Messiah Highlights Holiday Season
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Messiah Highlights Holiday Season by Ann Cooper contralto Lili Chookasian, tenor three choruses, "Surely he hath tenor William Brown, will per- miere of Hugo Weisgall's 'Nine The 300-voice Handel Oratório William Brown, and brass-bari- borne our griefs," "And with his form in the 'Messiah.' In 1961 he Rivers from Jordan.' Society and the Augustana Sym- tone Harold Enns. stripes we are healed" and Ali we made his debut with the Fort Enns Bass phony Orchestra under the direct- Portrays Life of Jesus like sheep." Wayne Symphony in Judas Mac- American bass-baritone, Harold ion of Donald Morrison will pre- The "Messiah" portrays the American soprano, Helen Boat- cabaeus. As featured soloist with Enns will also appear in this sent George Frederic Handel's or- coming of the Lord, his joyous wright, will be returning to the the United States Navy Band, he year's 'Messiah.' He has per- atorio,"The Messiah", this week- birth with the "Hallejuah," and Messiah this year. She has per- has performed before Presidents formed- extensively in Germany, end, December 13, 14 and 15. his death, "I know that my re- formed for such notables as Kennedy and Johnson. His debut appearing in concert, opera, radio Soloists for the performances deemer liveth." Added to the tra- Queen Elizabeth, the crown prince with the New York City Opera will be soprano Helen Boatwright, ditional numbers this year, are of Japan and President Kennedy. in 1968 was in the world pre- Continued on page 4 She will be making a return ap- pearance with the Oratório Society, having sung last spring in Brahm's "Requiem." Contralto Star of Met Star of the Metropolitan Opera, contralto Lili Chookasian, has appeared several times as soloist with the "Messiah" and is a fav- orite of Oratório patrons. She was one of the outstanding Amer- ican artists invited to take part in the opening week celebration of the new Philharmonic Hall in New York's Lincoln Center. She has appeared with the Philadelphia and Boston Sym- phonies, and has sung leading roles in several operas, includ- ing the premier of Gian Cario Menotti's 'The Last Savage.' Augustana's Affiliate Artist, Harold Enns Helen Boatwright Astronomer To G/Ve 2nd Science Lecture by Vince Piat speak at convocation Monday at A A Dr. K a r 1 i s Kaufmanis will 10 am on "Through Time and ^•^F throw a new light on the Christ- Space", and will also participate I mas story in his lecture "Star in an informal question and an- .^L, of Bethlehem", part of the Au- swer period during the day. """ gustana Science Lecture Series, Dec. 16. A native of Latvia, Dr. Kauf- The Augustana College Choir manis, associate professor of as- will also be featured at 7:30 pm tronomy at the University of next Monday night In addition Vol. 67 No. 11 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS December 11, 1968 Minnesota, is author or co-author =^=^^^^=^^^= to this public lecture, he will of 20 textbooks on elementary astronomy and mathematics pub- ished in Europe and was also a member of a writing team which prepared a new textbook in as- Specify Grad Requirements tronomy for public schools. A member of the American by Don Johnson with more than two tests in one for the social science requirement Astronomical Society and the OBS Editor day" was tabled after discussion. and designate whether a student Mathematical Association of At last Thursday's faculty meeting, the college moved one Many teachers felt that it was who has already earned three America, among others, Dr. Kauf- step closer to the quarter system with the establishment of too difficult, if not impossible, semester hours of physical ed- manis has taught in the United to write a fair make-up test. ucation credits will be credited States since 1949 as associate the bulk of next year's graduation requirements. There are In its Jan. 9 meeting, the with four or five of the required professor at Gustavus Adolphus few basic changes in the requirements, aside from those faculty will make final decisions temporarily confused with the College until accepting his pres- necessitated by the arithmetic of the quarter system and concerning course offerings, the six quarter hours. ent position in 1962. number of sénior college hours For those students who switch the difficulty of an exact translation of semester credits to While in America he earned quarter credits. and total hours required for to the quarter system, there is a graduation. minor consolation — when ali is the All-University award for out- Select Applicable Courses said and done, the new list of standing service to the education For some students, courses each área. Before, two courses It will also select which psy- of the students of the University taken to satisfy the present re- required courses is one quarter in one área would satisfy the re- chology courses will be accepted hour less than the present set. quirements will not apply to the quirement; the faculty saw this Continued on page 8 new system. These students will new requirement as a means to have the option of graduating insure a broader base for the under the present requirements. students. Another change is the Whichever set of requirements is elimination of the last unit of Edmund Resigns Science Post closer, however, must be satisfied. a second year foreign language as In totó; students may not mix a satisfier for the Humanities requirements from the two 6ys- requirement. Takes Deanship of Cal. Luth. tems. The faculty modified the social by Gail Butler science requirement to one four OBS Ass't. News Editor Exchange Rate Applied credit course in three of the Dr. Rudolph W. Edmund has The "exchange rate" of one and 1 following fields — economics, his- resigned from the faculty of Au- a half quarter credits for each tory, political science, socially gustana, effective February 1, semester credit was applied di- oriented psychology and sociology. and will become academic dean of rectly to speech (now three Califórnia Lutheran College, quarter credits), P.E. (6 credits), Change in Requirement Thousand Oaks, Califórnia. laboratory science (12 credits), This is a departure from the At the same time his wife, and foreigh language (21 credits educational requirement in two or equivalent achievement). Doris Edmund, is leaving her ways — first, students do not position as director of Red Shoes, now need to take a history or the pre-kindergarten laboratory The faculty ruled that for three economics course to graduate, semester hour courses, which school operated by Augie. They and, secondly, ali socially oriented will move to the Los Angeles área would normally translate into psychology courses, not just social ' four and one half quarter hours, where the CLC campus is located. 1 psychology (341), will satisfy the Vacates Chairmanships the requirement would be satis- requirement. fied by a four credit course. This Dr. Edmund, 58, will vacate two In other actions at the meeting, chairmanships on the Augustana affects English (two four credit the faculty approved the rec- courses in the freshman year), faculty. Since 1961 he has been ommendation of the Educational chairman of both the division of religion (three four credit Policies committee that the presi- courses), philosophy (one four sciences and the department of dent of RA or his representative geology. credit course) and ali other three be allowed to attend general credit requirements yet to be faculty meetings as a non-voting Augustana's president, Dr. C. fulfilled by current students. member. W. Sorensen, accepted with regret the resignations of Dr. and Mrs. Two in Humanities - Fine Arts Edmund. Dr. Edmund sits once again at his old desk in Wallberg from where he 1 Students will satisfy the hu- Table Test Suggestion directed the Geology department and the Division of Sciences since 1961. 1 manities - fine arts requirements A recommendation that the "Dr. Edmund," the president In February he will assume his new duties as academic dean of Califórnia 1 with one four credit course in faculty "accommodate students Continued on page 7 Lutheran..