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Estohlishcd ian 1856 Assistant Dean Adkins announces resignation By ADD navies with spending time with students that 1 don't plying, and also advertising nationally. An ad After four years of serving as Assistant like it." She added, "If I'm not enjoying it, has been placed in The Chronicle oj Higher Dean of Students, Kathryn Adkins has an- there's no way Ican do a good job." Education. Depending on the response to the nounced her resignation, effective June 30, She plans to take the next year 10 decide if first ad, other ads may be placed in other publications. 1986. She plans to return to school part-time she wants 10 remain in student affairs. "It while also working pan-time in another set- may be that Iwant to do it forever, but Ineed This week the deans are attending a con- ference of the National Association of Stu- ting, perhaps at another school or as a time to look at it," Adkins said. "I went volunteer in the area of community mental straight from college to graduate school, and dent Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and Edwards plans to conduct several inter- health. then three days after graduate school 1 was views there. Adkins received her master's degree in here. There has not been time to make sure that I'm heading the way 1 want to be education and counseling. She feels that in A committee of faculty. staO'and students heading. This is also a 24-hour job, so it's her current position she is not using her skills will be appointed to review applications and hard to step back and assess where you are in counseIing to the extent she would like. in , make recommendations. Ordinarily, hun- while you're doing it." fact making less contact with students the dreds of appliations are received for this type longer she remains. She attributes this to the Dean Edwards has already initiated a of position, but only three people are invited facl that she has become too involved with search for Adkins' replacement. He says it is to campus for interviews, although this her administrative responsibilities. "It's not standard operational procedure to announce number can vary. The application deadline is that I mind the administrative duties." the vacancy within the College community, May 1. Although the selection process is t3k- Adkins remarked ... It's when they interfere in case anyone at Kenyon is interested in ap- see ADKINS page eight AssisrDni D«1n KDthryn Adkins Reading Room dedicated in memory of Daniel T. Finkbeiner II Daniel T. Finkbeiner II,professor emeritus Gorden K. Chalmers, he served as Dean of Said Lindstrom. a long-time colleague and school students in mathematics. and that in of mathematics at Kenyon, died last Friday at Students for one year, and as Acting Dean of friend, "In the early days, Dan was always 1960 he founded the Kenyon CoUese Sum- his home. He was sixty-six. the College the following semester. one to whom many faculty members would mer Program. Describing that PJ'OII'8ID, He will be remembered at Kenyon by the Beginning in 1973, he served on the Presi- go for advice. Dan was a great administrator as Finkbeiner in 1961 wrote, in The MatlwmGt. Daniel T. Finkbeiner II Mathematics dential Search Committee which recom- well as a teacher and a scholar." ks Tef1Cher, "Our society, it seems, is ae- Reading Room in Ascension Hall which will mended that Philip H. Jordan, Jr. be elected Lindstrom noted that Finkbeiner had a customed to permitting its youth a be named and dedicated later this year. president of the College. special interest in challenging promising high see FINKBEINER ptJge eight A memorial service will be held this satur- day afternoon at 4;00 pm in the Church of the Holy Spirit. Kenyon Fund solicits pledges from Class of'86 Finkbeiner came to Kenyon as an associate professor in 1951. In 19S6 he became pro- By Alldrea BII«Y The cost of the class gift is. according to volunteers to pledge a donation to the Ken- " fessor of mathematics and chairman of the SChwarz. "within budget". It is financed by yon Fund, an annual fund of the CoUese. As well as leaving atraditional senior class department. He retired in 1984. senior dues and various memorials made to Letters and pamphlets explaining Kenyon's gift to the College, this year the Class of '86 the C.ollegein Roelofs' name. The Committee needs and the bene6ts of alumni pviDg wiD will be establishing a new plan of continuous hopes the memorial will exude the character be distributed to all seniors. The pamphlets giving through a two week campaign in which of the professor as wen as be useful to contain facts such as the foUowina: tuition senior class members pledge donations to the students. SChwarz describes tbe.memonet as covers only eiahty percent of a student's Kenyon Fund. an "appropriate" one. education and it costs approximately Sso.OOO The gift of the Class of 1986 consists of a The start of continuous giving to Kenyon per day to operate Kenyon. The pamphlet large antique desk, two lamps, a chair. and a will also begin soon, as a campaiJo entitled also reminds seniors that the campaian is for plaque, all placed in Nu Pi Kappa study Senior Challenge '86 kicks 00' for seniors pledges; liviD. docs not begin until 1987. lounge as a memorial to Gerrit H. Roelofs, a this Monday. The two week campaign in. The Senior CbaIJen&e allows seniors to Kenyon English professor who died this faIl. valves the solicitation of seniors by classmate choose one