March 18, 1949

Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 3-18-1949 Kenyon Collegian - March 18, 1949 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - March 18, 1949" (1949). The Kenyon Collegian. 1980. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/1980 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]. Jollegii uegins Century-Ol- d Kcnyoniana Letter Ser 1HREE FIRST INSTALLMENT Daily Chapel Services At Rot Early this year the College li give the originals ' brary added to its collection of to the Kenf Library as his Kenyoniana twelve letters writ- house might bu ijs down. He d ten a hundred years ago by a went into the armj.ue',-an- Kenyon fortunately stored his things, J?'' student., Mr. Parker, including " head librarian, very the letters, and his graciously house did offered the editors of Colleg- burn down about two the years ago. He was ian an opportunity, to examine here last month " to get his things out of storage, 1 1 1 1 v 1 ?- - "I -- 1 the letters and to publish them if ill ' 4 x fm i called me and reminded Mil J if they wished. In reprinting por- me of my comment, which tions of these letters, the Colleg- I had entirely forgotten, and ian is sure that they will awaken yesterday I receiv- ed twelve letters written between the interest of every . Kenyon un- dergraduate. February 1845 and March 1847, which are enclosed herewith. The editors of Collegian ex- the They are in tend their to Mr. exceedingly good thanks Parker, condition to Major Folsom Hayward, and written by a good and penman, so they are easy to Mr. Ernest Dempsey, of Cleve- to read, and the one about land, who gives this account of organizing the Kenyon Guards Rosse "Chapel" in 1885. To Hurd in 1845 it was "Church the documents and discovery for the Mexican twice every Sunday. their War is most interesting, in a letter to Mr. Parker: "Major although the writer's comment Folsom Hayward, U. S. Air Force, about the attitude of a similar company Box 103, Kelly. Air Force Base, at Yale as compared to Ken- Ilia Kelly Field, Texas, ten or twelve that of yon is not years ago when he particularly to the cred- resided here, it of Kenyon. told me he had Also, it is amusing some letters writ- to note ten, I believe, by his grandfather that human nature has not changed in a hundred years as to his mother, and father in Cin- the appeal for money by a cinnati, from Kenyon College a student to his father is century ago. Major Hayward just the same. The COLLEGIAN amount involved is somewhat dif- then lived in a frame house in ferent though as $10 was all Vol. LXXIII 18, Cleveland and I suggested that March 194U. Gambier, Ohio No. 15 that he was necessary have the letters photostated to pay all his debts and (Continued on Page 4) iCeep Head Remains Found; Search Complete Social Committee Cancels During Fire (Publicity Office Release L.C.) The State Highway Patrol com- Warns Chief pleted its investigation ,of the Johnny Long's Engagement ruins of Old Kenyon resulting ; As part of the extensive fire from the fire of February 27th. revention campaign, Chief White As a result of this investigation Adverse Publicity Cited As Reason; i Ohio Collegiate the Mount Vernon fire depart- the Highway Patrol of the State ment spoke to the school during of Ohio transmitted to the Dowds Wilberforce Group To Play Saturday e week of March 7. The Chief Speech Meeting Funeral Home the remains of the At a special meeting last Mon- poke to small groups of men in gone all out to help Kenyon sur- six men who were reported miss- Opens day, Chairman Elliott Ellis and rder to reduce any timidity on ing at Here Today mount its recent financial crisis the time of the fire, identi- his seven-ma- n Special Committee leir part to ask questions, fying each individual. At the On Friday, March 18, thir- (see fire article); warrant a care- i decided to cancel Johnny Long's Chief White discussed not only teen Ohio colleges will be rep- ful consideration of possible same time Coroner C. L. Harmer Dance Week End contract and re- :.e Kenyon fire, but rules of pro-edu- re resented at Kenyon to partici- Dance Week End publicity. of Knox County certified to the place him with a less expensive for any fire, anywhere, pate in a speech conference spon- What to do with the money death of each of the six. orchestra. The decision to cut the "allowing this idea he first men-one- d sored by the Ohio Association of saved from Long's cancellation The detachment of the High- Spring