incorporate moments of the myth are incor Colin Bailey, Chief Curator of 18th-century art, although it ical artists were more literate classic references into their porated exactly into the paint the National Gallery of Canada always hasn’t been given such than we have perceived them to paintings more skillfully than ing, demonstrating the artist’s in Ottawa, gave a lecture on respect.” be and that studies of the clas others.” knowledge of his or her subject 18th century French art at The speaker then reviewed a sics were stressed in art The speaker next outlined matter. Cushing Auditorium yesterday. series of mythological paint schools. four main criteria of observing Then, Bailey elaborated upon The lecture is part of a series ings, remarking on their plea- “The French were impregnat the ways in which 18th-century inventive mythology, where an put on by the American Society sure-loving themes. He stated ed with the myths of ancient painters incorporated ancient artist will take liberties with a on Eighteenth Century Studies that these decorative mytholo Greece and Rome,” elaborated lore into their paintings. First, mythological text if he knows (ASECS), which is holding a gies tended to remove all seri Bailey, noting that students he defined the technique of that they w ill be appreciated by conference at Notre Dame this ousness from their subject mat were sometimes required to sequential mythologies, where the audience in his painting, week. ter, but that their underlying dine with their rectors, reading one small figure in the painting according to Bailey. Bailey began the evening by messages do maintain a serious history throughout their meals. foreshadows an upcoming Finally, Bailey defined his discussing the nature of artistic subject. However, Bailey was quick to event, usually of great signifi concept of an “arcane plunder- education in France. He stated Bailey often cited works of assert that simply because an cance to the main characters in that one of his goals was to Francois Boucher, calling him artist was more educated, he or the painting. see ASECS / page 6 Class of 1998 begins search for class fellow By KRISTI KLITSCH Assistant News Editor For the past 10 years, the graduating seniors have honored a member of the Notre Dame faculty as the Senior Class Fellow, an award given at the Senior Mass held at the Grotto during Senior Week. “The Senior Class Fellow is an award designed for any faculty, staff or administra tion member that has made a significant con tribution to the class,” explain senior class president Beth Nolan. According to Nolan, the senior fellow origi nated in the early 1980’s, but the award was perceived as a sort of joke that no faculty member wanted to receive. But over the past 10 years, the award has been given to a person on the faculty that has made a serious contribution to the class. Father Mark Poorman, associate professor of theology, was the Senior Class Fellow last year. “I do not know how I was nominated,” he stated, “but I was extremely pleased and hon ored to be chosen by the class as a fellow.” Poorman was notified by last year’s senior class president of his achievement prior to the For 25 years, Father George Wiskirchen has been leading Notre senior visit to the Grotto. “I spoke at the last Mass at the Grotto,” Dame’s jazz ensemble through swing and funk, rhythm and blues Poorman remembered. “The senior class pres ident spoke, and then I was given a few By LAURA PETELLE as possible. moments of acceptance and thanks to the Assistant News Editor A fter his ordination as a Holy class.” Cross priest in 1955, Wiskirchen Nolan, who attended the Senior Mass last Most directors at this weekend’s became a teacher at Notre Dame year, said that Poorman met many seniors Collegiate Jazz Festival will be High School in Niles, 111. He through his involvement with residence assis wearing suits. earned a degree in music from tant training during the summer. One will sport a clerical collar. Northwestern University in “He was well-known throughout the class as That “one” is Father George Evanston, 111. a positive person,” Nolan said. Wiskirchen, director of the Notre “When I began teaching in “One of the people that nominated me said Dame jazz bands since their 1955, there were few jazz bands, that she had learned a lot about relationships inception in 1972. He w ill take the and the kids [at Notre Dame High and church teachings through my classes,” stage with the Notre Dame Jazz School] wanted to start one, so we recalled Poorman. Ensemble tonight at 7:30 p.m. did,” Wiskirchen said. There are no qualifications to be nominated Wiskirchen was born in 1928 in Wiskirchen’s Notre Dame High as a senior fellow, and any senior can nomi Quincy, 111., a small town on the School band competed in a high nate someone for the position. Mississippi River. He began play school festival in Chicago in 1960. “It is left up to the individual person to ing trumpet in eighth grade. The prize was to appear at the decide who they nominate,” said Nolan. “It “I got bit by the music bug,” Collegiate Jazz Festival (CJF) at doesn’t really matter who it is, as long as they Wiskirchen said, “and that’s what the University of Notre Dame. have touched someone’s life.” 1 always wanted to be — a music Wiskirchen’s band won, and that The senior class is currently accepting nomi teacher.” was the first time he had a band nations for this year’s senior fellow. Names “I did a lot of listening [to jazz] on the stage at CJF. can be submitted through the weekend. and a little playing in high school, In 1972, Wiskirchen came to Any seniors interested in nominating a can but not much,” he said. the University to teach in the didate must e-mail or call the Class of 1998 Wiskirchen entered Moreau band program. office with the name of the person and why the Seminary in 1946 and majored in “The first thing I did was put person is worthy of receiving the award. philosophy. While at Notre Dame, The Observer/Kevin Dalum Top: Father George Wiskirchen counts off. he took as many music electives see JAZZ / page 4 Above: Wiskirchen conducts the jazz band. see FELLOW / page 6 page 2 The Observer IN• S ID E Friday, April 2, 1998 ■ In s id e C o l u m n X. \\Outside the Dome ND’s loss Compiled from U-Wire reports When was the last time you heard a truly Berkeley students rally to protest minority admissions drop insightful homily? Last Sunday, as a resident of Knott Hall, I BERKELEY, Calif. chance to increase the number of attended a mass that was presided over by The day after university officials signatures to place the Equal Father David Garrick. released the results of university Education Opportunity Initiative,, What 1 experienced that freshman admissions without affir which would restore affirmative night is something that I mative action, UC Berkeley students Universiry of California action in education, on this will not soon forget. held various rallies throughout cam November’s ballot. The proposal Father Garrick’s minis pus to protest the university’s shift to mative action.” was written by Boalt students. The ini terial presence created a race-blind admissions. In lower Sproul Plaza late tiative is being circulated in other uni prayerful and thought- At Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law, Wednesday afternoon, more than 50 versities in the state, including UCLA, provoking atmosphere in where no Latino students and one students showed up to a rally to Stanford and California State which the congregation black student enrolled last year, about express their concern about the future University, Los Angeles. was made to feel truly Brian Reinthaler 150 students held a walkout to protest of diversity on the campus. ”We spent almost all of January involved in the mass. It Managing Editor the decline in underrepresented The protests coincided with the recruiting and gathering signatures all was the first time in at minority admits. The students then National Day of Action to Defend over California, and to get people excit least a year that 1 have held a cookout throughout the after Affirmative Action across college cam ed about (the initiative),” said Murphy, participated in a service from beginning to noon. puses nationwide. More than 60 U.S. who also helped to organize yester end, without slipping into the monotonous rep “We wanted to get the message universities participated in the event.

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