of four payment plana for The furniture and plaque will soon be placed SH SENIORS Pfl8r righr in the southern alcove of Nu Pi Kappa, righl above Roelofs' former olftce. The antique desk is Jarse enouah to seat mka captures more awards two studeDts, says Senior CJass Praident Hika has been ,given three Ook! Circle Poetry compodtion lor bis __ Orris Schwarz. The desk wu recently pur. Awards by the Columbia Scholastic Press Dawns." the first 1D • sequeDCe wbk:b 'WU dwed at an auction in Delaware and is now Association. The prizes, which were an- published inHIbI1ast: spriDa. SduDidt"s1bort A scholar in linear aIatbra., FinkbeiDcr was bcina refurnished. It Is due in Gambier within nounced at "the Association's national con- story "Loeb,- from the Winter isIue CIP" the author of scveral widely-used mathemat- the next week. vendon March 8. honored individual pieces luredIhIrd ...... in tbcFlctIon compeddoe. ics texts, includina &mmu oj LinttU Schwarz, who bas worked on the Senior from last yean iaua of the mll'riM. "'We wac bcttina on the trifccta. IDd .. our A/gebnr and An Introductiolt to Matrlc:a IIIfd a.ss Committee in orpniriDJ the 1986 class Co-cditon BiD MarchI and GeofI' Schmidt hones QJDC in: Marchl comlllCDtCd. ...- awanIs in _ oftbcthree_ Lineru Trr;m.tfonIMtiolu. A PriItW oj m. pft. attributa much of its )H'OIIets to the This iI the tllCOIId '* ill ,... crete M.thmJtllks. c:o-authored by Kenyon help of Mrs. Roelofs aDd President IDd Mrs. cakIOries. "'A coavcnation with Robert that Hbbu fouDd ...... 1t 0CId ar· professor of ...... in WendeIIl.JndItrom. Jordin. Scbwm: deIcribes the thrw u Huo" ...... by tbcIWo _ ...... deA_. ... _ wiD be publilbed this :rar. "coopenlhe ...... _ 10 help. for "'Belt Irdaview or NoIt-Ilktica ArticIe.- tbcA_IO __ .. lad very .eEl SdIwuz 'I1Ie __ -...\ lint Ouad F"lDll:beiDer ... bowIl for lUI Ildmini- fdIOi'Iet..... dIims.. oeII-=eiD ... Utenr7sllb8c--' ...... - __ Ia u .....'" 1956, ,,,,,,. "1bIl\ wbJ Il'I ..... 10 be • wry ~ W_-iD- __ .. tbc_ .. _oftbc ''p •• bla tbc__ of -... .,.- " 1IIeI8IDriII •• '15 _. -.... __ pIoce ..... _IIIKA,.., ,.., PAGE TWO OPINION April 3, 1986
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As c:::::::.::c::-:.:::._~ i _er 10 the ninth Satnrday of that .-.!lush aetivltleJ bqla "iI1l an 1l'Cparty at the start ofthe ruofri!lll period,atId by the bqlani!lll ofN~ '.- fraternities ha.. lbelr new resters 10 $llbmlt '" the Olll
To the Editor: turing abouttbe plight of the poor in Ameri- ca, creating a feeling of guilt adaong his I am writing to express my disagreement studCRtIi. He did very tittle teacbina during with last Thursday's Collegian editorial the period, but instead hC' ~ to in- ("Issue of Gambier Journal trivial"). The doctrinate students with his sodaJjst ideals, press coverage of Kenyon-'s "battle royal" are When professors DOlonger present their api· the remains of a courageous fight by some nions as opinions. but as /«11, ~ students against the administration. The fi&ht tion occurs. is against Provost Jerry Irish's attempt:"to tilt An educational institution suc:b as Kenyon the balance of factlUy toward the political should not be concerned 'fitb lRfluencing or left. I believe that this is not the way to changing its students' politicaf preferences. operate an educational institution. I per- Instead, its purpose should be to teach its sonally know of two prospective Kenyon students how to think so that they may fonn students whose fathers are concerned about their own political ideals. political ;ndoctrination. at Kenyon. If the continuancl; of this prompts an intelligent in- Sincerely, dividualto a tend some other college, the loss Peter Stautberg '86 of that stucknt is too great to accept passive- ly. Provost Irish could be undermining Ken· yon's reputation. Last week I attended a lecture given by More letters on page seven Profesor McCanhy of the sociology depart- . ment. This instructor spent fifty minutes lee· - ~.. •••• ... April 3, 1986 PERSPECTIVE . PAGE THREE Kipperbang comes to Kenyon
Everyone who submits will receive a copy. "Voit~ fromtlJt Other copies will be liberally sprinkled Kipperbang is a new word on campus. If around campus for the reading pleasure of you've been to the Post office or Peirce or all. Kippertxmg is being created to re8tct aU Gund Dinins Halls. you're bound 10 have the independent, creative writing happening utolUtt seen posters advertising the new alternative at Kenyon. The literary tradition at Kenyon is literary magazine by the name of Kipperbtmg, strOllg. KipperbQng believes that this strength stiD continues and urges everyone to il- lustrate it by expressing their creativity in the The purpose of the magazine. according to premiere issue. its promoters-a Ioosdy conneaed group of writers and non-writm-is to provide all in- terested people in the Gambier area an open, creative forum. Kipperbfzng welcomes and Scblesinger, Murphy Media bUtz deecendB on Kenyon encourqes any and aU submissicas by every- one. All submissions received will be published. to speak next week By Meryem Enoz Because Kipperbang is supported entirely By M...... GrftJalee by students, it is necessary that submissions Let's see, there's the Kenyon Journal which was the Gambier Journal, which be accompanied by a small donation-$I per is, Of course, not to be confused with the Gambier Journal, Inc. which died so Two speakers will be brought to Kenyon every two poems and 52 per each story. Other that the Gambier