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• Vol. 77, No. 2 Kenyon Conege, Gambier, Ohio October 4, 1950 , in Kenyon Honors Frost With Eventful Weekend The CO LLEG IAN Reports Robert Froat, elder American will present Mr.. Frqst's rellgious vard will discuss "Reality in the poet, will be the guest of honor drama, uA Masque. of Mercy." American Poetic Tradition." Dr.

of Kenyon College at a three day This is believed to 0 be the world Murdock's latest book is "Note- conference October 6, 7, and 8. premiere of this poem, the com- books of Henry James." The sec... The theme of the celebration is panion work of "A Masque pf ond speaker, Dr. Marston Morse. ''The Poet and Reality." Leaders Reason." . mathematician and a fellow of the of American letters, science, poli- Saturday will be the confer- Institute for Advanced Study at. tics, and pub1isbing will join the ence's "big day." Beginning at Princeton University, will talk OD. Kenyon faculty uul student body 10:30 in Rosse Hall Dr. Thomas "Some Reflections on Evaluations In honoring the man whom many Reed Powell, Professor of Law in Mathematics and. the Arts.'" authorities CODSider the dean of Emeritus, Harvard University, and uA Masque pf Mercy" will be American poets. author of "The Supreme Court presented again Saturday eve- Registration will begin Friday, and Police Power, 1922-30," will ning at 7 :30, and climaxing the October, in the Alumni library, address the conference on "Or- day's schedule, Robert Frost will MIa ...... ak dates are not yet deftnltely de- taken up by rehearsals lor ''The price of the individual C'Oncerts outskirts of Salonika. With the beings struggled for their exist- cided upon, the Sincers expect to Messiah" by Handel to be sung. remains $1.20 and though Pro- cooperation of the International ence. And our expectations were appear again at Western College with the.Mount Vernon Commun- fessor Schwartz has not an- Red Croos and other humanitarian justified wben we fIaally entered for Women In a combined concert ity Chorus in Mt. Vel'llOll on Sun- nounced the complete 1ists of organizations, 'IUld accompanied Leipsydrion - the stony streets with the Western choral group at day, December 3. Of COllrlll:, the artists, an unusually fine series by President Compton of Ana- burning under the bot lRID; the Oxford, Ohio. This season, after traditional pre-Christmas concert can be oexpecte'd on the basis ot tolia, Mr. Thomas of the Christ- houses built with mud afteI' a very an absence of three years, the of carols in Chapel is again in laSt year's and other year's per .. ian Service, and other enthusiastic primitive fashion; the w"oIe vil- Western group will come to Ken- view. With. the,!" dates as a beaU, lage, being very dry, lacked trees formance. It is hoped that even and energetic relief workers, I yon for a combined concert. Plans Professor Schwartz promises his •or bushes, lacked the very live- more Kenyon students will at- left for a tour of the" guerrila- are also being completed for a Sincers and Kenyon College a stock that a small agricultutal tend these concerts now that the s~ villages near Salonika joint concert with the Pennsyl- year lull of promise. town so badly needs. It seemed individual tickets ere available that auftered mostly by the recent- 't8nla Colleee for Women al- The band has already oe1led- ....if we had gone backwards Into and chargeable to Book Shop .... ly ended civil war. itJougb ft Ia not yet certain uled rehearsal times under the di. time and visited a pre1aIJtorIe College SCCOUftts. /Uthough most of the villages town in the deoert of Sahara. visited were in a miserable con- The tim thing that I felt, wheR dition, one was sincled out - the townspeople started gathering Dances Scheduled for Oct.. 14, 28 Leipsydrion, in the County of around our jeep, was that the vil- Oqtober 01• is the b,. JohDs obviously absent wench to be found? If the Kenyon man looks Sports EdItor Lama,. GriHs Cop,. EdItor Bill 1...... ~ for a girl in Mt. Vernon, he is either knifed to death at Harry's '- . - by ,"at loving ninety per cent of the population, strangled under Mak.... p Eclltor Jack WI111ams - -. the bar at Randy's or if he is lucky, just spends a month or ~ Phot __ Bnm Me...... oa inthe medicine cabinet of the infirmary. Should he pursue hIS Sam Chamblla search for the woman in some distant port like Columbus, Dela- B...... MaDav- a-.., GanaD ware, or Granville, he can never ride his bike fast enough to get Aut. Bu.. )(gr•...... DIdr: no- back to classes the next day and soon is ftunked or thrown out of Financial S..porr\sor . college anyway. The few three or four womt;n in ~~bier itse~ ...... R_ WamsbuIs are either engaged to men at Ohio State or still waiting for their Acl..ortIsinq MlJf. .. Chuck Looch boy friends to return from the Spanish-American War. CIrcu1atioD MlJf•...... Sta ... SmIth Where are the fraternity men to lovingly attach their pins? Exchange MlJf•...... Tom ~ On balloons? If a Kenyon man wants to invite a girl to the Fall AIIL D GmTb1ll or Spring dance, he has to know a miikman with twenty-twenty Ponoaa1 DIroctor vision in Mansfield, the ).anitor at Denison, or has already asked ...... ProDtIu WlckhOlll his love to start hitchhiking from the far away home town in order that she get to the Hill by next May. The run of the mill date is out of the question unless the Stephens Stack room in the library has been secretly and unusually stacked. The only worn. MEMORIAL THEATEB an ever smuggled successfully onto this campus died soon after WecL..ThUl'. - "Paid in Full" from the shock that she was alone. The sight of some 450 odd and "The Leademecks Have • tongues hanging out is quite a shock to a woman. Landed.1I GI ImpSeS . • • • • • Monday through Friday, a