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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 2-15-1973 Kenyon Collegian - February 15, 1973 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - February 15, 1973" (1973). The Kenyon Collegian. 1059. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/1059 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]. Mahavishnu McLaughlin Kaplan Tonight: Takes Off Tomorrow Foreign Policy Lessel and Tal Farlow and blues his own group, Miraslav Vitous (of and chairman of the American Com- The feature attraction of 1973" s groups such as Muddy Waters and Weather Report) and also played Morton A. Kaplan, professor of mittee for Japanese-America- n Con- Winter Dance Weekend will be the Leadbelly. with Sarah Vaughan, Elvin Jones political science at the University ference on Japan's Emergence as Mahavishnu Orchestra, led by Maha- John also performed in Graham and Jeremy Steig. of Chicago, wil discuss "The a Major World Power. vishnu John McLaughlin. This musi- Bond Organization, the Nighttimes Billy Cobham is a native of Pana- Changing Contours of American Kaplan is the author of a number cal extravaganza will materialize at and Brian Auger's Quintet. ma. His accomplishments prior to Foreign Policy" tonight at 8 p.m. of books, including "System and 8:30 tommorow night in the Field-hou- se McLaughlin's introduction to the the Mahavishnu Orchestra include in the Biology Auditorium. Process in International Politics," and will transcend the worldly. United States came through Tony Billy Taylor, Miles Davis, Carla Kaplan has taught at the University "Macropolitics: Essays on the Indeed, Mahavishnu McLaughlin's Williams in November, 1968. In Thomas and Roberta Flack. of Chicago since 1965. He has also Philosophy and Science of Politics," spiritual beliefs, which evolve from addition to playing and recording Rick Laird was born in Dublin, served as Director of the Ford and "On Historical and Political his religious master Sri Chinmoy with Tony Williams' Lifetime, John Ireland. After various musical Foundation Center for Policy Study, Knowing: And Inquiry into some cannot be separated from his music. did a stint with Miles Davis. This experiences in New Zealand and Irons Control and Foreign Policy Problems of Universal Law and The ethereal energy which emanates duo is featured on the records Australia he came to the States in Seminar since 1970 and as a con- Human Freedom." from this master's works fuses all "Bitches Brew" and "In a Silent 1966 after winning a scholarship sultant with the Hudson Institute The lecture is the third in the musical forms into a spiritual syn- Way.1 to the Berkley School of Music. since 1961. Other positions he has college's current series on thesis of sound. John McLaughlin It was after these jobs that He also toured with Buddy Rich in held include a member of the Board American foreign policy sponsored himself expresses the purpose of McLaughlin organized the Mahav- 1969 and 1970. of Editors of the publication "Orbis" by the Lectureships Committee. his creations most effectively. "My ishnu Orchestra which solidified v B music is an offering to the Supreme during a summer engagement at the Being. Through the grace of Sri Gaslight in New York. Immediately Chinmoy I've become more aware of following this date the group re- the presence of God, within and corded "The Inner Mounting Flame" 1 t kenyon without and this awareness is mani- on Columbia. ' Jrv a the festing itself in multiple ways. I'm The other members of the Mahav- trying to reach him by allowing ishnu Orchestra include Jerry Good- myself to become his instrument; man, violin; Jan Hammer, key- that's all I want to become in all boards; Billy Cobham, percussion; aspects of my life." and Rich Laird, bass. John was born in Yorkshire, Jerry Goodman was raised in England in 1942. His interest in Chicago. His interest in the violin Volumne XCX Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, February 15, 1973 No. 14 music was encouraged by his was cultured by his parents who are mother, a violinist and lover of both professional violinists. Jerry i music. Prior to his introduction to first recorded with McLaughlin in Big Peter Deuchar and His "My Goals Beyond." one Smrasi Professors of Ragtime in the late Jan Hammer was born in Prague, WW fifties, John was influenced by jazz Czechoslavakia. Before joning artists Django Reinhardt, Barney McLaughlin's orchestra, Jan formed CjHase son E) a ducts the annual Clinic Day for the Ms. Posey Short, Speech Thera- For a number of years Gambier children before begin. This pist, supervises the in residents have taken an active part classes volunteers year he was