Monthly could be reborn in its image. And next year Mark next week by the Faculty Lectureship pro- donations by those so inclined arc also Moon plans to start yet another media dynasty, as yet unnamed. Perhaps he gram. Economist James Schlesinaer will be welcome. should call it the Gambier/Kenyon Monthly Journal, Inc. and outnarne the presented Tuesday night at g pm at Rosse competition once and for aU. Kipperlxutg's promoters ask that all Hall. Durvla Murphy, author of Eight F«t in tM Andes and Whn/s Within -WheeLf,will contributors limit their stories to only ODCper Oh yeah, there is the Collegian. but everyone knows the Collegian is a wimp speak during Common Hour and at 8 pm on author. but there is no limit to poetry submis- Thursday in Peirce Lounge. newspaper, anyway-an administrative puppet which poses little threat to the sions. Each submission must be typed and probing and hard-hitting political analysis that aU those other guys are so good single-spaced with the donalion attached to the James Schlesinger began his education at at. poem or short story. Submissions may be Harvard and then went on to ftnish his signed with the author's real name, a Can this campus. with its reputation for apathy, support four campus jour- pseudonym, or anonymously. A large, gray graduate work at the University of Virlinia. nals and newspapers? Can the Kenyon Journal manage to print the three more Afterwards, he bepn working for the RAND box sits happily in Sunset 201- the room ad- issues that they owe their subscribers in a month and a haln Can two aspirins Corporation where he functioned Director joining the offtce of the English Department. as sophomores from Manning, Phil Pfalzgraf and Dave Burgess, build a jour- of Strategic Studies. He has held numerous secretary. All submissions and donations nalistic empire. in the form of the Gambier Monthly. which wiD outlast the governmental posts including Director of the should be placed here. The deadline for the life-span of the average tulip? CIA (1973), U.S. Secretary of Defense first edition is April 9. (1973-1975), and Assistant to the President The soap opera of Kenyon journalism is getting tiresome. There are too for strategic international studies (1977). many chiefs and not enough Indians on this campus; that is, everyone wants to be an editor, but few are willing to dirty themselves with actually working daily, Durvla Murphy, a native of Ireland. realiz- writing and editing, to acquire the experience necessary for becoming good ed the value of world-wide travel early in life. As a young girl, she found that with the help editors and credible journalists. of ferries she could travel from Ireland to In- Village Market The Collegian and the Kenyon Journal would wholeheartedly embrace the dia. After her parents' death she began her ideas and assistance of any enthusiastic individual, but who wants to do the trip on a one-speed bike, which later became 427-2801 the subject of one of her novels. Combined dirty work when by starting your own paper. with your very own name emblaa- with her travel experience is a social study oned on the credit box and on your resume. you can grab all the glory? Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ranging from Tebetian refugees to the im- Moreover, these editors-in-question want to champion the causes of truth, plications of nuclear power. During Com- justice, and journalistic integrity without having written a single noteworthy Monday - Saturday mon Hour on Thursday she will be discussing story at the collegiate level-a truly astonishing display of arrogance. the importance of travel, and her evening But if we could pour all this creative energy and drive into a single. UAified program will focus on race relations in publication, dedicated to the common goal of fully exploring the subtleties and England. complexities of various issues through productive dialogue (which is what aU of these neophyte editors claim they want to do anyway), we could produce a publication from which our entire community could learn together. AI it is. Colkgian Crossword the excess of media publications and the promise of more to come threatens to divide and factionalize the media and indeed the entire campus into enemy camps, which inevitably will close the minds which it intends to broaden.
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Main S1Net 2& Trust ~ 38 fJlPeM,he 28 Mfss IlcIlbeck 65 !'tlyI1cs lIntt 39 Appur Mounl Vemon, OhIo 43OIlO 29 SOuthtrfl tty 41 bri'llk slOlOly 33 Fo,..r ftnt DOWN 4l Sktddld t.dy 44 F"l 1nd1tnlnt 35 Mtsolute 1 Lit 45 SwINlIIS 3& - trip 2 FAlIlMI$resort tit)< 47 WltcllbUld Hau"" 9 .... - S pm 37 Help 3 JIZZ date 48 _ .... )B SCornful lOOl 4 - jltd1C1u 49 fl'eflttt ~ " nat"'"l~ 5 L.., AnMflt 58Lo.d noise 313_ ftSsel 6 Rude OllIS 51lffngs 40 ...... ,. 1 Mr. LfllC1l111 of 52 Is PKnIIt 1.... 