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PEMBROKE RECORD VOL. XLIII PROVIDENCE, R. 1., FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1963 NO. 31 Rates Rise To Aid ' Television Broadcast Features Theodore Bikel, Buildings Repair, New Dorm Costs Journeymen,Clancy Bros.,South County Singers Dean RobertE.Morse announced Wednesday at a student leaders' Students Respond Folk Singer Likes luncheon that room and board rates, beginning September 1963, will be increased to $970, a hike To Talent Display Student Audience of ,$7O over previous rates. in- The by Judith E. Seidel crement will be implemented only by Lucy Jeffereys one year following the rise in year- On the evening of Tuesday, Your roving reporter, having ly tuition costs, from $1400 to March 5, Brown University was made an appointment for an inter- $1600, efective September of 1962. given a rare treat by the Ameri- view with Theodore Bikel, ap- Explaining the reasons for the can Broadcasting Company. The pearedbefore the door to his room hike. Dean Morse explained that video-taping of two shows, parts at the Biltmore five minutes early. several Brown dormitories are in of a series called "Hootenanny," He was not at home. We camped dire need of renovation, as is the hosted by Jack Linkletter, afforded in front of his door for an hour with Caswell. Additions are us several privileges: to see how and a half before he appeared, at case were, also neededin the West Quad over a television show is run from "the which time his first words Arnold and Bigelow Lounges. other side of the screen," to par- "Boy, are you late!" Speaking for "that other school," ticipate in the show ourselves, and Bikel Enjoys whose name Dean Morse momen- to see a group of fine professional 'Hootenanny' Tradition tarily forgot,Dean Rosemary Pier- entertainers at work. It is virtually impossible to de- rel stated that Pembroke funds Singer-actor Theodore Bikel, Jack Linkletter scribe Theodore Bikel except in Theodore Bikel would be applied to pay for the who appeared inboth of the shows, such cliche terms as "warmth", cohesion for "humanity", "enthusiasm", all of new dormitories to open next Sep- provided a point of "off-the-cuff," highlights of be best audience, because of groups per- were which he displayed while ushering the tember and for converting the the several other of their enthusiasm and because outstanding singing the evening. us into his room, where he, Judy emergency doubles in Miller into formers. His many of them sing, too. College and In the first show, The Journey- Collins and various others of the single rooms. and his humor, both planned folk singers the folk singers men exemplified today's polished folk singers planning to re- are were of will male group. In the song "500 hearse. He was perfectly content tomorrow. Time show whether or they have talent, Miles," they displayedtheir smooth to be plied with silly questions not Members; but at present most important Sigma Xi Elects blend as well as fine vocal control while tuning his guitar and per- the in the solo voice. The Rooftop fectly willing rehearse in front thing is their enthusiasm and their to sincerity. Singers rocked the audience with of vs. He told us, "I am very Wilson Speaks at Initiation their now-famous "Walk Right amenable to singing with others; Little Folk Music Rehearsal In." But the most outstanding after all, that is the hootenanny "Scholarly research in folk mu- performance of this half of the tradition.A good part of my pleas- sic is a very small, but growing, program was lan and Sylvia's ure in folk singing comes frommy field. Kenneth Goldstein will be rendition of "Rocks and Gravel." friendships with other folk sing- the first person in this country to Their exciting voices truly cap- ers." receive a Ph.D.— in folk music in tured the audience. College Students Best Audience this country in Pennsylvania in In the second show, The Clancy Bikel often sings at colleges. a couple of months. There are Brothers immediately won the au- When asked his opinion of college peoplelike Alan Lomax, of course, dience's approval with "Lady audiences, he replied, "If Isay but he is a do-it-yourselfer. Folk Chatterly," which was not taped that students are the best au- music scholars have been criticized for television. After this, they de- dience, you will think Iam insin- for lacking discernment, but that lighted us with their rousing Irish cere; but if Isay Idon'tlike them, is an unfair criticism; they are not HOOTENANNY Page 3 you will hate me. They happen to supposed to discern. Ican discern. Ican decide which of six different versions of a song Iprefer, and Socialist Speaker whether Iwant to insert a few verses of one version into another. But the scholars are