clean cut masculine spirit of intel- FrL·Sat. - "Prisoners in PeW- lect and learning may feasibly prevail, but on a moonlit Saturday coats" and "Border Treas- bJ' Charlos Doctar night a study of the "IPse and Fall of the Roman Empire" is ure," , Our subject: the appointment This Marshall - Acheson belief pretty cold companionship compared to the more than equally S...... MoD.. Tu... - "Rocket of General Marshall as Secretary does not mean we will disregard violent rises and falls with some tepid and adventuresome wench. Ship X. M." and "Bomba of Defense. Asia. Asia will receive less at- If anyone has an answer to this pitiable situation, please drop and the Hidden City." Fu11y clothed, the resignation tention once the Korean War ends. your suggestions and any old second hand women in the slot in of Louis Johnson, the ex-Secre- General MacArthur will just have the door of the "Collegian." If there is no answer to this crying VERNON THEATEB. tary of Defense, in favor of Gen- to forget about Formosa. Mac- issue, then the moral of this story is, come the middle of this Wad.-Thv. - "No Man of Her eral Marshall looks like a normal Arthur has been told to forget semester, God save the maids. Own" and "Love That govemmental response to public Formosa before this. But this Brute." opinion. time he will have to obey orders. FrL ..Sat. - "Desert Hawk" and However, as we shed the Mar· His new boss, General Marshall, "Trail to Tombstone!' shall appointment of some of its unlike Louis Johnson the former S...... Moa.. T.... - "Double outer attire we see clearly the Defense Secretary will have little Stowaway." emercency situation which exists sympathy for MacArthur's views today. A long standing tradition about Formosa and the rest of had to be broken to make Mar- DELTA XAPPA EPSILON expects to have a successful and Asia. shall Secretary of Defense. The With the first dance of the "ear profitable year which has been As Secretary of Defense Mar- almost at hand, the Dekes are an· Milltary Unification Act prohibi. shall will not only have an eftect started on the riCht track by Ita tion on the appointment of an ex- xiousl" awaiting the completion mem1>en, who well represent It In on our foreign policy. He will al- commlasloned otllcer - within ten of the parlor. The chapter Is nearly all campus activities. so have an effect on Russian for- proud to announce the pledging years after his service - as Defense eign policy. While he was Sec- Secretary had to be junked. of Harry Speed and Jim Livinl- PSI UPSILON retary of State General Marshall As we get deeper into the act aton, recently transferred from The Iota of Psi Upsilon has start- originated the Uget-tough" with Grand Rapids Junior Collece, we realize that the Marshall ap- Russia policy. HIs reappearance ed the academic year of '50-'51 pointment may save the political Grand Rapids, Michigan. in a surge of activity, amid smells in the President's otllcial family Briefs: Brothers Rice and Gor· neck of the little MIssouri farmer will once more remind the Rus- of palnt and cries of "Where did in the White House. The Presi- iansk" along with Dick Cummings my dresser go!" The year started sians that we are not their door. spent a very enjoyable Saturday dent's numerous blunders since mats. Maybe the Russians have early for many, with Brothers the Korean war have caused many DiSht last weekend with the in· Bogle and Crawford out for foot. actually begun to realize this. imitable Rudy Vallee afle\' an ex- Americans to lose their faith in During last week's United Nations ball, and Brothers Brillses. Wil- • • • and unquoteU his leadership. However, this loss cursion to the Ohio State game in liams, and Guandolo getting the General Assembly meeting dele- Rice's uBombah." McGowan and of faith Is now disappearing. A gates noticed a more conciliatory Division in shape. To our pleasant Dear Bill - recent Gallup Poll shows that Webb got themselves locked in surprise, Brother Howard Parks Russian attitude. Webb's room during last Satur- Just rome from bitter bawling out President Truman's popularity returned to Kenyon after an abo by Schwartz concerning failure of started to climb agaln after the And thus our disclosures end day's festivities, and the dean had sense of two years. However, we for the time being. . . • to be called to extricate same. music department to place in this announcement of Marshall's ap- regret to say that Brothers Gray Issue. I quote Schwartz: ''Then pointment. DsshinC Henry Berry Is back with P.S.- to Fuzzies: This column Lea, White, James, and Golds: tljey even had the gall to send me Now let's get down to the bare a new Chesterfield. should teach you not to believe borough have Withdrawn from the a letter asking me to subscribe." facts of the Marshall appointment. everything you read. College. Nevertheless the Divi- In the future - some of the As Secretary of Defense during ALPHA DELTA PHI sion Is filled to capacity, and eager Alpha Delta Phi Is back on the pseudor-humor might be forasken the ·'Warm War" period General to cet into the swing of campus for roal "" ... 