345-7113 41 Ag1l1ta ,netlt f11111 54 5I*tl. _IIIIUOIl 42 TwIlled fUric 8 JIItK free 57 '-diM Louts _ 43 f.tdt 9 .Jiwl 59 Abltt April 3, 1986' QYT & ABOUT PAGE FOUR Greenslades epitomize Kenyon spirit In the meantime, Mrs. Greenslade was at- 1-=------Friday------I tendil\i Ohio State University, majoring in Play "botany, zoology, and physiology with "True West," a theatrical production, will be performed on Friday and Satur- minors in home economics and English." But day night at 8 pm in the Hill Theater. Tickets are on sale at the Bolton Theater Kenyon, not Ohio State, was the "happenin'" Box Office. place during the late '2Os and Mrs. Green- I------Saturday------'----I slade was a member of the lucky few who Recital were invited to attend the famous May Hop Ms. Angela Schwartz, principal cellist with the Basel Symphony will give a dances. The ladies used to lace their boots recital on Saturday at 8 pm in Rosse Hall. ferociously tightly for slender-looking ankles and wait for hours with their hands in the air Dance for the milky whiteness. The Freshman Class Social Committee is sponsoring a "Generic Dance" this When they both graduated in t931, Mrs. Saturday at 10 pm in Upper Dempsey Hall. There will be a OJ and The Greenslade, ironically enough, found a posi- Generics will sing. lion teaching in the Gambier High SChool -now Wiggin Street School. Mr. Green- r------Sundny------I slade, on the other hand, went to New York Women's Open Dialogue City to join the school system there. They The subject of the next Women's Open Dialogue is "Raising Socially Responsi- were married early in 1932 but Mrs. ble Children." The meeting will be held on Sunday at 3 pm in the Crozier Greenslade was unable to move to New York Center for Women at 105 Wiggin Street. until she had received her permanent teaching certificate two-and-a-half years later. Tu"'day------1 r------After spending about 35 yeafs in New Slide Presentation York City, attending plays, musicals, con- A slide presentation by Professor Larry Herman entitled "Everything you Ever. certs, and raising a family of two children, Wanted to Know About Burkina Faso" will be shown at 11:10 am at Peirce Mr. Greenslade became ill, and they decided Lounge. to retire. Their choice? Kenyon College. To- day Mr. Greenslade is the College's official Speaker Archivist as well as being the author of Ken- On Thursday, James Schlesinger, who has held numerous government posts. yon's latest historical account, Kenyon Col- including Director of the CIA, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Assistant to the, Mary and Thomas Greens(ade lege-Irs Third Half Century (197S). Mrs. President, will be speaking in Rosse Hall at 8 pm. Greenslade volunteers at Wiggin Street Thursday------1 SChool every week, reading to first- and second-graders whose grandparents were Lecture By Ellie Tytus Durvilla Murphy will speak about her travels from Ireland to India on a bicy- taught by her in that very same classroom As I was ushered into the charming brick some 50 years ago. She also runs a knitting cle and other interesting topics. Thursday, Common Hour and 8 pm in Peirce house up on Woodside Drive, I knew only that group from 10-12am every Tuesday to which, Lounge. the people I had been assigned to interview, incidentally, any aspiring knitter is invited. ~-=c------Monday------l Film Thomas and Mary Greenslade, were consid- But the real core to their involvement in ered pillars of the college community. At Kenyon is the student body. Mr. Greenslade "The Times of Harvey Milk" won an Academy Award in 1984 for best every student lecture, play, concert, or all- sponsored the Owl Creeker's after the school documentary. This powerful film is about the life and political career of college event that I had ever attended, Mrs. became co-ed, and the Greenslades have been Harvey Milk who was an openly gay city selectman in California who was later Greenslade inevitably had been seated knit- special patrons of the group ever since. In ad- assasinated. April 7 at 8 prn in the Biology Auditorium. ting some project or another with Mr. Green- dition, they attend many athletic events, lec- slade beside her. As I sat in their parlor for an tures, plays, concerts, movies, and an occa- hour's chat, J learned that there is a great deal sional Beta party. They never miss Matricula- more to Tom and Mary Greenslade than' tion, Honors Day, or Commencement. Mrs. Kenyon hosts Poetry Festival meets the eye of the beholder at every lecture, Greenslade says that everybody asks her how play, or concert. they get to know so many students. "Well," Other events in the festival will include a Mr. and Mrs. Greenslade grew up across she says, "it's public exposure." They corres- The Great Lakes Colleges Association's display of illustrated twentieth-century. the street from one another in a small town in pond with many graduates and are friends (GLCA) AnnuaJ Poetry Festival is scheduled poetry texts; a slide presentation, "Things are Ohio. Mr. Greenslade came to Kenyon as a with many students. for Friday and saturday, April 4 and 5, at Queer: The Words and Photographs of freshman in 1927 where he became a proud The Oreenslades are inveterate travelers Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. This Duane Michals," by Prof. Greg Spaid, Ken- member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and and highly involved, concerned pillars of the year's theme, "Poetry and the Other Arts, yon's Department of Art; poetry workshops; decided to major in chemistry. He was also a campus community. They have entered into "will enable participants to examine the inter- a student-faculty poetry reading; and a music great fan of music. He sang in the choir and what they profess to be the happiest years of disciplinary aspects of poetry. recital, "Musical Metamorphosis: The Repre- played woodwinds in a jazz ensemble that their lives. Mrs. Greenslade sums it up, "We A festival highlight will be a reading by sentation of Poetry in Music," by Kenyon played their way to Europe and back on the enjoy life," and that is tbe