simply sup- posed to know everything,to gath- Norman Thomas Discusses er the information so that Imay discern." Radicalism, Socialism Looking for Movie Script Top, 1-r, Fernald, Micklas. Bottom, 1-r, Foster, Brody, Murphy U.S. Asked what his favorite kind of by Lynn Rosendahl folk music Mr. Bikel replied, Sigma Xi initiations held Arlene Micklas will teach her was. were "That is like asking a which Thursday night at a banquet major, math, next year. She is In an engrossing, thought-pro- father of his five children loves most, Dr. Walter Wilson from Norwalk, Connecticut, and voking lecture Norman Thomas he in Andrews. in of "Who is worked as a playground director discussed radicalism Monday eve- front them." gave an address entitled Bikel has not any THE Scientist?". Pembrokers ini- last summer. ning. Thomas, who is chairman of made movies the "Turn toward recently, but expects to when he were Linda Foster, Jan Jan Fernald will Peace" move- tiated continue her ment and leader of the American finds a script that he likes. He Fernald, Arlene Micklas, Linda math studies graduate school at Party, sprinkled the pref- tends to lack respect for Holly- Brody, and Carolyn Murphy. year hopes after that to Socialist next and to time- wood, remarking, "One of them Linda Foster is a math major go into teaching. At present is ace his talk with several she ly remarks, witty quips, and perti- came up to me and said, 'Y'know, and hopes to work in a computer an undergraduate teaching assis- reminiscences. He observed there's a folk singer who has ex- program next year. She is from at Brown Math 11-12. nent tant for that: "The present Republican or actly the same name as you ex- Bristol, Connecticut and worked From Winchester, Massachusetts, Democrat isn't where he is cept he pronounces it Bikel.' This last summer with the Connecticut spent traveling sure she last summer partly isn't anywhere is the truth." General Life Insurance Company. in Europe. because he in particular;" "Averill Harriman Tactful Farewell Linda Brody is an honors Biol- frequently realizes in the middle At the end of the interview, ATTENTION ogy major and will begin work on of a speech that he hasn't said apologizing again for his lateness, ALL PEMBROKERS her PhD. next year at Johns Hop- what he wanted, so he begins all Mr. Bikel told us, "Once an Ox- Change in election schedules: kins. Her honor project at Brown over again— like some professors ford don had dinner at the home Petitions for class president- is studying compensatory growth I'm sure you know;" "Calhoun of another Oxford don and his will be out March 18 March of adrenal glands in rats. "Anal- would undoubtedly have called wife. The conversation proceeded ysis Norman Thomas 22.- Students will vote March of nucleic acid hydrolyzates Goldwater 'brother' with regard with great animation until about 26 27. by thin-layer chromotography" to states' rights;" "F.D.R. was midnight. The host gradually grew was her research project of last elected in 1932 simply because he that a policy goes to the root and tired and rather apprehensive. Fi- NEW INTERNATIONAL summer carried out under the Na- wasn't Hoover." challenges the established order." nally he realized that he would RELATIONS CLUB tional Science FoundationProgress Thomas then began a discussion The speaker pointedout that Jesus have to do something, and so he for UndergraduateResearch. Linda gospels were radical, said, me, Professor, Dr. Dwight Heath of the An- of radicalism which ultimately and the as 'Excuse but is from Chicago. the Declaration of Indepen- have an eight o'clock class thropology Department willdis- concludedas a reviewof Socialistic were I to- Carolyn Murphy, astronomy dence, the American Revolution, morrow, and children will be cuss American-Bolivian rela- ma- aims and the need for peacein our the and the views of such abolition- getting up at seven, and it's get- tions, with special reference to jor, plans to attend graduate modern world. Realizing that ' as VVm. Lloyd Ra- ting . the Corps as instance school at either Harvard or In- "radicalism" is not a definitive ists Garrison. " late .. Peace one also expressed itself 'Oh, my dear man,' replied long-term aid, on Sunday, diana. She is from Washington, term, Thomas stated that the ; dicalism has the of "occasionally in the struggle rights conduct- guest, 'I'm sorry! Ithought Iwas March 10, 4:00 p.m.at 87 Pros- D.C. and worked there the past word means little for opinion ed by laborers and farmers. in my own house'." pect. two summers at the Naval Ob- more than that an has servatory. some oomph; or it could mean THOMAS Page 3 We took the hint and decamped. 2 THE PEMBROKE RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1963 Letter to the Editor Dr.