KENYON COLLEGIAN A Journal of Student Opinion

Vol LXXXIV Gambier Ohio January 17 1958 No 7 Kenyon Awarded Compulsory Esso Grant Chapel A Survey The Esso Education Foundation has announced that it will offer Perhaps the most well- worn a wide variety of grants to 84 topic on the campus is the dis- privately supported colleges and tasteful one of Compulsory Chapel universities including Kenyon Much has been said about that amounting to 1500000 The institution but a great deal more purpose of the special three year has been left unsaid at least the program is to stimulate science worthwhile comments The chap- teaching at the elementary sec- lain has spoken quietly and the ondary college and graduate President has spoken ex officio on school levels the matter It would certainly appear is Eugene Holman chairman of that there no lone strong voice in the wilderness to the board of the Foundation and answer the traditional question Why chairman of the board of directors is there Compulsory Chapel No of Standard Oil Company New one really seems to Jersey of which Esso is a branch know who exactly is responsible for announced this program several it and JK no one is really willing to ago It is particularly in- commit months himself one way or to aid education in en- the other on tended the question gineering and allied sciences m0mm00 The inception of the Chaplains college At the undergraduate Open House although not a com- level the Foundation made unres- plete Professor Michael Directs Scene from Jonsons Bartholomew success in itself has brought tricted grants of 3000 each to Fair with it many comments on the departments of science and en- matter some of which at least gineering at 50 private colleges Nassar Third To Win Hill Theatres Second seem worth while The Rev Mr and universities and capital Dennison does not believe in grants totalling 50000 to 11 Rhodes Due For February 20- 22 Compulsory Chapel but he has schools for buildings and equip- Scholarship not yet found an instrument to ment to be used for science and voice his opinions Eugene Nassar 1957 Kenyon For its winter presentation the Jonson on February 20 21 and We suggest engineering purposes Presuma- the most graduate has become the third Kenyon Dramatic Club and the 22 powerful clerical voice bly Kenyon falls into the former Department of Speech Dra- the pulpit There is no better man in the history of the college and Although there are no leads category matics will present place to reach those who are to win a Rhodes Scholarship The Bartholomew each part is truly a character a 15th forced to attend on Sundays In announcing the program scholarship provides 600 toward Fair century play by Ben role The following people are in Certainly they who are compelled Holman said The assurance of a year of studies at Oxford Uni- feature roles Edgar Bogardus SIGMA PI TO OFFER would take notice of an issue continued progress in general versity as Adam Overdo John Lane as which vitally affects them It is education the arts sciences Nassar and Todd Bender the TIMBERLAKE PRIZE John Littlevvit Christopher Ward the addle- pated device of the Col- and humanities is the respons- only two to survive the prelimin- as Bartholomew Cokes Law- The Lambda chapter of the and lege to impose Academic punish- ibility of all citizens But in ary competition of the area en- rence Folse as Winthe- Fight Sigma Pi fraternity has estab- In ments on something which is far regard to scientific education in tered the finals on December 18 addition to Mr Bogardus profes- lished a Phillip Wolcott Timber- from academic even though particular the need is so inter- days Gene was sors Irving Kreutz the Three later lake Memorial prize The memor- and Ed Harvey zealot would insist religion woven into the industrial fabric as one of 32 have speaking that selected the American ial in the form of an annual en- roles while Dr is academic as to become a matter of special students to receive Rhodes Sch- dowment presented to Charles Ritcheson and The Rev the author There is nothing more disgust- interest to the nations business olarships of a prize- winning essay was Whitman Dennison also represent firms ing to the Sunday worshipper The selections were based pri- proposed as a memorial to the faculty in minor castings the than go see someone reading his Other Ohio upon tests col- W Mc- Several people will schools receiving marily three the late Phillip Timberlake appear in Beginning Evolution book during grants lege of eight the play from outside are Antioch Baldwin- record the student Ilvane Professor of English at the Gambier the chapel service It must be Wallace Kenyon community including Wooster Oberlin and separate recommendations and a member of the class of George Por- equally disgusting to those who Wittenberg on 1917 terfield from Mansfield Continued page three and charter member of the He will must attend to have to sit or play Ursula Pig- Lambda chapter the woman and if they wish to conform will be stand The fraternity has already remembered as having socially and listen to things about RANSOM ANNOUNCES FOUR gathered over 350 played Falstaff and will at several seasons which they are far from con- on ago Faye Richards Marj John- Continued page three cerned yet es- REVIEW