secret to their hap- poet Edward Hirsch at 8:00 pm, on Friday, Music Professors Benjamin Locke and old Aquitania. piness. April 4. in the College's Philomathesian Hall. Micah Rubenstein. This reading will be open to the public. Kenyon, long recognized for its literary Hirsch is the author of two books of poetry, energy, boasts such well-known alumni as For the Sleepwalkers, published in 1981, and novelist and playwright E. L. Doctorow; Wild GrtltiLude, published in 1986. Currently poets Anthony Hecht, Robert Lowell, and Fritz stars in "True West" he is writing a book about modern Irish liter- James Wright; short story writer Peter ature and folklore entitled The Imaginary Taylor; and philosopher-novelist William By David Schwartz tber, who is housesitting for his motber when PeIuont. Oess. John Crowe Ransom, a poet and Lee arrives bome. The plot of dlis play "My goal is to write a few poems that are un- founder of the New Criticism and the Ken- The ftnaI senior thesis production of this revolves around the writing of a screenplay or forgettable. I want to write poems that are yon Review, taught English at Kenyon from school year, "True West" by Sam Shepard. more surprisingly screeDplays. Roundins: out imaginative, astonishing, playful, mysteri- the 1930's thro;,tgh the 1950's. will be presented this Friday and saturday in the cast are David Schwanz.. as Saul the ous, and extreme," says Hirsch, an associate The OLCA is a consortium of twelve the Hill Theater. This is the senior thesis for movie producer, and Susm Walker, as the professor in the University of Houstons liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, including . Drama Major Bill Fritz and it is directed by mother of Lee and Austin. Both Saul and the creative writing program. He previously Albion, Antioch, Denison, Depauw, Earl- Laura King."TrueWest" may be considered a Mother add some interestin& and vcr}' taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, ham, Hope, Kalamazoo, Kenyon, Oberlin, modem western for it deals with the prob- often funny conOicts. Michigan. He earned a bachelor's degree at Ohio Wesleyan, Wabash, and Wooster. lems one faces in the modern west of Tickets are on Sale Friday and saturday in Grinnell College in Iowa and a doctorate at Visiting students will be housed on campus Hollywood and LA. This play is a drama but the Bolton theater Box Office from 1·.5pm. the University of Pennsylvania. with Kenyon students. A total of 70 par- it is not without it's comic over and under Tickets are free to kchyon Students with ID Hirsch was awarded a Guggenheim Fellow- ticipants will attend the festival, including 16 tones. and are available to .. others f« $1.00. Don't ship in Poetry in 198.5. He has received Kenyon students and 12 Kenyon faculty. Bill Fritz Icads the cast as Lee, a drifter miss your chance to see a funny Sam SbeJwd awards from the Academy of American Late registrants should contact Linda who has come back to his childhood home, play as well as the _ which BiD Fritz has Poets and the Ingram Merrill Foundation. Metzler, PBX 2275. Aaron Huntzinger plays Austin, Lee's bro- been work:ins 00. __ PA_GEFlV_E _QlJT & ABOUT April 3, 1986 Seniors Bender, Fitzgerald and Loomis open at Colburn
or to ponder the art in some kind of under- ByRobi.~ stood sacred silence. them paintings, which served as a backdrop ty of the architecture which served as her sub- Fitzgerald's soft sculpture fish tank for the sculptures were equally as colorful , On Tuesday. March 2S an art show opened clever and somewhat decadent. These works, ject. In addition to the photographs huna brilliantly tied together all of the mediums in conventionally on the walls, Loomis dis- at Colburn Gallery exhibiting the work of which she works, or at least those displayed done in water-soluble crayon, oil paint and Jean Bender, Virginia Fitzgerald and Eliz- interspersed with lego, plastic letters and played cardboard-backed cutouts of other in this exhibit. Her quilt, a legacy of her photographs of similar architecture on a abeth Loomis. Whether planned or by comci- semester in Florence, combined both the paper towels, defy description or analysis. table in the middle of the room. By doing 90. dence, the pairing of Bender and Fitzgerald's tumult and quiet of such a trip quite effective- Lei it suffice 10 say that Bender's character she created a sculptural or perhaps architec- whimsical styles, offset by Loomises' more ly by its arrangement of colors, sizes and shows up well on canvas. tural feeling about her pictures. What could sober photography was the first success of the shapes of cloth. Similarly, her silkscreens and Finally, on the upper level of Colburn be more fitting? show. quilted bags set color in motion. Gallery, Bonnie Loomis displayed photo. Congratulations to three talented and ob- When I arrived at Colburn, about an hour Dancing and singing about the room were graphs of various old buildings in Knox viously hard-working artists on a senior art into the opening, Iwas struck by the laughter Bender's clay sculpted dinosaurs, each County. Their completely frontal quality show well done. and energy which filled the room. Almost im- representing a significant character in her clearly and sensitively expressed the simpllci- mediately. and then later. after viewing the life at Kenyon. Each had a distinctive stance exhibit a number of times, the thought that and personality. This seems to be no small •••••••• *••**.