assisted by Jay Tash-ir- o, language development throughoutthe in all aspects of the Knox County a senior in pre-me- d, as well year. Regular speech and language Head Start program. The 1972-7- 3 as Ms. Joanne Edwards, R.N. volunteers include Margaret Clor, Program Year is about half-wa- y The sponsoring Board for Knox and Alexandra over, and the following individuals Charlotte Warner, County Head Start, Kokosing Day have been regularly involved. "With- Fleckles. Care Center, Inc., includes Ms. Recently a group of A.L.O. pled- .1 ! out such terrific community involve- Charlotte Warner and Prof. Alan ges spent many man-hou- rs assemb- ment, our program could not pos- Batchelder. Ms. Warner brings the ling heavy out-do- or play equipment, sibly be so successful. Everyone morning snacks each Mo- and painting one of the offices, as connected with Head Start - the staff, children's nday throughout the year, as well as a volunteer contribution. These - the children, and their parents - are r working regularly with individual students included: John Harvey, extremely grateful to all these won- children in language development. John Shields, John Seatvet, Bill, derful people." Batchelder serves as the tre- Beachy, James Minter, Brent Stub-bin- s, Volunteer Coordinator, Alexandra Prof. asurer of the board and helps steer and Robin Rockhold, cooor-dinat- or Fleckles, recruits and organizes the budget through the shoals of for the fraternity. volunteers for the three classrooms inflation and rising prices. Ms. John Pyles and her Brownie and conducts volunteer workshops. Ms. Joyce Boyd once again tea- Troop (434) brought cookies for the She is a regular volunteer herself. JOHN MCLAUGHLIN'S international orchestra are performing to- ches the OrffKodaly method of rhy- children at Christmas and Valen- Joyce Klein is the Kitchen Volun- and music to Head Start child- Day treats. Many Gambier morrow night in the Fieldhouse. Coordinator, and sees that a thm tine's teer two days each week. Ms. Anita people contributed to the annual volunteer is present each day to ren sang Christmas music for the on page 3, col. 4) the cooks in preparing, ser- Burt (Continued assist children before the holidays. EDyksira on Piano ving and clearing up the noon meal. Mary Daniel is a regular kitchen volunteer, and Mei Lin Turner has Contemporary Djsic also been helping this year. Drama 100 Presents Kenyon students who take an active the program as wn in classroom On the evening of Monday, Berio. Signor Berio's best-kno- part David Train, Patti February 19, Brian Dykstra will be works include "Visage," which com- aides include: "TheMeasuresTaken" Paige, Tom Clair, Betsy Thomas, at Kenyon to perform a recital of bines electronic sounds with in- lights and assisted Marc Blatte Dennis Pojani, Jim Brokaw, and In Philo this Friday and Saturday 20th-centu- ry piano music. Mr. articulate utterances of a human with the music. Harlene Marley has Toby Pitts. Toby, a senior, this 8:30, Measures Taken" will Dykstra is recognized as one of the voice, and "Sinfonia," a large work at "The acted as faculty advisor. year, is also Vice-Chairm- an of the be performed. It is a Drama 100 finest interpreters of all branches for orchestra and voices which as- Tickets are sold out for both nights Head Start Policy Advisory Com- production under the direction of of 20th-centu- ry music, and hopes sembles elements as diverse as the performance. mittee, which is made up of Head Donnenfeld. of in his program to represent as Swingle Singers, text by Samuel Marc parents and community Re- many of them as possible. Beckett and musical quotations Start The ensemble (Herb Fyfield, Ms. Jean Bertschy, Monday night's program will open from Mahler. presentatives. Wendy Lindner, Janet Standaud, R.N., and Ms. Beth Bates are also Shawver) did with "The Perilous Night," a suite Rob Dubois, a young Dutch com- Leon Haslip, and Bob of the Policy Advisory for prepared piano by the interesting poser, is next represented, with members not pick up the text for months, Committee. American composer John Cage. The his Six New Pieces for Piano. These and rather worked in improvisation, James Abel, MJ). is the Medical ability "preparation" of pianos is an idea are written in an idiom which may physical exercises, and their for Head Start, and con "post-12-tone- Consultant to work together. The actors play, devised by Cage in 1938, and consists be called ," and Jp-- A enlarged char- of placing various and sundry foreign include many contrasting styles. different characters; Poetry Reading in a strip. objects within the soundboard and They can be played in any order; acters like those comic an empty space between the strings.