FELLOWS FOR 58 son And no voice Eleanor Bartels Ruth Scud- pecially the Chaplains cries out John Crowe Ransom editor of CHRISTIAN der Judy Moreland are the The of FELLOWSHIP against these intolerable acts the Kenyon Review has an- title the book will be The female members of the cast Moment The Rev Mr Dennison has sug- nounced the appointement of four Changing ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE Bartholomew Fair has been gested abolition of Compulsory Kenyon Review Fellows for 1958 T H Carter produced The Kenyon Christian Fellow- only rarely and is very Chapel However must be The Kenyon Review Fellowships Thomas Henry Carter of Mar- complicated there ship Society has announced its to cast correctly something to take its place the includes a stipend 2700 a tinsville Va is presently in charge of for February- March schedule The there are approximately 40 vacuum must be filled We would single recipient 4000 a of English studies at Martinsville people and for discussion of February 16 and in the play including agree with him when he suggests married person The fellow is High School His work has been small those of March 2 through 23 are three children There also that four or five Tuesday Assem- under no obligation except published in Shenandoah the will the a series of lectures that have been be chance for audience par- blies be turned over to the Chap- pursuance Hudson Review the Western Re- ticipation of the literary project planned around the topic of March in the play and the lain and his programme To make for which view Spectrum Accent and the he has been appointed 23 Christianity and Kenyon Col- audience should enjoy themselves these assemblies more interesting The fellows- Kenyon Review Mr Carters immensely four men awarded lege The series will attempt to as the play will be and certainly draw more people hips project as a Kenyon Review Fel- set are James Arlington Wright cover such pertinent questions as in an authentic fair atmos- into fold of religion why not and low will be a book consisting of the Theodore Henry Holmes compulsory chapel attendance re- phere This is partly due to the Tillichs and Poetry three sections of miscellaneous invite the Niehburs Thomas Henry Carter ligion and intellectualism etc fact that there is little plot Many to is to essays held together by a point speak there everything Criticism and Robie Mayhew The schedule begins on Febru- surprises are in store gain and nothing to lose by this Macauley of view This unifying point will Fiction Mr Wright ary 9 with a discussion of A The play is directed by James Certainly men of this type would from consist of several presuppositions Minneapolis graduated from Christians Faith The discussion Michaels and produced by James create more voluntary drawing Kenyon that the genuine critic will deal in 1952 He is presently of February 16 will pertain to Parsons The costumes will be power than the Sunday fiascoes completing with achieved works of art as his dissertation for a Science and Christianity while on handled by Shirley Ritcheson had a long PhD at such that the arts and society The writer talk with the University of Washi- February 23 the Rev J Chardren The set is being designed by President Lund the other day to ngton He published are intimately connected in a The Green from India will address the group James Michael Alan Holliday find out just steps be Wall a loose and suggestive way that what must book of verse in 1957 as The March program includes a and Charles Anthony Seininger taken to eliminate this matter It well as Ken- criticism must be written by several poems in The number of topics which are con- is his belief decision lies yon Review readers for readers that the Harpers Bazaar cerned with the religious life at with the Board of Trustees If Poetry Robie Macauley of Washington CONFIRMATION APRIL 20 The New Yorker the Kenyon On March 2 Youth and this is the case and they are the Atlantic Monthly Sat- D C is a Kenyon graduate of the and the Christianity will be the subject The Rt Rev Beverly D Tucker closest to some organ of respon- urday Review pro- class of 1941 He is now a re- Mr Wrights Continued on page three retired bishop of the diocese of sibility we have heard of then ject as a with Education- Kenyon Review Fellow search consultant Ohio will hold the service of they should be consulted and ls a Council in Baltimore second volume of verse Research Sophomore Hop Is Confirmation at the Church of the further petitioned We would Theodore Iowa His published writings include Holmes from For 15 Holy Spirit on April 20 further suggest a student com- City presently holds a teaching the Disguises of Love the End of Slated Feb Confirmation classes will begin mittee for lack of a better word assistantship at the University of Pity stories in such magazines as Sam Hough president of the Monday evening February 10 to go before the board in their Iowa He is of The Esquire Tomorrow the Kenyon sophomore class has announced the author and will meet every Monday May meeting and present the Harvest and the Scythe Poems Review and New World Writing a sophomore dance for February evening until the service The student views not the views of Published in 1957 and of verse Mr Macauley s project as