111 You get so little Marshall will undoubted1y play a hill in full force, and the entire CHALMERS AHHOUHCEMEHT activity. We are looking for. of the stuft I should think you'd big role in our foreign policy. division seems to be well satis- ward to a great season of Intra. use every bit!! It's not·a humor General Marshall Is well suited . President Chalmers has an- fied with the reinstatement and mural football it pre-season prac. magazine - yeti for this role because he was Sec- nounced that Mr. Tracy Scudder with the East Wing Itself. With tices are any indication. Coach the aid of our alumni, the base· Humbly suggest running that retary of State in 1948. At that has been appointed Director of Bill Brices expects an above-avo story next week and picture of time the present Secretary of Admissions and will be in cbarge ment parlor Is being furnished erage turnout In both quantity group just before December 3rd State, Dean Acheson, was Under- of the Admissions O1IIce. Mr. from fioor to ceiling with modem· and quality. We are also very M-.IGh concert alone with plnell secretary. Marshall and Acheson Norris W. Rahming who seven Istic furniture, which we hope proud of the new addition to our I ink it's a bit more Important conceived the Marshall plan while years ago became Acting Director will include a television-radio· trophy case, the Scholarship Cup phonograph combination. Adjoin- 0_ than "Bonehead of they were together in the State of Admissions and in 1947the Di- of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity won e week." Department. The Marshall Plan rector of Admissions, will be as- inC the parlor Is a cardroom which for 1948-49. Socially too, the first Is symbolic of both Marshall's and sociated with him in admissions we plan to turn into a prlvste li- two weeks have been successful . I explained about Chesterfield's Acheson's belief that the welfare work, and in the second semester brary and study room. for us. With a background of a unexpectedly large ad, but it did· and defense of Europe la more im- will resume the responsibilities of Under the patemal wing of summer at the U. of Wlaconsin n't soothe his rulfled feellncs. Pres. Dick Giddings, this division portant than that of Asia it we are Director of Art. (Continued Oft ""'" 3) Rotolo to win acalnst Russia. , KenYOn'CoUeglon, October 4, 1950 3 Green Lord Team Open EarJham Boaters Trip Kenyon 3 - 2 With Wooster Scots in Opener; To Face Thiel Saturday by Sol Bogen The 1950 Kenyon soccer season The Lords came right back and Throughout the final quarter, Looking better with every prac- The Scots, who have a well bal- opened on a sour note last Satur- immediately began pressing the the Lords were eonstantly deep in tice, the fighting Lord eleven takes anced team, proved that they can day when the Lords dropped a opponent's defense area in the Earlham territory, but shot after on the highly-touted Wooster score at will when they racked thriller to Earlham College 3-2 second quarter, and repeated un- shot narrowly missed the goal Scots this Saturday, October 7, at on the fle1dhouse field. The first successful attempts featured by On the whole, the Purple and Benson Bowl, officially opening up 32 points against the power- ful Kalamazoo team. Big Jesse quarter was a hard fought battle good passing of Sy Amell and Joe White outplayed the visitors, but the 1950 Kenyon gridiron cam- with Earlham drawing first blood Pavlovich were turned back by their shooting, though good, was paign. The Scots, who absorbed Molin, whose running and paaaIng nearly upset the boys from Michi- and leading 1-0. In a seesaw the strong Earlham defense. Then not accurate enough to score a a free-scoring 48-32 licking at the gan, will lead the Wooster offense. battle both teams often brought a perfect pass from Lockner land- successful opener for the Kenyon hands of Kalamazoo last Satur- The untried Hendersonmen will the ball down direetly in front of ed right in the mouth of the Earl- squad. day, have a veteran team back probably enter Saturday's game the opposition's nets, but excel- ham goal. and after a scramble, The squad, eager to revenge its this year, which last year com- as a one or two touchdown under- lent defense work on the pa\'t of Sy Axtell slammed the leather initial defeat of last Saturday, will piled a record of 5 wins, 3 de- dog which should make a victory both squads kept goals at a prem- into the twines to tie up the score travel to Greenville, Pennsylvan- feats and 1 tie. One of these vic- over Wooster, Coach Henderson's ium. The major threat by the at 1-1. Earlham then put on the ia this weekend to encounter Thiel tories was a 40·7 slaughter of our Alma Mater, all the more sweet. Purple and White was climaxed pressure and scored twice on mix- College who last year played to own Lords. The Lords will be in top form and by a beautiful shot by Bob Day ups in front of the Kenyon goal to a 2-2 tie with the Lords. The Scots, who last year work- should prllvidequite a few sur- which missed the comer Illya few move into a 3-1 halftime lead. The Kenyon lineup: Insides, ed from an offense known as a prises and thrills for the Kenyon inches. Earlham, minutes before Day, Axtell, Martin, Pavlovich; spinning single wing, similar to In the second half the charges rooters. the cloaing of the initiel period, Outsides, Ellsworth, Lockner; the one used with marked success of Dr. Hanfman completely dom- Halfbacks, Jones, Levy, Cole, finally capitalized on a perfect during the Crisler and Oosterbaan The Wooster tilt on Saturday inated the play, as Tookie Cole, Camp, Eastman; Fullbacks, Tren- era by the Michigan Wolverines. will be a good indication of how pass from the right outside to with a number of good kicks, kept field, Bryan; Goalies, Brockleman, have been polishing up a T-forma- the Purple and White will fare the left outside who was waiting Bogen. this season, and until the cam- the fighting Lords deep in Earl- tion. Use of these two formations a few feet from the mouth of the will add tnuch deception to the paign formally gets UIlder way, ham territory. Finally Bob Day Scots' running and passing at- the campus will be holding high home forces' goal and had little capitalized on one of Tookie's tack and should provide an acid its hope for a terrific football trouble denting the twines for the passes, and scored Kenyon's sec- test for the Lords defenders. year. 