Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 12-8-1977 Kenyon Collegian - December 8, 1977 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - December 8, 1977" (1977). The Kenyon Collegian. 980. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/980 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The i Kenyon JJBU Collegian Established ls?f S . Kenyon College, . Volume CV,iumur, Gambicr, Ohio 43022 Thursday, December 8, 1977 in- - The Best' 'State Of Emergency' On Schedule Council Faces Theater Money Squeeze Interstate 71 in nearby Columbus. BY BY R. GEOFFREY DONELAN LINDSAY C. BROOKS organizations will have an op- The architects included every and MATT O'FARRELL portunity to appeal the Finance his sense possible advantage a good Anyone who considers of theater Committee decisions at the meeting exceptionally keen has requires. The audience's seating 1 state of emergency" was the obvious "A of Student Council next Wednesday, the new capacity is twice that of the old declared by noticed the construction of the Student Council December 14. South Campus. When theater but because of its semi-circl- e regarding Finance Committee A in theater on the proposal favor of the new expectations for arrangement around a V proceedures second semester asked about his "thrust" for campus pet policy, which would stage, no person must watch from a its Kenvon's future pride and joy, allocations at meeting, Sunday restrict authorized pets to turtles, George relative distance greater than that of night, December 4. Council also President Jordan quoted birds, and fish was voted down by member of the the stage to the middle row of the old instructed the Buildings and Grounds Council. Discussion White, a prominent J on the issue theater, even if one sits in the special Committee to come a compromise Eugene O'Neil Theater Foundation to centered around a petition presented seats provided for the handicapped. solution concerning the campus pet to Council who said "this could be one of the bearing the signatures of policy. it not the best college theatrical The absence of a Procenium arch 666 students endorsing pet ownership center in the country." The on a "thrust" stage means that only "We're performing the impossible on campus. "We feel that the arts right said president also said that work is right one "basic scenic unit is necessary :"ri. ...kii..- -. now," Council Treasurer petition alone should justify working schedule and should be done by rather than an entirely new and Paul Newman and Finance Committee Chairman our the hassles" of the proposal, said on Brian as September 1, 1978. Approximately different one with every production" O'Connor, the Finance Jon Holasek, a leading proponent of 2 Yes it is true. Paul Newman's Committee tries to allocate $35,250 one quarter of the estimated million said Professor Daniel O. Parr; is agreement direct first the amount available for the dollars construction cost still theater consultant for the Kenyon to Kenvon's major 1978 production is in its final second semester from the Student's needed but the President is "conf- Drama department. Teeming and stages. As of yet, it is undetermined Activities Fee to some 30 clubs ident that the funds will be frenzied costume makers, technicians Mr. Newman will use exclusively whose requests total $72,000. provided." The lucky benefactor and actors, the three levels of the if Kenyon undergraduates or Council President Jeremy Foy receives the privilege of giving his building aside from the theater will not. However, he will most likely teach in declared "a state of emergency," as name to the new theater as well. include; dressing rooms with various drama classes. required by the campus constitution, Robert Fairfield, the renowned showers, a costume shop, a scene The new Newman, before allowing the Finance Com- designer of the Stratford Festival shop, a seminar green room and a theater, Paul possibly an original script New mittee to liquidate the Restricted Theater is the "big name" among the laundrydying room. The old Hill and York Times coverage, promise Assets fund to help meet the club building's architects. Another is the Theater must fulfill its role as the to make the 1978, late fall semester allocations. According to con- award winning Richard Echliman new Drama Annex, so renovation is production the biggest ex- stitutional preceedure, the Student who designed the "gracefully necessary. It will become a one of travaganzas in Kenyon's history. Affairs Committee of Student elegant" Marconi building just off classroomauditorium building. Council must decide whether liquidation of the monies in Restricted Assets is warranted by this Darticular situation. Resorting to the emergency the "Save the Dogs" movement. The .0 ill- - reserves of Student Council would matter was referred back to the still leave the Finance Committee Buildings and Grounds Committee with it approximately 25 thousand dollars the request that "form an N below the total budget requests. acceptable compromise," as phrased h'i by Kevin "We're going to be butchers, to say Foy, Council Secretary. - - -- , - have cut some " ' .' . the least. We'll to . r ' t In other Council business, ap- requests by at least 50 percent," said pointments to student delegations O'Connor. The problem is that and student, faculty, and "thousands of dollars of mistakes trustee committees were were made in years past, especially conducted. For a last year," he stated. Clubs and list of appointments see page 5. L Kenyon Grads: Hill Theater Under Construction After The Hill Pre-Coe- d Town & Campus The After Kenyon Library has Chase Manhattan Bank. recently released a report which The College tends to play a back- reveals some of the post graduate seat role as far as graduate and Relations Strained plans of last year's seniors. professional school admissions are According to the report, of a class of concerned. There is no attempt by BY were involved in, behavior of Kenyon's student body MARGARET MELVIN that students three hundred and thirty, over a third the college to coerce an individual to were a few bar room brawls. in the late 40's and early 50's." "There planned to work soon after, if not continue his or her education, but it Excerpt 4, 1949 I a student getting Stuart McGowan graduated from from May can remember immediately following their is clear that it strives to provide the Collegian in drunkeness, a guy Kenyon in '28, returned to teach article entitled "Good thrown jail for Seventy-si- x were un- retired in 1971 graduation. type of liberal education which is the Night, Sweet the head with a beer history in 1930 and Prince," a brief getting hit over decided about their future. foundation a continuing someone was even referred to the 'Town and Gown' to autobiographical Encomium written bottle; one time Both the graduate and professional education. Barbara Gensemer, by Paul a plate glass win- situation meaning the relationship Newman. thrown through school contingents were fairly large. coordinator of the After Kenyon "Suddenly between the townspeople and the I myself a dow." fifty-on- found being The report shows that e Library is quick to point out the need Junior, much to the surprise my students as somewhat 'on of edge' during the post war era. He Kenyon students planned to attend for contemplation prior to electing to father whose only report me in "In 1953 there was a killing; a of said, do recall Mount Vernon graduate schools, followed by forty continue one's education. She ex- two years had been when a Cleveland Kenyon student shot and killed a "I parents who had daughters of high who elected to go to professional pressed concern that sometimes Plain Dealer reporter called up home Mount Vernon boy in one of the school age were anxious about the schools. Of these, twenty-fiv- e students arrive at graduate school to tell him that was in with Edwards said. He quickly I jail five bars," Kenyon men in Mount planned to attend law school, five unsure of the direction they want to other "These kind of presence of Gambierians, one of whom had pointed out that medical school; five business school; take with their careers. in no way a Vernon." kicked a local constable." incidents were on page nursing school; overall Continued five three and two, art The AKL's report offers some data -- the representation of school. A considerable number of on the departmental stratification as "Before Kenyon went co-e- d in these planned to be either working or well. The percent of majors con- 1972 relations between the Mount doing special projects as they attend tinuing their education ranges from a Vernon people - fifty-seve- and Kenyon students v- school. high of n percent in were sometimes tense and strained Several students distinguished chemistry, to a lowest rating of especially during the post war era," ; themselves at Kenyon enough to twenty-seve- n percent in psychology. said Dean 1! Edwards who was dean L merit entering advanced programs. However, a larger percentage of during o this time. "Because of a lack For example: one Biology major has psychology majors are job oriented of H things to do, Kenyon men often begun work on her Ph.D. in Genetics following graduation than are majors used Mount Vernon as a playground at Cornell University.