** •• ********** •• **. kept reoccurlng to me was: how refreshing 10 (eat to someone such as myself, who until walk into a gallery and not feel compelled Tuesday believed that a dinosaur is a either to use the word existential at least twice dinosaur. The paintings, and I hesitate to call ~~!E~~~ Kenyon Women's Week **** •••• *******.* ••• **••********* a success Long Day's Provides perspective on women's role in advertising Journey Into Chitty Chitty By Kri!ltin QuIst society strive for. Most Advertisements com- Bang Bang municate to us that virtually every part of our Night Last week Kenyon College celebrated bodies must be altered with the use of their Directed by Ken Hughes; starring Dick Van Women's Week. Women's Week consisted of Directed by Sidney Lumet; starring particular product. This search for perfection Dyke and Sally Ann Howes; 1968; 142 mill- a series of lectures, exhibits, discussions and creates a great deal of frustration and per- Katherine Hepburn and Ralph Richardson; utes. filmspertaining to women. The series was an sonal dissatisfaction. 1962, 170 minutes. attempt to examioe and discuss problems Kimng Us Softly shows us that adver- Based on the only children's story ever that women face in contemporary society. This very faithful rendering of Eugene tisements are selling more than just products; written by Ian Fleming, Chitty Chitty &mr Examples of the scheduled events were the O'Neill's play, Long Day's Journey Into they are selling social attitudes, values and Bang is a very entertaining picture that takes film Killing Me So/tly: Images 0/ Women in Night, is a tense and draining experience. The guidelines. Most of all, advertisements are you on a journey that you are Iikdy never to Advertising and a talk given by Ellen Sullins film provides us with a harrowing look at the keeping women trapped in stereotypical forget. Starring the comical genius Dick Va entitled "Taking Control: Body Irnage and Tyrone family as they fall apart. Pan of the roles. It is precisely these roles that cause Dyke, Chitty is filled with laughter, surprise. Exercises." The film and discussion were tension is due to the claustrophobic fact that women to devalue themselves. and suspense. closely related in that they both examined the the entire story is played out in the confines Following the film, Ellen Sullins, Visiting Van Dyke plays an inventor named CaraD- effects of the media on women. of the first floor of the Tyrone summer Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ken- teccs Potts, who lives with his father and two Killing Us Softly is an eye-opening film house. In that summer house, we encounter yon, gave a lecture entitled Wfaking Control: children. They lead a normal (unexcitins) life which examines the roles of women in adver- papa Tyrone (Richardson). an qing matinee Body Image and Exercises." Like the film, until one day the two children lind and faD ia tising and the efrce1s of advertisements on idol, prideful and ultimately tragic: mama part of Sullins' discussion examined the love with an old car that is about to be des- society. The film ma1a it clear that advertia- Tyrone (Hepburn), going mad due to her media's effects on a woman's image of her troyed. They convince dad to fix tbe car up. ing plays a more significant role in our lives body. Women are give the impression that narcotics addition: and their two sons, no and then are ready for adventure. Along the than we believe. Women are portrayed in ads paragons of stabililY themselves. happiness can only exist when they possess an way, dad picks up a sweetheart, named TruIJ as being eveeything from sexpots to washed The film is an amazing one, getting its ideal body. One of Sullins' objectives in her Scrumptious. Together with the car. dabbod out housewives. Most often. they are shown powerful impaa. solely from the clash of talk was to dispel this myth. According to '"Chitty a..itty Bang Bang- because of the as the "ideal" woman: tall, thin and characters; perfonnances are excellent all her, women can and should be content with noises it makes, the family and Truly embad beautiful. However, no woman, not even the around. With this film, prepare for a psycho- their bodies n matter what their appearance. on a spectacular journey to the land of models themselves, can achieve this ftawlel;S logical workout - T. Soule To achieve this feeling of satisfaction, VuIgaria, a place where children are forbid- image in real life. Unfortunately. it is this Sullins' suggested some physical and mental den, and they encounter all kinds of ed non-existent ideal that most women in our exercises one can do to improve self image. villains and adventures. Hair Chitty Chitty &rrll &trg is truly a timcIaJ classic to be enjoyed by "children" of fitIJ qcL Directed by Milos Fonnan; starring John If you have never seen it, you owe it to)'OUf- Savage, Treat Williams, and Beverly self to watch this movie.-BricuI ThdJ D'Angelo; 1978, 121 minutes.