a Re- 15 The dance will feature the time and place has not been set the faculty Chaplain or President Published in Kenyon Review view fellow is a novel built music of Dick Stevens and his the yet The class will be conducted Their word can be heard more fte Partisan Review Poetry the around arrivals and departures orchestra and intermission enter as an Inquirers Forum and at- readily before this august body estern Review Paris Review with each chapter raking one or tainment which does not make any ob- than ours But whose is more im- and other magazines Mr Holmes the other as its action The reason Tickets for the dance tendance 10 2 a m ligation for confirmation portant Project is a book length poem for this structure is to establish will last from p m to Their The Rev B Whitman Dennison It would certainly seem that the composed of separate short poems the idea of the transient Ameri- will be sold at the door Chaplain of the College will con- Board of Trustees for we must will consist of six chaDters can The mobile and temporary price is not as yet determined subject of a duct the classes with assistance of presume that they are the ones ueairng with God knowledge character of our modern life will Hough said that the on page three the Rev Roger A Balk Continued on page three necessity sorrow love and God be stressed Continued PAGE TWO KENYON COLLEGIAN JANUARY 17 1958 Confessions Of Letters To FN A Retiring The Editor Kenyon Collegian Collegian Editor Memo to Faculty By Parsimmons It is with mixed emotions that I the Criticism is one of most Is the school suffering leave the Collegian I am touched the under a effective means of teaching decline of with sadness as I beg my mer for the liberal arts i through criticism is One of consequences cinary roommate for the last time the student the of this Harley Henry forced to improve This heavy crop of EDITOR to take some copy to Mount Ver himself science men is that supposition further maintains after the first few Terry Moody non It is sad to think that this that disillusionments ASSISTANT EDITOR only by knowing ones quite a will be the last time I will have mistakes number of these people Ross can one improve drop out of pre- NEWS EDITOR Gelbspan to scream and yell at Ross Gelb the med curricu- lum landing like stones Sayles span John Anderson and Terry How can the criticism force the in the BUSINESS MANAGER George already over- Moody As feeling of deep nos student to improve Here is a weak and crowded MANAGER John Winesdorfer talgia comes upon me as I realize ridiculous question Why every- humanities Certainly they create ADVERTISING an this will be time I one knows that a challenge to extra heavy burden on the Canowitz the last will CIRCULATION MANAGER Dave have to squeeze five pages of copy ones existence and worth pro- teacher duces a response Admittedly I think that the admissions FEATURE EDITOR John M Anderson half of which I have had to re- this write into four pages or technique can result in the stu- board or school should attempt stretch to EDITORIAL STAFF L M Baldwin Niels Ewing Bert Van it out to six It gives me a lump dents surrender to the belief that proportion the acceptances They should ascertain the inter- Arsdale Hugh Gage Lamar Hill Ed Leavenworth John in my throat to think that this is criticism is the ultimate truth especially coming from persons in ests and the qualifications of the Duvall Steve Viers Bill McCabe Pete Wallach Norm Hane the last time I will have to spend three days wandering about the authority but this is not done at applicant towards his field Many Auger Ziad Khaled Kieinbard Bill go Pete Travis Barry Jon campus begging reporters and Kenyon because everyone has into a field for a lack of an- Whisner Charles Thompson sports editors for copy It almost failh in his existence and worth ything better to do without any dedication or true interest only Office located in Rosse Hall Telephone GAbriel 7- 3851 makes me cry when I think for Faith brings meaning into life to find later that work they Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Services Inc College the last time Why in Heavens The Church of the Holy Spirit the Publishers Rep 420 Madison Ave N Y name did I ever take the job in as a solid symbol of the Episcopal choose is at antithical ends with Subscriptions are 350 a year Send requests for subscriptions andor inquiries for the first place tradition holds the means to ob- their capabilities Gambier Ohio advertising rates to Business Manager Kenyon Collegian Box 308 taining faith These means seem The last issue of the paper di- A little more than two years to be summarized in compulsory scussed TIME magazines No Non ago the Collegian received a chapel where attendance of col- sense Kids article One of the serious setback from which it has lege students assures a chance of main tenets of the article was that obtaining there is a trend among college THE SPOKESMAN been extremely difficult to re- faith cover The severing of a tradition Criticism is a means by which students to find security as swiftly that was beginning to develop the one can create or destroy Many as possible via the AB of course and to down to a quiet life The Appeals Board has been convened twice this semester more paper into