1-0 lead. ond and last goal Ron Ryan Leads day night, at which we tried to PIU KAPPA SIGMA potential football players not re- In Fall Tennis ~wi4iOlS NIUII4 become better acquainted with Last week was probation week turning this year, he is Jiard- the Freshmen Class. Although in North Hanna for pledge Dave pressed to find a starting nine. Although Lloyd Budge will not (Contlnuec1 from page 2) such familiar faces as llaDny Heck, who bas now served a long Although they certainly won't be be at Kenyon College this fall to some of the men have been lead- Bucey, AI Smith, and George and dutiful apprenticeship in the the most experienced team in the conduct the tennis program. a full ing forays to Mount Vernon, and Holthaus (a few of our graduating league, the start of the season brotherhood. Brother Heck, in his schedule, under the direction of other places of interest and enter- seniors) were missing, the party last days as a pledge, was on a should at least lind nine Archons Pat Pasini, is planned. A tennis tainment. All in all, this looks was an enjoyable one. strict rule of silence, and went on the field. like a great year for North Leon- The Delts will be well repre- around with the expression of a Beating its own record 3.02 challenge ladder has been drawn grd. sented ;n fall athletics, since 18 of trappist monk on his face. To see average set the first semester last up with boys being able to chal- our men are playing either foot- that he kept his vows, his loving year,. the fraternity again won the lenge those as high as three posi- BETA THETA PI ball or soccer... Best of luck to. brothers stnlIit" Jia1t of'Scissors scholarship cup the' second sem- tions above them. After almost Although -wua Bill," uThump- both these teams! Due to our in- around his neck, and everytiroe he ester with a 3.04 average. two weeks of play the ladder has er," and "Jocular Jack" did not terest in varsity sports, our intra- was caught speaking a generous return to the hill this term, it was mural football team champions portion of his tie was removed. fairly well equalized itself, and MIDDLE KENYON decided unanimously not to abol- last year, may be considerably Plans, as this goes to press, are to the standings should be indicative. ish the fraternity. As a result the weakened. But such stand-out start clipping of! his trousers legs Middle Kenyon, now happily Ron Ryan, number one player on name of Beta Theta Pi once again players as Jack (Rabbit) Greeley when the tie Is all gone. and comfortably settled in the appears on the fraternity roll call and Ray (Phi Beta Keppa) Smith last season's freshman team, and J The "annual Phi Kap Ball" new building, is starting the new Tilly McMasters. number two at Runyon. should give us a weII-l>aJanced (started this year) was held last year with a zest which did not In closed pre-season practices team. SatUl'dliy afternoon and evening evince itself at the Alumni House. man. are again holding down top for the coming touch football sea- in the division parlor, and the Phi AJah Connelly, stage manager for positions. Both of these men son the team as a whole shows SIGMA PI Kaps modestly attribute the rec- the Dramatic Club, is fulfilling played in tournaments this sum- promise, although it lacks in ex- After many pleasant years in his function admirably for the ord attendance to their victory in mer, and seem to have improved perience. Having been discharged South Hanna, Sigma Pi bas mov- a water light the night before over coming production of A Masque a great deal. Dick Harrison, who from the Notre Dame team for ed to a new division in the East the elderly residents of Leonard of Mercy. Gil Bryan will take fumbling, "Hurrying Herskowitz" Division of Old Kenyon. Most of Hall . over this job for Golden Boy. The has a good forehand, and Jack comesto the Chapter with plenty us will miss the water lights and Ross Haskell, who was married Mu Keps expect to do very well Goldberg are holding down the of spirit and will probably hold other forms of horseplay that this fall, bas finally removed all in the intramural football season, third and fourth positions. Two down the fullback spot. "Play- were so prevalent in Hanna, but under the capable leadership of his belongings from his old room freshmen, Bob Forsyth and Dave ful" Peyton Q. Pitney will be call- all of us agree that this new dorm intramural chief Don Gillis, with ing the signals, while "Holler-ing" is O. K.! Dick Promin has dis- in North Hanna. The room had Scudder. son of Traey Scudder precioUsly born a close resemb- a line that averages 180 pounds Whitey Hollenbach and "Edging" covered that by listening at the and a good fast backfield. The have secured the 5th and 8th Ed Stansfield will run the halves. ventilator in his room on the sec- lance to the late-lamented Sam's positions respectively. Don New- Swap Shop in 14t. Vernon. Ross mainstay of the line will be Jim On the line "Vertical" Van Me.. ond floor, he can hear George Wright, who is deserting his eso- combe is filling the number live Cutcheon looks like a sure bet for Granger's tales of woe on the first Is now cluttering up one of the position. barracks, and Is shortly expected teric friends for the athletes for one end, while uSwivel Hips" floor. Speaking of Granger - he the first time since, "I was a 165 Coach Paaini has scheduled Harrison will be playing the other. got himself initiated a week ago to overflow into a second and pos- sibly into a third. pound scatback five years ago in several fall matches, and plans to In the center of the line one may Tuesday, much to the relief of .. high school," Mu Keps would invite Ohio State University and expect to find one of ten players everyone concemed - especially like the rest of the campus