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The Kenyon Established 1856 Volume CIV, Number 20 Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022 Thursday, March 3, 1977 T I i . , Ex Kenyon Chaplain Grimm ? 4 To Be Ordained Here jr "x - tm C - IT-- By LAURA WICKSTEAD Canon Law, and the tirst women took their places at the pulpit. ii! v- i Grimm came to Kenyon from - March 5, Kenyon's former On Allegheny College and Episcopal Associate Chaplain Joan P. Grimm Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass. will become the second woman to be in 1974. She a Bachelor Episcopal in w holds of to the Church ordained Science degree in Geology and a the state of Ohio. Master of Divinity degree. She has ordination was made possible The done field work in geology in years of heated controversy after Colorado and western Pennsylvania in last September's culminated A and acted as a geological assistant in v --t- decision to admit women to the - - TT: the archeological excavations at Tel-He- si ' v Episcopalian priesthood. Although v v r in Israel. She is presently active previously been allowed women had in geological study and field work in as deacons, the church was to serve the University of Arizona at issue women per- split over the of Phoenix. marriages, blessing the1 forming She has also received advanced sacraments, and giving absolution status in Clinical Pastoral Education only performed functions heretofore from the Regional began ordaining Association's by men. women without the Certification and Accrediting An organized movement started permission of church authorities. ! Committee, and has served as a r is, I 1 early Last September's General Conven- f'M among Episcopalians in the Chaplain for Boston State Hospital of women, tion, which drew more than 10,000 : 1970's for the ordination and Massachusetts General Hospital. delegates Minneapolis-St- . 4 but rifts between factions widened, to Paul, In Ohio, she was the first woman, v. prpL-4- particularly when a few bishops settled the question with a revision of ordained as a deacon, and will be the second to be ordained into the priesthood. Women on the Hill In addition to her duties as Associate Chaplain here, Grimm was involved with Christian Fellowship, Program-Pic- the formation of the Women's Spring Extern k 77-7-8 Center, and other campus activities. Housing Plans OK'd Primarily, she shared her enthusiasm and concern for students on an in- a Career, Any Career dividual basis, open to their ideas By FRED LEWYN more publicity and the introduction giving in file, so will By VICKI BARKER be mentioned to us." In addition, and opinions, them support of a card that "students committee members will be present at their individual or group efforts. What do a restaurant owner in be able to look at the card file to see The Administration this week all housing lotteries, and will regulate The Ordination Liturgy and Naples, Florida, an assistant district who they want to be an extern with." will in an ob- approved the recommendations of the new housing plan as it is put into Celebration of Holy Eucharist attorney Brooklyn, and This year's procedure was begin 2:00 p.m., 5, in the stetrician in Point, Michigan The the Student Housing Committee, effect. at March Grosse somewhat more cumbersome. Holy Spirit. The have in common? All are serving as process began with who placing women in Old Kenyon, Another plan of the committee is a Church of the students service is open to all. The Rt. Rev. Extern sponsors to Kenyon students were interested in becoming an extern Hanna, and Leonard next year, for pamphlet providing general in- John H. Burt, the Bishop of the during one week of spring vacation. filling a form asking what career the first time in Kenyon's history. formation on the procedures of the out Diocese of Ohio, will be the or- The Extern Program, which is he or she was interested in and what Housing Office. "Alot of this in- The new housing arrangements daining Bishop. The Very Rev. sponsored by the After Kenyon locations would be most convenient. formation is simply distributed as a will in Dean Library, gives a chance put more than forty women matter of rumor nowadays," Harvey Guthrie, of Episcopal students to Gensemer then tried to pair the heretofore all-ma- le Hill residences. Divinity School will be preaching. learn about a potential career with a with Anderson said. "Very few freshmen students up alumni and parents Rooms will be to Rector Emeritus of Harcourt Parish Kenyon alumnus in that occupational who expressed in being made available know what they go through when interest displaced men in Caples, will be the litanist area. sponsors and who were related to Mather, they come to select housing for the Richard Harbour the and the Service residences. and one of the presenters of the Since its inception in 1975, the occupational area and geographical Health first time." The first floor of Watson will house candidate to the Priesthood. program has grown from five student requirements of the student. women. The pamphlet, Anderson said, President Philip H. Jordan Jr. and participants to this year's total of 25. Some of the sponsors this year would include an explanation of how Mrs. Polly Bond, Diocesan Com- Thirty-eig- ht - students altogether "We're very happy," said include an official at the State vice-preside- damage fees are assessed, and what munications Officer and numerous expressed interest in becoming an Department, a nt of a Housing Committee Chair Fritz recourse students have to appeal. clergy from the Diocese of Ohio will extern during the year to Barbara bank, a clinical social worker, a Anderson. "But we wouldn't have Rental rates will also be listed, "with also be assisting in the service. Gensemer, coordinator of the lawyer and an economist. made the recommendations if we explanations, for instance, of when Immediately after the service, a program. Gensemer says it is "a program didn't expect them to be taken. and how you'll be charged for a reception will be held in Lower Next year Gensemer anticipates that has a lot of potential." Of To my knowledge, this is the first double single." Dempsey. increased participation, thanks to course, she added that "you can't be all-stude- time an nt group has sure if you're going to have a essentially made policy and I think wonderful experience," but most of it's a very good thing for the past she said, were College." the externs, Author,AlumnusDoctorowto Speak "enthusiastic" about their week. Director of Housing Ross Fraser, Charles Kenrick, who was an who sat in on all Housing Committee E. L. Doctorow, author of the extern sponsor, wrote in the meetings, November Kenyon Bulletin that it is felt the committee had best-sellin- g novel Ragtime, returns to a program that "enriches still further done "an excellent job. People his alma mater, Kenyon College, on the experience and the diversity of a came into the first meetings with Monday, March 7 to present a lecture V different viewpoints, feeling that and Fiction." Kenyon education." entitled "History v .4 they represented completely different Doctorow graduated from Kenyon in constituencies but in the 1952 and last spring was awarded an discussion process, the committee honorary degree. worked together well. Though he experienced instant Hike! success with Ragtime, success has not Another change recommended by always come easily to Doctorow. President Jordan has announced the Housing Committee, the levelling Now 44 years old, he said he has new hikes in tuition, room, board of room charges, has also been known that he would be a writer and incidental fees, to be im- approved by the" administration. since he was a third-grade- r in the P plemented next year. The raises Beginning next year, there will be flat Bronx; he has spent the last 20 years amount to a total of $384, not in- rates for singles and for doubles in all writing. cluding special expenses. college dormitories, with the ex- Between 1960 and 1972 Doctorow Jordan xalled the hike "one of the ception of Farr Hall, which boasts published three novels, Welcome to inevitable circumstances of our private baths. Apartments also have Hard Times, Big as Life, and Book time," but maintained that the a uniform cost, although prices still of Daniel, which achieved him charges were "in proportion to the run somewhat higher than dor- critical, if not popular and monetary 7 J increases other colleges will make." mitories. success. When not writing Doctorow This year, he explained, "of the worked as a reservations clerk for total operating budget, 80-8- 5 is Last Sunday, Student Council American Airlines, a reader for CBS, V' funded by the payment of student decided the future of the Student an editor for Ian Fleming and fees; the balance is made up of Housing Committee, voting to Norman Mailer, at the New returns on endowments, gifts and recognize it as as permanent advising American Library and, most .