The much-delayed film of the controversial musical, Htlfr, has lost much of its preten- tious psycbedellc veneer in its trip to the screen, 8Dd become much more accasible to Paris, Texas and entertainins for today's audiences. Claude (savqe) is an Oklahoma farmboy on DHectcd by WilD Wcodors: _ ...., his way to Vietnam, who stops oft' in New Dean Stanton. Nastusja KInski. Dea York. City to see the siabts. He is IkIetncked Stoawdl, 1984. 150 minutes. by a lUll of hippies livina in CeDtnl Park, who open his mind and wind up showina him Harry Dean Stantoa stan II TraYiI. a the time of his life •.. until it's time for him mournful and alienlted man ~ to to ship out. reshape the __ frqments of his ..... Mixing both wikl comedy with a true sense Travis returns to 1.01 Angeles to rc-unitc of trqedy, Hair manages to convey the tur- himself' with his lona-Iost 100. They embut. bulence and the sense of hope often forgotten on a painful journey of lCIf~very as tbe.r by those who think of the hippies as direc- travel deep into the heart of Auis. Ta. tionJess vaarants. The music is areat. Central scekina the boy's mother aIId ~ Park actua1l)' looks like a fun place to bang _ own _ ud foqoI/ Lady tennis aces gear up for a "smashing" season on the courts Schneebeck, coming off a nearly undefeated Despite lcaf·blown conditions, the Ladies ning. At the same time, the trip provided By caroline Slim season last spring and junior jovial jock, posted four solid sin&1es victories behind both the men's and women's teams an oppor- Caroline Stirn. Still other freshmen, in- Howard, Stirn, freshman Clara CampbeU, tunity to concentrate on required challenge The Kenyon Ladies' Tennis Team is ready cluding Julie Xipka, Andrea Kenerson; and freshman Wendy Gould. In addition to matches in a less pressured atmosphere. Even to "start a new tradition", exclaimed an ex- Grace Gardner, Heidi Lipp and Coco Flood, the strong showing of the sin&1es playen, the the return trip for the Ohio·bound players cited redhead coach from Atlanta. Scott all have displayed the potential for strength team showed its depth by winning two out of proved successful as the mixed squad stunned Thielke, in his first year at the helm, appears in the future. three doubles matchu~. Captain Howard Centre College, 8-1. However, as of yet, no to be more than ready for the tough schedule For the lady netters the pre-season training notched yet another victory for the day when definitive ladder has been established but thaI lies ahead for the Ladies. With the recent has certainly been a rigorous one. After cold she and her partner Scbneebeck defeated with the steady improvement of such players addition of nine feisty and all tOO fashionable morning sunrise springs and under-water re- Wooster's number one doubles team 6-3, 6-4. as Susie Brown, Tara Griffin, Kelly Stanton, freshmen, the Ladies will be ready to com- lays in the evening, coach Thielke emphasiz- And just two courts away, Simoni and Gould Anne Switzer, Emily Heath, and Sarah bine veteran experience with rookie nerve. ed his firm belief that conditioning is essential shined in their first appearance playing Turgeon, coach Thielke need not worry Returning for the Ladies are senior co- to coming out on top in the late games of a together, giving the Ladies their sixth win of about sending forth a talented lineup. So captains Claire Howard and Kate Simoni, match. While etot can be said about the Im- the day. Their final score read 6-1, 7-5. with tightened strings, new balls, and padded who after four years of varsity play will settle pressive preparation for the upcoming In an attempt to beat the Buckeye blues racquet bags to boot, the 1986 Ladies tennis for nothing short of an appearance on Center season, the Ladies displayed the results of and build up a tan to go with those white team appears confident in going after Ken- Court. Accompanying this dynamic twosome their labors with a strong victory, 6-3, over skirts, the Ladies stopped south in Naples for yon's best record yet. in the returning squad are sophomore Lynne the college of Wooster this past Saturday. yet another week of intensive drills and run- Baseball Lords drop four in a row to outstanding Wooster team However, there isa positive side to look at. Three of the earned runs were scored in the couple of walks drawn by freshmen Richard By Ben StnuS! Wooster is one of the best teams in Division third inning and the other four were scored in Martin and TIm Keller and a triple by lIl, ranked seventeenth to be exact, and at the fifth. Kenyon got its runs in the fifth and Desbordes. However, in the top of the se- "They are as good in baseba1l as we are in times the Lords were able to hold the Scots sixth innings as senior Eric Bell singled and cond, things started to unravel as Adams swimming," commented one member of the without too much trouble. It was when the- then scored when seniors Wally Danfonh gave up three consecutive homeruns. and was 1986 Kenyon College baseball tearn watching Scots started scoring a few runs that things and Tony Desbordes followed suit. In the quickly replaced by Wright. Wright had no as the College of Wooster continued to put really went to pieces, and the t.earn seemed to sixth inning, sophomore Nick Riggs hit a solo mort luck on this day than be did the day up ridiculously large numbers on the score- lose its composure. homerun to close out the Lords' scoring. before. giving up three more homeruns in the board for the founh game in a row. When it '"This is a young team and it's hard to play a The second game was all Wooster as they nexr inning. The Lords were able to put was all over, and the dust had fInally settled, team like Wooster at the beginning of the jumped on starter sophomore Jon Wright for across two runs in the founh and three in the and all the scores were tallied, the results season ht!f:llllY' Ihp kids can lose their nine hits and nine runs in the first three inn- fifth. and then staged a rally in the seventh in- were somewhat