to re- Denison up for winter matches in depending upon t h-e eireum-. George. Papa Bill Taylor Is back AllCHOR member that they are still rais- the Wertheimer Field House. stances. \ with us again grinning from ear Of prime Importance to the ing money for the Memorial Book A coach for next spring to re- Several of the suites have ac- to ear, and proudly displaying the Archons, now Installed in South fund, honoring the fellows who place the popular Lloyd Budge quired a variety of color during latest photographs of his "pride Hanna, Is the peintinl of the died in the fire, and would ap- has not been decided upon; but the past week. The Blue Room and joy." Your illustrious Student lounge. The stippled plaster Is preciate even the smallest contri- Pasini has hinted it may be one occupied by McCutcheon, Stans- Assembly president, ''Hotrod Hap- wearing out both brushea and bution. of our present faculty. field, Harrison, and Pennington py Houston," Is back on the road tempers. At the current rate of has been officially designated' as again with (chuckle) a 1935Buick progress, however, the job should the "football party room" for touring car. We are, to say the be done in time for rushing Saturday afternoon Iis ten i n g least, surprised: so will Bill BaIley parties. After the Game pleasure. be, when he reads this! Ken Camp- At a recent meetinl Archon bell bas been wandering about e1eeted Its oIIIcers for the coming Pause for Coke DhTA TAU DELTA with the illusion that he Is a hyp- :vear. They are Hal Duryee, presi- Middle Leonard went through a notist. I suggest you beware of dent: Dave Keyt, vice-president; period of reconstruction for al- any fellow answerinl Ken de- Gus Patrldes, secretary: Jim most a week after the college scription - especially if be mum- Hoyle, treasurer: and Ross Wan\, opened, and now, with every room bles something like "drowsy, sergeent-et-arms. freshly peinted and containing sleepy" in your direction. A New Frank WWlems, atb1etlc chair- new furniture, really looks like Award: Division BIockbeed of the man, Is bus:v askinI ever;vone home. We finished our work In Week: Awarded tbIa week to wbether or not he knoWll what a Plenty of time to make adequate yours truly who let blmIelt pt footbell 18, and, If 110, bow many ••tI"..... _",1..,. •• f ••• co""".coa_ co_,.., ., plans for our perty of last Satur- talked into writinl tbIa col\lDlD. late labs he baa a week. With live COCA-COLA BOTTLDIQ CONPART OF NT. VERROR. OIUO. Issc. Kenyon CoUeglan, Oc:tob4lr4, 19~ 'atrides Delivers Goods Kenyon Honors Frost lCoaliDued from JlCl9lIl) E,c Iipse • • (Continued from _e1) that had been mended time and during the distribution of the It was the night of September time again in a desperate attempt clothing show only a part 01 the 25. A freshman gazing skyward SOD, Bishop of Ohio, will lead the Oxford, Ohio. Also, Mr. A. C. college in a Service of Morning to make them last a while longer. miserable livlnj: conditions in while walking down middle path, Edwards of the Henry Holt Pub- Prayer. The older generation was even Leipsydrion and are a proof that walked into the hitching post and lishing Company, Mr. Frost's pUb- more poorly dressed, with shoes the clothing has been well allo- did considerable damage to his The conference will end with a Ilshers, and Mr. William Sloane made out ,of goats' skin and cated. (The pictures taken at intestines. A Kenyon man and 1:00 p.m. dinner .. At this time Mr. of William Sloane Associate; clothes out of small pieces of Leipsydrion will soon be handed his lady love viewing the moon Frank Dobie, author of "Guide publishing house. ' clothing put together. As for the over to President Chalmers and from a car parked somewhere in to the life and Literature of the Mr. Frost has visited KenYon little boys and girls, they had no will, with the consent of the col- the hill found themselves sudden- Southwest" and Professor of Eng- twelve times in past years as a shoes at all and they had pieces lege, be put on exhibition for the ly quiet in the dark. Joe Rotolo lish at the University of Texas. of cloth wrapped around them for Kenyon students and the people lecturer and speaker. At seventy, lurking in the bushes waiting an and Mr. John Crider, editor-in- drenes. My shock was not smali of Gambier.) opportunity to seize an unsuspect- five years of age he is America's chief of the "Boston Herald," will .oldest living poet and is the Win- upon witnessing all this utter Kenyon's contributions we r e ing Freshman discovered that he speak briefly. misery which, although I have highly praised by everyone in was unable to discern freshmen ner of four Pulitzer Prizes: his UNew Hampshire," uColiected lived before in Greece, never Greece. In Salonika the name of from upperclassmen by moon- knew that existed to such a de- our college is not unknown, for light. "Cap" Eberle's dog "Vinky," Poems," uA-- Further Range," and "The Witness Tree" were cited in gree in the out-of-town areas of before the clothing had arrived on looking up towards the moon Hellas. My mind was Boon made there and Kenyon's name was could be heard to comment. UVot 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943, re- up that part of the clothing that written in the papers. many a per- in himmel!" spectively. He first received na- Kenyon trusted to me to distribute son told me that they knew our While these events were occur- tional recognition with the pub~ in Greece should be given to these college and that they met one our ring, a group of Kenyon star gaz- lishing of his "A Boy's Will" and people. officers - Dean Bailey. who visit- ers were wending their way up UNorth o~ Boston" prior to 1920, ed Greece as one of the first the stairs in the tower of Ascen- and today his "MencUng Wall," Official figures, secured later Americans who was sent there by sion Hall to the Kenyon College and "Death of the Hired Man" f, rom governmental agencies. our government. The press of the observatory. The reason for all are standard high school readings showed that Leipsydrion had 63 city of Salonika published pic- this activity was that Mother Na- in American poetry. Born in San families - a total of 293 persons. tures and articles on the drive ture was putting on a lunar show Francisco, Mr. Frost is a resident The village had suffered greatly and praised the noble action of that will not be repeated until of New England and a farmer by from both the. Germans and the Kenyon College. What clothing January 29, 1953- a full eclipse choice. His poetic style has been Communist guerrillas. The only was not given to Leipsydrion, was of the moonl In the observatory, described by more than one critic church in the village was pulled turned over to the authorities of which is the green cap on the as possessing a "difficult clarity." down. the houses were burned Anatolia College for distribution tower of Ascension Hall, a steady In 1946 Mr. Frost visited Ken- and completely destroyed, the in other Commtmist-stricken vil- line queued around the darken- yon for the first of two confer- livestock and all of the stored Iages of Northern Greece. The ed room for a glimpse through the ences held the succeeding au- wheat, corn, and other agricul- said college planned, upon the telescope. A portion of the roof tumns of 1946 - '47 on the gener- tural products, were stolen by the time of distribution of the cloth- was rolled back and the telescope al theme of "The Heritage 01 the Communist agents. The people ing from Kenyon, to "adopt" peered through at the clear sky. English - Speaking Peoples and were especially in bad need of Leipsydrton -to keep on feeding The shadow ,.lipping over the their Responsibility." In address- water. The name of the village, the people till they shall be able moon. however, could be ~een ing the conference on the "Sep- meaning "lack of water" in once more to live as well as they Members of the college faculty from almost anywhere on the arateness of the parts is as import- Greek, was characteristic of the did before the war, and to pay the presiding at conference meetings campus but those in the observa- "The Western idea that we must condition in the small town. The expenses of carrying the water will be Wyman Parker, Librarian tory who peered through-the tele- conquer nature," is in opposition valuable water had to be carried from a mile away into the village. of the Kenyon Alumni Library, scope eyepiece found themselves to the Eastern belief that, "nature from a mile away and, as Leipsy- By request of the people of John Crowe Ransom. Raymond looking at something even more is too much for ~ 'aDd that we drion is situated at the top of a Leipsydrion, I carry to all of the English, Robert Hillyer, William interesting - no, not a little pic: may well ffirow ourselves' on hill and the natural water foun- students of Kenyon College and Transue. and John Chalmers. as ture - the- planet Jupiter and God or Christ or some savior .... tain lies down in the valley, the the members of the Gambier Com- The college has sent out invi- three of its moons." Professor Mil- My inclination is toward Asia." task of carrying the water to the munity, the Greek village's most ler who had opened the observa- tations.to over 1200 people and village was twice as difficult to sincere thanks and its most heart- tory for the exent, taking advant- many acceptances have already He later said. "I won't go any accomplish. The townspeople, felt gratitude for your generous age of the clear night, provided been received. All those· invited further than to say that the sep- upon the approach of the Com- contributions to Kenyon's Greek many people with their first view to the college will be welcomed at arateness of the parts is as import- m u n i s t guerrillas. evacuated Relief Drive. Seven thousand of this the universe's largest plan- a reception Saturday evenmg at ant as the connection of the parts. Leipsydrion and returned last miles away from here more than et. Cromwell House, the home of That is my gospel. .. -. I was March to find nothing but ruins 300 persons are grateful for your Meanwhile. Kenyon was bear- President Chalmers. just watching with anxiety for the left in the once prosperous little gifts that helped to protect them ing up under the loss of her FaIl Acceptances have been received separateness because everybody village. Indeed, this place, which from the approaching severe win- moon, The aforementioned fresh- from Mrs. Dwight Morrow, form- is talking unity so hard - just a its inhabitants once called "little ter of Northern Greece. I am al- man had stumbled of!'towards the er president of Smith College; Mr. little anxiety, that's all, and a lit- Heaven," now resembled a spot so thankful for being allowed to barracks. Joe Rotolo had forgot- Louis Bromfield; Mr. Ridgely tie bit of fear of mob thinking." after the striking of a terrible do my part in this noble action I ten about freshmen and retired. Torrence. poet and playwright; This conference will offer many hurricane. and want to congratulate all those The couple in the car . . . well,~ Dr. Harlan Hatcher, vice-presi- the opportunity of conversing they were still there, but "Cap" For the next week we made our that helped me to collect the dent of Ohio State University; Mr. with and listening to outstanding Eberle's dog was curled up in a IIrst plans for the distribution, and clothing and ship it to Greece. Walter Havighurst, Professor of men of American literature, sci- comer somewhere sleeping it