something noteworthy things should be destroyed such settle of money self- same than any other semester that this writer can remember Both times made it necessary for the new as ignorance but the basis of all children and community living I this the reason seems to have been primarily a fault of Student Council editors to develop a new and criticism should be to invoke think feeling is exemplified procedure anything else This points up the fact that much more conservative founda- clarification or creation Alfred in the su- more than perficial Kenyons Student Council has been allowed to forsake a great deal tion from scratch The staff has Whitney Griswold defined the interests displayed by some their of its responsibility both to the students it represents and to the not always been equal to this task purpose of a liberal arts education undergraduates in College It seems that it ultimately comes to a question to whether During the last year or so we have thusly dUUJCV- L ill L11C llUUUlllg JJL IdUl courses by people who student government is in itself desirable If it fails to function tried to run the paper on more of humanities To expound to the limit the mark a newspaper basis 1 are determined to get their properly and I am not in anyway referring to its decisions but only because it individuals capacity and de- was more to and get out The liberal arts are its means at arriving at them it can do no more than invalidate its familiar us than a sire for self- education for the foundation of this college A position both with the faculty and the student literary magazine or white seeking and finding meaning paper and 2 heavy emphasis on a particular The first remedy of this situation seems to be a better and because it seemed truth and enjoyment in every- to segment such as pre- med and a stronger feeling of responsibility both in the Student Council rep- be the only way we could suc thing he does ceed with of subsequent betrayal of the hu- resentatives and those who are represented by it A strong well- run the lack interest in Eliot reporting Lawrence manities through sacrificing them well- supported Student Council can be the best means possible to and reading Because of for the security and superficial voicing of opinion and the achieving of student ends If this the Collegian has been the student interests of disappointed med men there is not a feeling of the importance and necessity of the Student admittedly rather uninteresting War Against Inertia spots will only seep this school in a can only be of student government on in But it is a much strone Council then there distrust Still more than mercenery mire j er the part of both the faculty and the student body and vigorous paper than when Going Strong it first began picking up the pieces in- Certainly the recent case involving a violation of the parietal In answer to a TIME inquiry the re- evaluation of those on March 2 1956 We have is quite a disparity between what the tried concerning the apparently inert fluences upon him the modern rules illustrates that there to prove and in some measures Council felt to be the good of the student body and what student creativity John Crowe student turns a greater degree of Student succeeded that news stories do Appeals Board felt to be the good of the College Certainly Ransom said that most students attention to himself But why the have a place in the paper as Council in face of what was evidently a violation do are too concerned with finding should the re- examination of the the Student the sports that the physical appear- of the parietal rules bent a little too far backward in letting the out Who I am I believe that I decrease creativity ance the makeup of the paper offenders off so easily On the other hand the Appeals Board seems an analysis of this increased in- The seems evident With is just as important as its con- answer unjustified in its assumption that there was considerable reluctance trospection might answer many of his freedoms tents that photographs can and the realization on part of some members of the Student Council to take action pertinent questions increasingly the do make the paper more interest- the student becomes in this case lest counter accusations be brought against these in- The modern is of an entity As ing and that less- localized inter- student allowed aware himself as dividuals or the groups they represent See Appeals Board Minutes many more freedoms aware of ests enable us to please more of than his soon as man becomes of Jan 9 1958 page 3 The Student Council as far as its major the student body predecessor Intellectual bounds himself as an entity he is plagued decisions are concerned is torn between a desire to appease the are being of isolation This newspaper should direct dissolved by the re by that terrible fear students on one hand and the Administration on the other In the jection of many yes- of and acce- itself towards four goals First things that A feeling security latest case they have appeased the students or at least those students terday were ptance civiliza to keep students informed on considered simple in todays chaotic who wish to see as little control as possible In the earlier case which truisms Dogmas are destroyed is necessary to consistent