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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 3-12-1954 Kenyon Collegian - March 12, 1954 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - March 12, 1954" (1954). The Kenyon Collegian. 2060. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/2060 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]. KENYON COLLEGIAN A Journal of Student Opinion Vol. LXXX March 12, 1954 No. 10 OTC BALL ANNOUNCED by Gordon Greenblatt and Al Spivak Dr. Maxwell E. Power is dead. To some on the Hill this ALL-SCHO- OL recalls only a name, but to most of us, the death of Dr. Power AS FORMAL brings back many personal and inspiring recollections. Blue uniforms, colorful ser The men not familiar with Mather Hall will remember vice ribbons, gold braids, and Dr. Power as the thin, balding man who ate at the Peirce tinfoil badges will distinguish Hall faculty table, slowly chewing his food and surveying the Air Force Ball from any the hurried eating habits of the students. other dances held here at Ken- Others will remember singing with him in the Singers and yon. This musical drill will in the Choir, and recall a second tenor with a high, strained, commence at 2200 hours, Sat but accurate voice, who always knew the place and was glad urday, March 20. Primary ob- to help the man next to him find his. ject of said maneuver is to pro- The faculty will remember him as a brilliant colleague vide entertainment for ROTC and cherished friend. In his scholastic achievements he had students recently returned earned the admiration, not only of Kenyon's distinguished from the battle of the blue scholars, but of men of science and humanities throughout books. the world. His career was short, but filled with honor and Men who do not belong to accomplishment. this exclusive campus club are To his students at Mather Hall, however, Dr. Power to consider themselves as represents all that science has to offer. By his meticulate much a part of this dance as he showed us and accurate manner in research and teaching, they would at any other Run-yo- n that science is not only a system of observation and recording, function. Their attire is but that it is also a method of careful and wise interpretation to be formal. While the young of nature's phenomena. women will wear formal To him science was a way of life which was not limited gowns, corsages are not nec- to its empirical self, but which spread over all the facets of essary. This dance obviously man's imagination. From this attitude came an appreciation was planned to aid the typical of to under- the eternity of knowledge and an approach the empty-pockete- d ..undergradu- standing of life's worth. ate by the members of Arnold There are some who dislike the great demands that he Air Society. The only fee for placed on his classes, but they will readily admit a feeling of those not members of ROTC Ou STftftflEp M respect and reverence for his exacting ideals and uncompro- vjith ou. Geo;) foNPuCT is $2 for a ticket. ! 1 " mising attitudes. MEDAL A certain amount of military If he were asked, we're sure he would say that his most procedure will add interest joyful endeavor was teaching. However, he need never have CHOOSE and character to the dance. said this, for the knowledge and understanding he implanted DIVISIONS These gentlemen who have a deep love of his work. in us could only have come from been unjustly dubbed "bird-men- " Thus, instead of plaques or monuments, we owe Dr. Power PLAYS FOR CONTEST No less than any other dog at Kenyon, it seems that even will present an inspiring, only one thing: the fruits of his labor. We owe him the exciting, and glorious spect- amateur drama-houn- d will soon have his day in fact, care and growth of the seed he planted within us. It would the two days. For on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. acle. Of course there will be be a sad commentary indeed if we gave less of ourselves than designated this year as March 23 and March 24, the intramural the usual birdogs to avoid, Dr. Power gave to us as our teacher. but this be play contest will be held, to the scarcely-conceale- d delight of time they may In this respect Dr. Power will never die, for in that sincere organized. Hang onto all the would-b- e directors, authors, and actors who comprise your and earnest regard for science and life that he exemplifies in an interesting segment of the population on the Hill. They your date! our heart, he lives even now, as surely as love and truth. will then be revealed, at last, in all their glory. All but two The orchestra is scheduled Thus we do not say "goodbye" to him; instead we send our divisions have responded to for flight at 200 hours Sunday promise to work as long as we are able and impart to others the call of the stage, and there TKA CONTEST morning. All troops will evac- his love and untiring search for the truth in knowledge. will be, then, nine attempts uate Peirce Hall at that time. including that of Bexley. MAR. 21, 23 Be careful your date may McGrath Concert If anything, life should be On March 21 and 23, Tau be evaluating you for a good positively reeking with spice Kappa Alpha, the National conduct medal! See you next Pleases Small Audience on the two contest evenings Honorary Forensics Society of week in common hour! On Monday evening, March 8, a disturbingly small per- for a greater variety of pro- Kenyon College, will sponsor centage of both Kenyon students and faculty were treated ductions would be difficult to the annual inter-fraterni- ty or Dr. Helen Cam to the fine artistry of a serious tenor whose previous appear- list, than those which follow: atory contest. The qualifying ance last year had provided him with many admirers at the North Hanna will present If preliminary contest will be Lectures Tonite college. Mr. William McGrath, who was accompanied at the Men Played Cards As Women held on Sunday afternoon at Tonight, March 12. Dr. piano by Mr. Stanley Sonntag, was cordially received by the Do, by G. Kaufman; the choice 2:30 P. M., with each respec Helen Cam will deliver a talk vanguard of the Kenyon citi- of Middle Hanna is an original tive division supplying two on the Historical Novel." Dr. zenry. satire by Robert Greenberger entrants. The final contest Cam, first woman Professor of Mr. McGrath chose a well We Goofed; in which (it is whispered) will take place before the English Constitutional History Tuesday balanced program of serious the faculty is adroitly lamp- morning assembly. at Harvard University, comes and light songs and arias and Pastor Cancels ooned. South Hanna and Hen- The speeches are to be not under the auspices of the Lar-wi- ll proved himself ry Fielding together will be less than three and not more Lecture Fund, a grant of versatile The staff of The Kenyon enough to master both. While chief culprits when The Trag- than five minutes in length on $10,000 to provide occasional its sincere any capable of admirable dramatic Collegian extends edy of Tragedies, or The Life topic appropriate to a lectures on subjects of general public heights, Mr. McGrath retained apologies for its error in head- and Death of Tom Thumb is speaking contest. Con interest to the student body tent, delivery, of of Kenyon control of both the material lining the appearance of Tony given. originality and faculty College. lore, thought, and proximity of sub The Larwill Fund Commit- at hand and his own voice, Pastor and his orchestra here Delving into classical Middle Kenyon eventually ject matter to topical interests, tee hopes to bring a scientist which resulted in a minimum Spring Dance Weekend. Pas- of detachable sentimentality. emerged with The Wasps of will be the criteria of judge- to the campus before the end tor, after the COLLEGIAN ar- ment The team of The songs and arias that he Aristophanes as their selec- fraternity this semester. Professor published, made scoring Raymond chose demanded a maximum ticle was tion. the highest point total English, Chairman by of of understanding and depend- known his intentions to stay South Leonard is finding participating in the prelim- the Committee, emphasized inary and final contests will be that he would like to ed largely on the artist's de- in the East this year. To date, His Father's Shop, an original receive awarded possession of the suggestions from livery, to which end the audi- for the Spring Dance by Bob Forsythe, a work of the student a band TKA for following body as to ence was not disappointed. seemingly unlimited possibili- trophy the possible speakers has not been decided upon by year. from any He was warmly and rightful- ties. walk of academic The Social Committee. We re- Commented Bob life, especially men ly applauded at the close, as a Freedom, a satirical episode orator versed in gret any inconvenience to any- Greenberger, "I hope there those topics that are not of- tribute to his exquisite rendi- by John Reed, will be per- issue's will be plenty of enlightened fered by the Kenyon College tion of the greater part of the one caused by last formed by North Leonard.