off. in the morning of August 19 we English at Miami University at ence and affairs. visited Leipsydrion again and dis- Portion of letter from tributl!d one package of clothing St:rllanus Va1ioulis to each of the 63 families. To de- I was informed by my step-son, CompUm""ts - scribe the happiness of the people student, at Kenyon College, of SHARP'S FLOWER STORE upon their receipt of the gifts your hearty cooperation to collect of from Kenyon College is vain - 30 boxes of clothing, which were DR. B. B. STURTEVANT 22 PUBLIC SQUARE forwarded to Greece by you. for such gratitude as they showed CORSAGES Wire Order GIFTS can not be described with words. The boxes arrived a month llllo Many a person, upon hearing that and the clothes were distributed I represented our college, came to the poor victims of the civil RANDY'S BAR & up to me and shook my hand and war with the assistance of the COCKTAIL LOUNGE congratulated me, begging me to American College of Salonica. 20 East Oblo AftDIHI tell the students of Kenyon and Your noble action, as a testi- STEAKS - CHOPS the members of the Gambier Com- mony of your great feelings, is a LIQUOR - WIRE - BEEB munity how much they appreci- part of the indomitable activity MUSIC GUM P'S ated their presents. For once more of the American People to aid our ON GAMBIER AT GAY I was proud of our school, for the unfortunate country, for which, contributions of Kenyon to last we, Greeks, will be eternally F"" All Good Foodf semester's Greek Clothing Drive grateful. helped to dress the inhabitants Please accept, dear Mr. Chal- STOP 'N' SHOP Groceries - of a whole Village - 300 persons mers, my grateful acknowledge- Mecits WiD.. - B_ - DeUeados who will forever remember our ment and the expression of my RECORD,S noble gesture. The pictures taken heartiest consideration. 115 S. Main St.. Mt. Vernoa. 0. A Pretty Goocl SelecHoll RECOrms- 'In ALL THREE SPEEDS Bo.B_- BeBop SENE'S STORE Drakes ' SbdIo or what haTe you ?11II Speclal~to Place to BUY ~ Opell MOlldayalld S~day EveDlllqa MUSIC SlOP K"".,.... Stuclents ,m's Clothes at Rillbt PRICES. Public Square - 81518 11 8. MaIn 8t. Nt. Vemon. O. I Kenyon Collegian, October 4, 1950 5

DId. you know that the popular tuDe, "Why Fight the Feeling?", was 1lrst heard on the premiere of Pauper Press KenyonDebators the television program "Songs for Sale." That night a song which Gift Collection Begin Season .------_ By iCEHMEDY 1 deserves a good recording, "Don't Stop Me If You've Heard This Be- The Kenyon College Library "Resolved: That the non-corn- Most radical. of all the lIUIDIDer of trumpet (melody), clarinet fore,n won top honors. Two of has been awarded a gift collection munist nations of the world should the judges that August evening changes in popular American (richness and counterbalance), of 50 books representative of the form a new international organ- music has been the dethronement trombone (pace and freshn ... ) were Harry Ruby, lyricist· of line printing done at the Peter ization," This is the proposition of the KIng of discs, the 18 rpm coordination in front of the basic uThree Little Words," and Martin the Kenyon debators will be de- shellac record. Record dealers all two-beat rhythm of the piano, Block, New York disc jockey. Pauper Press. Our library was over the country have been 10Iing drum bus, and/or guitar. Num- one of the few libraries awarded fending or attacking in their 1950- Hay. 'fOU ner DOtieed the un- money trying to keep a three bers traditionally becin with sev- such a selection of books as a gift '51 forensic battles. speed inventory movln& and the eral varted choruses, followed by usual similarity between the 1950 from the owners of the press, According to the team's coach, record manufacturers decided that plano, trumpet, clarinet, and Ralph Flanagan band and the old Edna and Peter Bellenson, the '18' was expendable. So In trombone breaks (solos) and end Glenn Miller aggregation? Many Mr. Clifford Hamar, although the less than eight montha the slower with a .... dual build-up to a driv- persons can't tell their arrange- These 50 books, which are a de- year's debate schedule is still ten- '45's-and 'LP's, which e:r:perts pre- ing 1InIah. ments apart. RCA Victor has re- cided addition to our reprints of tative, Kenyon's first tournament dicted would take live years to leased several C45' Flanagan re- selections from the classics will will be the Tau Kappa Alpha catch on, have scored a BUCCeIlIful A typical bill dixie seller is Pete cordings of old Miller favorites, be on display in the library from Ohio-Kentucky Regional Confer- coupd'-' Daily's Capitol album, "Dixieland including "In the Mood." The sales November 1st to November 15th. ence at the University of Cin- Other phenonoma of the vaca- Band" Yet these fall short of the of Flanagan's latest pressing, Although the library has many cinnati on Saturday. October 28, tion montha have been the apec- spontaneity and lire of the 1938 "Pink Champagne" obviously examples of line printing and 1950, tacular million and a sales MugPy Spanier llaItimer series show that the American people private presses, never before has quartet The debators held their first of GOrdon Jenkins' revived favor- on the defunct Bluebird label, still can recognize and enjoy so complete a collection from the meeting of the year last Sunday ite of the American folk ~ of the best sides cut since sound, danceable swing. In fact works of such a modem press sIncer, eevning. These weekly meetings Ledbetter. "Good Night Irene," juz.lInt erupted from New Or- because of the big music boom been acquired. This press works comprise a two-semester course the swillen resurgence and decline leans after the c1osIn& of the city's this fall, experts expect the be- in