current happenings within Col- tion was appealed they appeased the Administration In either case the with the same vigor A feeling of aloneness is lege both administrative and stu- with which sanity were unsatisfactory It may sound ridiculously idealistic J they were feeling of sta- results dent In this way it also established In an aee as terrifying as a I serves considering the history of student government at Kenyon but no one of inquiry very an important historical function few solid truths rvation should have to be appeased then that Secondly it should be a vehicle remain It is of little wonder It is no wonder page four There has been some mention of the inception of an honor system for the expression of student then that with Continued on at Kenyon of of where little or none the burden enforcing student opinion Thirdly it should at- regulations is placed on Such a system is the Administration tempt to stimulate to student in- impossible Kenyon virtually at without more student interest and terest in College problems and YOUNG MEN WOMEN responsibility in self- government and a modification and unification current intellectual questions And of the good of the students and the good of the College Con- finally it should provide enjoy- STUDENTS TEEN AGERS sidering the present state of affairs benevolent despotism would ment and amusement Fabulous 45 RPM offer All cur- be a much more practicable and possibly a more enjoyable alternative We have record the latest not of course ac- rently popular HI- FI Quality can be whh complished any of hit recordings the above four yours now at a fraction of their regular retail price aims to any startling degree be- during the HOLLYWOOD RECORD CLUB new Dean Edwards recent notice concerning the forgery of chapel cause of our own personal inad- and assembly membership drive During this membership drive attendance cards has initiated quite a bit of criticism equacies and because of the be- in order to on the part of the student body The main objection it seems to wildering acquaint you with our records we will administrative tangle send you four 4 currently popular of Dean Edwards dictum is It has been going on for so long why which accompanies the prepara- hit records your choice eight sides in low- low must he all of the sudden clamp down tion and publication of all for the a news- price of only of Most obviously those students who partake of this practice paper But 100 plus 150 to cover the cost it has always been postage and object to the college rule of compulsory chapel It follows enjoyable a handling You must be completely that those in bizarre sort of way satisfied your students who object most violently to this rule seem to have their and at times we with records if not simply return have even been to us and your 100 chapel requirements fulfilled I will not attempt to discuss the quite proud of our efforts will be immediately refunded Below is a 10 merits of compulsory chapel as this discussion is not pertinent to list of ten different categories from the It is important for each student you question at hand even the most skeptical which may choose your first four 4 records and with racn category ot However it does seem that this display of dishonesty is certainly drawn to realize that the success consists four records a very immature and ineffective way of combatting such an insti- of the paper depends in great RockNR- oll A Tribute To Tommy Dorsey tution In fact one might be lead after seeing this devious practice measure upon his interest and Popular Country Western to question the strength of conviction of those oratorical malcontents willingness to contribute He Rythm Blues Square Dance with call open This dishonesty leads one to believe that the argument against might as well get what hes pay- Honky Tonk The Talking Bible St Matt compulsory chapel is based not so much on principle but more on ing for Latin American rl Familv Hvmns expediency The inconvenience of having to get up early on At least we can say for our- PLEASE ADD U an PTTTc pnqTArp imp TrAfH Sunday or the detraction from free time seems to be the basic selves that we have tried to be ADDITIONAL FOUR RECORDS REQUESTED student complaint responsible of the trust given us Mail to Dean Edwards is thoroughly justified in his publication of this And it is a noteworthy achieve notice It would seem that student hyprocrisy is no way to combat ment I think that since March RECORDS trustee short- sightedness All that can result from this flaunted 1956 we have always managed 6625 Delmar Blvd Dept 313 dishonesty is student- administration antagonism This abrasive is by some luck to come out on time Saint Louis 5 Mo certainly detrimental to any attempted cooperation rhg whh JANUARY 17 1958 KENYON COLLEGIAN PAGE THREE 1958 Reveille Due AMERICAN STUDENTS Third Concert Set HAVE OPPORTUNITY NOTED WRITER By Early May For February 14 JAPANESE TO STUDY ABROAD On Friday February 14 at 800 of 1958 p m the Bob Price editor the Two groups third in the current STUDIES US IN GAMBIER has announced that of 20 selected Am- concert series will be Reveille the presented Kenyon College students and in erican college students will in the Church of books will be in Gambier late visit the Holy Spirit Gambier