embarrassing. Wooster had ings. and then went on to score in every inn- ning scorins eight more, but it was too little, ing but the sixth as they totaled 26 runs. Ken- too late. yon was able to manage onJy one run, that The final game of the series was no dif- coming on a pair of walks to seniors Kreig ferent from the others as Wooster scored 22 Spahn and Chris Schwarz, a fielder's choice runs in the first three innings off starter by sophomore Dean Rader and a sacrifice by sophomore John Nogaj and relievers Adams Riggs, scoring Spahn from third. and Spahn, and coasted to a 27-1 win.1Cen- In the first game on Sunday, the Lords got yon's only run was scored in the first inning their best offensive production, scoring 15 by lead-off hitter Martin, who singled and runs. Unfortunately, Wooster also was scored on consecutive singles by Keller and strong offensively as they tallied 33 runs, in- Danforth. cluding an incredible 4 home runs by Dave The Lords will continue the search for Kessler, last year's NCAC home run cham- their first win as they travel to Capital on pion. After freshman starter Dave Adams Wednesday, and they then visit Ohio Wes- gave up a three-run homer in the first inning, leyan for a four game series on Saturday and Kenyon scored two of their own runs on a Sunday. Trav~tore FREE CASSElTE -AIRLINlIISIIVA'hOIQ .'OUIS -CIUISB -AM'IaAJ( TAPE on Protest.nllsm I I I and Roman-Communist poll- lies. Send sl.mpod .nd .d- ~_._,,--11 rIIIl dressed business size enve- lope to: Reverend Arnold Mollls. P,O. Box -. M.... I 'wl chesler, N.H, 03105 Gq,pel Supply Shop f'nshntDn nm Keller hurls his jinesl flgtJinst Scou Your compiOi. line 01 CIlrIsllan _ ,, won all four games by the scores of 8-2, 26-1, confidence." explains head coach Larry Kind- Good selection of aJburm and cassettes, 33.15, and 27-1, Combine those results with a born. "Things are getting better," loss earlier in the week to John Carroll Freshman TIm Keller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 117&, MaIlrSL University by the score of 14-1, and you find pitched the first game on Saturday and went MI. _. OM 4lIlIIIO th Lords'overall rerord. 0-12, and 6-4 in the the distance, giving up seven earned runs North eo.st Atlantic ConFerence (NCAC), over seven innings as the Lords lost, 8-2. .' , April 3. 19116 SPORTS PAGE SEVEN Lords' lacrosse team defeats Columbus 16-7 "By Darryl Shulde first period, 5-2 in the second and 5-1 in the third to put the game away. Kenyon outshot What a way to open up the Lords' home lao Columbus by an astounding 47-11 margin in crosse schedule! Last weekend on a gorgeous only the first half of play. The final shot garurday afternoon, Kenyon defeated the charts read 67 for the Lords, and a measley Columbus Club 16-7. Even though it was an 30 for Columbus. exhibition match, the game itself was, Sophomore goalies Bill Broda and Peter hopefully, a precursor of things to come. The Houston spent most of the afternoon watch- victory was the first time in over five years ing the Lords on the offensive end of the that the Lords have defeated this team, which field, but when they were challenged, both is loaded with Bowling Green and Ohio State were up to the task. Broda stopped three alumni. shots on goal, while Houston stopped one. Kenyon was not to be denied this day, as Top scorers, besides Bohn, were freshman senior Brian Boho opened up a barrage of Terry Martin and senior Joe Masterson, both goals by the Lords when he knocked in a shot of whom added three goals apiece. Marttn on a pass from freshman Richard Ginsburg. also had three assists. Bohn later scored on an assist from sopho- Kenyon's next four games include three more brother Brad. Both goals came in the NCAC foes and a Division I school. vesrer- first three minutes of the game. Boho ended day, the Lords hosted an "always tough" j• the day with a total of five goals. edging Ohio Wesleyan squad. On Saturday the 5th "'- himself even closer to the school record of 99 and Tuesday the 8th, the Lords will travel to career goals. An \!-nofficial count has him at Oberlin and Wooster, respectively. Finally, 90 (does not include this exhibition game). on Saturday the 12th, at 1:00, Kenyon will The Lords outscored Columbus S-I in the host the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Freshman Terry Murfin being "offensive, .. scoring J goofs vs, Columbus ~====1THE:m~READ~iT)iERrn~S~WRlTEWiRFiT=====l1~::~~esendangerB~:nlh=~~~app Adkins resigns COlltinlll.'dfrom paRe one $15 Buy one ing place rather late in the year, Edwards OFF ALL 10K GOLD get second SO"7. off hopes to have the candidates on camj.cs while school is still in session. Adkins will have a fair amount of input in search, but she stresses, "The people who Friday & Saturday count the most wiDbe those working with my One ...... ""I" ,.,•.•" ,...",>kl ~,,,,,{;"~.'It,.""F, ",. ,n",'''' successor, especially Dean Edwards, but also dP";~.".,:-"""6""" ~1""'Il,.'i""", only at cO"', -,' .. " 110,., ,,:00 __ '''' ,.,.~" ••, UO,OO Dean Reading, Dean Omahan and President ....' c__ ..... Jordan." Althougb she feels she needs time away, Adkins has mixed feelings about leaving Ken- yon. She remarks, "I like the students and the JOSTENS faculty. I like bting part of the community. AM' R , <. •• cO" £ ~ •••• " .. I'm going to miss that." Bed and Breakfast Guest House 10718 Kenyon Road RI. JOB P.O. BoxJ4 Gomb~r. Ohio 41011 417-1876 or .417-3100 Mam Dulanry. Ownrr Flowers and gins for all occasions