the tradition of all of the line for four hours' credit known as of the dixieland jazz of the 'pud:;- red liIht district, Storyville. ginning of a new big band-swing presses of this century and the Speech 23. All experienced de- twentieS,' and the death of the era similar to the 1940-'41 war- preceding oneS such as the Doves The nation-wide drop In the bators can enroll, and the fresh- discordant be-bop styles. time period, which boasted the Press. the Ashendene Pr ess, and sales of 'bop' discs indicates a old Tommy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, the Kelmscott Press of William man candidates attend as audi- trend away from the more frantic Woody Herman and Harry James tors. The dixieland ~ III naturally Morris. By use of attractive end muslcallYl"ations of Messrs. "Diz· bands, unfamiliar to our swing-fed gen- papers, color within and without The varsity team this year will zy" Gillespie and Charlie "the eration, and the recent market the volume, and an effective type include Robert Ashby. Tildon Mc- ,Bird" Parker to the more restrain- Rec:ords to Get: Louis Prima's flood of pseudo-dlxie jazz lInally composition, the editors of the Masters, Norman Nichol, and Jo- ed modern music of Duke Elling- record of "Oh, Babel" has the apppears to be a washout. Some Peter Pauper Press have produced seph Tsylor. ton and the new Stan Kenton or- novelty and brass that made the of the pressinp, however, are ex- some of the liveliest editions of ganization. On a recent Colum- Prima band a wartime sensation, cellent and possess all the drive the minor and great classics. Both bia release the EllIngton group Other top reieases are Tony Mar- and coordination that the others Edna and Peter Beilenson have Woods Hardware Co.- lI\llDBIesto make even "How High tin and Fran Warren's new Co- lack. Bob Crosby's reorganized worked with the great American GIFTS, GLASS, PLUMBING the Mooo," the hackneyed nation- lumbia pressing of ''Take a Letter Bobcats of the great 1938 v1ntap typographer Bruce Rogers and the ELECTRIC SUPPLIES al BIlthem of bop, IOUII.Il Interest- MIss Smith" and Bing Crosby's have several good recorda OIl the late Frederic W. GoUdy, who has Int. As bop continues to hde, the Desso cutting of "Harbor Lights." Nt. Vernon. Ohio, DIed 51321 counters. The best of the series designed so many of the types in truth of Loula Annstronc's worda Also look for Frankie Laine's 8-12 w. Hl9h Street is an unbreakable 'Coral "18' press- use today. becomes more and more apparent. "Music, Maestro, Music", UBig ing of '''n1e Stars and Stripes For_ ''You jest can't keep put!in' more Dipper"; Vaughn Monroe's "Why ever" and "Washington and Lee water into a glass that's already Fight the Feelini?", '''n1e Beer I - Swing." Other marches Crosby CITY NEWS full" Or In the formal transla- Left on the Bar"; and Roberta recorded include "El Capitan" an4 tion, "An ...... Ional rift can be Quinlan's ''You Wonderful You," YourN-.l "Semper Fidells." Yank Lawson, excltln& but continuous Improvl. UPunky Punkin'." sports Jlesu1b the trumpet veteran of To_ .tlon III UIIIIllrVing." Dorsey's short-lived Clsmhakll Diol 42888 12E. Gambler St. Seven, is outstanding on u.- BluM Sa en;.,..: LaUlh rec- sides, and hili IInal rousiD& 1eader- ord of tha summer - Red Foley's ship of the kick-otr chorus on "Cincinnati Danc:inC Pill"; Moat "Stars and Stripes" must be heard provocative lIOD/l title of the to be believed. The best of the _th - "Wham, Banel Thank A1Ol0N AREA smaller band rel..... is Holly- YOII, Mam. •• ." woods Fire House Five Plus Two STUDENTS on a Good Time Jazz wuinI of Comp1lJDaDts of llTiger Rag..» Your Dally aDd Sunday You may wonder just 'what' Is EdlUoIl of dixieland Well, basically It III a CaM, .... joyous alIIrmation of life ....d the light of the dark of another AKRON BEACON THE MANlJF ACTURING PBINTERS CO. American folk form, the "blues." TIIB PEOPLFS BANK Musically, dixieland III the result "OItNNAL Gent'". 0Iai0 011 Sal. at C. R. NOUlft' VERJfON, OIUO BEACH RESTAURANT DIETRICI Nt til ...... DIpaUc I.. "em Caq Nip Dally4c: SuDclay 12<:

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Martha Foley Laundry & Dry CleanIzuJ Frost Originals COMPLIMllllT8 OIIiee next to Barber Shop or Honors Herzig Open 9 80m. to 5 p.m. On Exibition Monday. Friday and SatUl'day Albert Herzing, a member of Did you ever read "The Lone MT. VERNON the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity Striker:' "Time to Talk," or 'The LICKING LAUNDRY CO. ALLEN JEWELERS and the Senior Class, has been Figure in the Door" by Robert BEVERAGE CO. notified by the Houghton Mitnin Frost? The Kenyon Alumni PbooIe lIS .. W. Gam'!. St. Publishing Company that his short Library will exhibit the original story "Anselm" has been lis~ed~s manuscripts of these and other DIotrllNton of ODe of the distinctive stones m early Frost poems during the FIRE BEER 6 ALB' 7 East Gamb'. St. Frost Celebration. First editions Martha Foley's 1950 edition of BcWib. Ihup. --,bofL . "The Best American Short Stor- of most of the poet's works will ear.... &Je. _ .. Ph. I52I·W ies." This ambitious collection also be featured. These include Flowers Draft Be. fw PartIes· usually reprints stories from such Frost's first book UA Boy's Will," published in London in 1913. maeazines as The New Yorker, ... lovely ... smart The KMlyoD Review, and the and inexpensive Parilun Renew. DOROTHY'S LUNCH The ALCOVE "Anselm" formerly appeared in STEAKS CHOPS Williams Flower Shop MOUNT VERNON. OHIO Epoch.. Mr. Herzing, an editor of SJLRDWICHES Restaurant Soda Grill Dial 22351 14 So. Main SL HIka has also had his work pub- BEER Candy Shop lished in Glass HilL Imagi. Hika. OhIa Mt. Vernon, Ohio and The Western Review • "Kenyon Students Always Welcome" •