in general are helping May year- Berlin Germany Farley K Hutchins April or early The and Grenoble will deliver to teach Japanese people what 112 an organ recital book will contain either or France next summer to study the with selections American small town life is like depending upon length ranging from Baroque to contem- 128 pages language culture art and civili- through the work of one of sections porary of the unfinished zation of Germany Japans foremost novelists or France dur- Mr Hutchins is the acting head 77 pages ing Mr To date have been the boat trip Graded classes of the Firestone Conservatory of and Mrs Junzo Shono ar- rived here in sent to the Taylor Publishing Co in small sections of six to eight Music at the University of Akron September under Dallas Texas The two sec- He the sponsorship of the Rocke- in students each under the super- previously taught the organ at tions yet to be completed will be Baldwin- Wallace College feller Foundation and are living vision of native professors will in at the publisher by Feb 20 Included in Mr Hutchins pro- the barracks north of Norton deal with Hall the reading of classical gram will be Organ Sonata a Visitors are always wel The book will contain seven and modern texts the daily press piece composed by Dr Paul come at the Shono residence for sections The first 16 pages is the novelist keeps publications on contemporary Schwartz head of the music de- extensive daily composed of pictures of the coll- diaries to problems partment at Kenyon Dr Sch- record his experiences ege including a full color picture conversation and com- to wartzs composition has been and collect this material to be of the window behind the high position pronunciation and gram- used performed in Washington and in future writing he must in Peirce Hall The second mar be to table Students will also hear Cincinnati However Mr Hut- able talk with students and which will be 18 pages section lectures on history and meet with chins will be the first to formally area residents composed of informal shots of is outstanding personalities The present the piece at Kenyon Mr Shono 36 has a rather faculty the Berlin group will have full audit- unique style of coupling the ing Section three of the 1958 yearb- privileges at the Free Uni- Author Shono human element with nature in A his writings ook will be 24 pages There are versity large number of courses Two Positions For his literary ac- also complishments two pictures of each member of are offered at the University Looking For he has merited the of Grenoble attended during the Open On Japanese equivalent to the Pulit- the senior class one of which will Staff Summer Job summer a j zer Prize Ryunosuke Akuta- be formal the other informal The term bv over thousand Besides the position of editor the I I To answer needs of teach- gawa section of Reveille will be French and foreign students and the Collegian will have two major the award for literature This fourth I 1 A i i n i ers college students and profes- is the highest devoted entirely to campus social uie ninei icans win oe aDie lo staff positions open next semester award which can sors The Advancement and be upon The section will be organi- participate in all academic and and perhaps more with the advent conferred a Japanese life Placement Institute announces week- ends Its 14 pages social activities of a new editor author zed by publication of completely i their Mr Shono noted in his make it the largest social section Members of Classrooms Abroad At present the positions of native 1 new and expanded 1958 World- in Reveille circulating manager and adver- country for both his novels and ever published will live with German and French Wide SUMMER tising manager are vacant for PLACEMENT his short stories and his wife families and will have ample op- DIRECTORY The fifth section consists of enjoy contacts with Kenyon stu- portunity to meet young people the coming semester Dave Cano- seven pages deals with campus witz who has been circulating The new Directory gives de- dents Mr Shono remarked upon from student religious and poli- activities Sections six and seven manager semester has scriptions of the type of work the quietness and gentleness of tical organizations They will for the last concerning fraternities and sports to available salary ranges names the campus except during dance visit theatres concerts movies transferred Ohio State are as yet incompleted who has been and addresses of employers re- week Though he has met and operas museums libraries fac John Winesdorfer advertising manager since Sep- questing summer employees In- talked with a great many mem- tories youth organizations and j 1956 is retiring as of this cluded are governmental positions bers of the College community i tember William Harley other points of interest The Ber j steamship needs dude ranches the author reported he was quite lin stay will be followed by a issue are needed to fill both travel tour agencies abroad work anxious to get to know some of j Students Henry To Retire two- week tour of Germany Aus camps of these vital jobs immediately service projects earning the residents of Gambier and the tria and Switzerland whereas the to apply should free trips to Europe national surrounding countryside