Dance expenses was based that often a fire in a sub-anti- al College Teachers of Speech. was the immediate problem raised way Patrol was under Lieutenant on the committee's belief that building, in which the The thirteen colleges to be rep- by the committee's action. In S. B. Radcliffe in command of since Kenyon is now in the midst asic structure is fireproof, would resented here are Kent State, Wit- short order, it was decided to District G of the State Highway of a nationwide fund-raisin- g cam- jar through the building for ten tenberg, Ohio University, Bald- leave this question up to a vote Patrol. The identification unit of paign to get enough money to re- r fifteen minutes and com-lete- ly win - Wallace, Bowling Green, of the entire student body. Ap- then the Patrol consisted of Sergeants build Old Kenyon, a dance featur- subside. These "flash fires" n, Capital, Denison, Muskingum, proximately six to seven hundred F. Bluem-lei- well-know- S. Van Allen and H. G. ing such a n group as ;sulted from burning of fur-itur- e, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster, Otter-bei- n, dollars is the amount to be con- the identification officers. They Johnny Long would appear to wood moulding and even Heidelberg, and Kenyon. sidered. The social committee did had the assistance of Inspector those contributing funds to be aint. Kenyon will be represented by not feel they had the right to al- David Cowles of the Cleveland out of taste, ostentacious, and After in sugges-.o- n Bob Delheim, Don Hoffman, Jim locate this sum as it was given to drumming the Police Department, whose ser- would generally in adverse al-ernati- result to only as a final ve, Gross, and Bob Rosenberger. them solely to be used for social jump vices were kindly loaned by Chief publicity for Kenyon. White discussed the Delheim will participate in in- functions. Matowitz of the Cleveland Police not an easy nore general rules of procedure terpretative reading of Shake- The decision was To date the social committee Department. They were also as- one for the committee to make. --i a fire. speare's tragedies. Hoffman is has not contracted for a substitute sisted by Dr. Sassaman of the Dissension was shown by the final "If you are awakened from your Re- entered in the oratory division band to play on Friday night, Medical School of Western 4 to 3 vote. The opposition, spik- 'eep, and the room is full of and will give a speech entitled May 7. Otherwise, however, serve University, Coroner Harmer by Al Smith, noke, the very fact that you "It's Up to You," a condemnation ed committeeman Spring Dance plans are well un of Knox County, Sheriff Bumpus, no curbs should be placed woke means is prob-bl- y of American Foreign Policy. The felt that der way. that there and Prosecutor Lester of Knox coming Spring some escape," he said. The peace oratory will be handled by on making the On Saturday night, May 8, The County. Members of the High- as ;.rst Dance just as bright and gay Wilberforce Collegians will thing to do, he advised, would way and Kenyon Col- Jim Gross, and Bob Rosenberger make Patrol the possible. Smith argued, in effect, their first appearance Kenyon. e to get to the floor where the lege maintenance staff under Mr. will give an extemporaneous at Week End publicity eighteen-piec- e would be less dense, and speech on the production and that Dance Their outfit and Jmes William Becker had worked con- - never amounted to a peck of hen get to a window, open or control of atomic energy. has feminine vocalist, all students of (Continued on Page 2) and therefore should reak top panes immediately beans before the Negro University at Wilber- the not be cited as reason enough to :nd then open the bottom half. force, Ohio, are generally con- dampen week end plans now. sidered collegiate ,The next step would be to attempt Money Pouring In the best dance Still Others on the committee pointed band in the country. They play o escape through the door. If at out to him, however, that local many his means of is blocked, schools throughout Ohio exit towns alone, which to date have Je door should be covered with For Restoration Fund and have taken several tours through he mattress, because as long as (Publicity Office Release L.C.) the East, once accom- Vaug-ha- n '.he $50,000 has come in panying the popular Sarah , door holds, the fire will not More than What Can You Do? now singing with Dizzy Gil- ; inter.

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