in order As Collegian Editor French group will travel through Those who wish contact either Harley Henry or parks summer camps theatres to get a better picture of Ameri- France Switzerland Northern op- This edition of the Collegian George Lanning chairman of the and resorts career trainee I can small village family life Italy and Belgium marks the formal retirement of Publications Board Appointments portunities study awards all over The Shonos have already sent W Harley Henry who has held Full information on the pro will probably be made as soon as the world and many others several letters about their Ameri- editorinc- hief Thousands of opportunities can experiences the post of for the gram and a report on last summer the new editor is appointed by the are to Tokyo news- 20 papers i from over foreign past year Under his leadership can be obtained by writing to Board Normally all appoint- presented Recently a picture of and all 48 Peirce Hall the paper has undertaken many Classrooms Abroad 18 Auburn ments other than editor are made countries States taken by the writer Copies may be examined at and an essay on projects most of which have been St Worcester 5 Massachusetts by the editor the village of markedly successful many Placement or Deans offices Gambier appeared in Japans Library or may be ordered from largest newspaper the Sankee sec- Mr Henry is entering the Nil Pi and Philo An Age Gone By the Institute at Box 99G Green- which has a circulation of approx- ond semester of his junior year When Kenyon College was point Station Brooklyn 22 N Y imately six million Due to his advanced standing and their meetings the three or four for 200 a copy Whether the ultimate fruit of the fact that he is presently readi- founded by Philander Chase in Nu would noisily clump up Pis Mr Shonos observations here will ng for English he has Worthington Ohio in 1824 the wooden and tiptoe down NASSAR honors in the stairs be novel short stories or essays encountered many academic duti- until it sounded Continued from page one student body in its total strength repeating this Kenyon is honored and quite es obviously To which would take of 34 formed the first of the two like they had more members intensive interviews conducted pleased that such an accomplished up much of which other- complete then that time Kenyon literary groups the Philo- their dissimulation by a board composed primarily writer has chosen Gambier for his wise to go to to might be devoted the mathesian Societv This group would down the Philos of former Rhodes Scholars source of knowledge of American Collegian was devoted from the beginning ask to borrow chairs Gene will leave the United life bva The societies lingered into the October 1 At Ox- The announcement as to the to the conducting of regular meet States around of 1940s and died out with the War ford he will study the English SOPHOMORE HOP next editorinc- hief of the paper ings in which the election Perhaps someday they will revive Language and English Literature Continued from page one will be made directly after semes- membership the delivery of on campus The important func- Following his studies at Oxford theme had not been decided ter break To date the Publicat- papers and the expulsion of mem but tion these two groups served here he will work for his doctorate in it definitely will be an informal ions Board who is responsible bers was the order of the day In must be remembered They were England or America Eventually affair for the selection of editor has 1827 the college moved to Gam- the instigators of the library de- Gene will enter either journalism Members of the class are meet- received three applications bier and with it the Philos During the thirties and forties the velopment and the originators of or education At present how- ing to determine the actual price The board consists of three grew in strength the first Collegian This is a ever he is undecided of the tickets the possibility of a Philomathasian by faculty members George Lanning rivaling the influence of the tradition that is shared the Nasser attributes the majority theme for the dance and the pos- colleges in country and sibility of Director of Publicity of the Coll- Dekes Theta Delts and Psi Us best the of his success to Kenyon and in free refreshments at ege Sutcliffe one of which we may all be proud particular to Dr and Mrs Niko- the coffee shop Hough expressed Professor Denham In 1832 the Nu Pi Kappas broke and Thomas Wenzlau Dean Ed- dym Dr Norton Dr Thornton doubt as to the free refreshments off from the Philos in their efforts COMPULSORY CHAPEL wards is a member ex officio The Dr Sutcliffe and Dr Haywood The administration has given its to strengthen the cause of the Continued from page one seven man membership all of whom served as personal approval to pre- dance parties but student South on the Kenyon campus who control this matter is trying of the board includes Harvey references no after- dance parties will be These two groups while their to cling to one last remaining Adelstein James Donovan Harl- allowed rivalry was deep and hot were of The Episcopal Church- FELLOWSHIP ey Henry Joe Murray James thread CHRISTIAN distinctively polite in their rela- Kenyon College Union provoked Continued from page one TIMBERLAKE PRIZE Parsons Robert Price and Wayne tionships with one another At by over a century of tradition for discussion On March 9 16 Continued from page one Shannon younger group one point when the We must also remember that and 23 respectively Revivalism tempt to increase the fund with ex- seemed that it might become President Lund and Chaplain and Intellectualism in Christian- contributions from each active two of tinct the Philos permitted Dennison are new to Kenyon ways ity Christianity and the Apathy member and alumnus of the BARNCORD their members to resign in order and traditions and they must re- of American People and Chris- Lambda chapter of Sigma Pi to preserve the existence of their ceive our support One way of tianity and Kenyon College will The initial prize will probably be Shoe Repair two rivals On 1848 though the demonstrating the seemingly uni- be discussed 18 according to fraternity presi- con- 37 Public Square societies engaged in violent versal distaste for Compulsion dent Lawrence Folse with the of of their choice They come to Mount Vernon Ohio flict over the equal distribution would be the boycott but is an annual prize rising in proportion Kenyon with a full understanding the student body between them eighthofau- nit academic credit to the amount of money con- of they are in for The cases that the two groups worth it One must conclude that what tributed of by the Board presented were harbingers the as long as there is Compulsory The action taken In a letter to the members of is not governed coming action at Ft Sumter Chapel we will have to live with of Trustees then the Lambda Chapter of Sigma Pi must With the building of Ascension it It is clearly mentioned in the by any one factor it take Folse explained that the prize was LE of MASTERS Hall the Alumni of both societies Catalogue which every prospec- into consideration a multitude to be awarded for essays exclu- contributed to the decoration of tive Kenyon student receives that things but we ask this sively because Dr Timberlake is stronger a two central halls on the sec- Students must attend a total of question Which would have preferred an essay the creates ill feeling ond and third floors that still bear eight services in each semester in tradition which prize the essay being one of his Mount teaches Vernons names of their original oc- the College Chapel or in a church or a system which that personal enthusiasms and its per- the and as such cupants of their own denomination Its religion is voluntary fection one of his main points of compatible with The war the Nu Pis in black and white for everyone is much more encouragement with his students College After the Civil Finally if we Shop popularity they had had to see Applicants to Kenyon must Liberal Education lost the they make may resort to the old cliche Ac- but there must be a start some- prior to the conflict and therefore bear this in mind when as to the college tions do speak louder than words where HSG on the nights the societies 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s i i f T I 1 Va in the picture at left freshman guard Dave Leahy indicated by arrow scores two points against Otterbein in Kenyons 80 to 66 loss to the Cardinals Other Kenyon players in the picture are forward and captain Ted Moody 11 guard Bill Swing 5 and guard Chuck Bronson 13 In the photo at right Bronson takes a hard spill late in the contest while trying to start a fast break The undefeated Otter player at left caused the fall and Bronson sunk two free throws as a result Following the play are Otterbeins Joe Pollina 45 and Ted Moody Wrestlers Lack Man Mid- Am Nemesis LORD CAGERS SEEK TO SNAP Power Lose First LOSS STREAK AGAINST CASE Two Matches Undefeated Swimmers Face of four consecutive losses a Hindered by a significant lack After Taylor Bronaugh will at desperate Kenyon basketball team start personnel the Kenyon wrestling Toughest Foe In Falcons center flanked by Ted Moody and team was defeated last week by will face the Rough Riders from two meets and Reed Craig at Jerry Hiram In Kenyons swimming team victor in dual Case tomorrow at 800 p m in forwards Ohio Wesleyan and Looker and Bill Swing will pro- sup- the Ohio Relays faces its toughest test of the season tomorrow Cleveland The game will take each contest Kenyon could bably fill in guard positions of eight 2 p m meets the Bowling Green tankers at place in the new Case Field the ply only five the required at when it Sure to see action are Dave Leahy House wrestlers Bowling Green O Chuck Bronson and Bob Weiden- Wesleyan match held Defeated 61- 56 last Tuesday In the Theyve got us beaten on paper Coach Tom Edwards r- kopf Ken- night by Heidelberg Case now there Wednesday afternoon eported after scanning the times from the scouting report of Prior to the Oberlin squeeker yon was defeated by the score of has a 1- 5 record for the season the BG- Loyola of Chicago meet earlier this year the Kenyon quint lost lopsided 23- 15 However Wesleyan scored The Clevelanders are not as tall Mid- teams I contests to both Knox and Grin- 15 points by forfeitures Norm American Conference as most college teams go but was disqualified for missing a nell and succumbed to a tall but and Rick have always been Kenyons nonetheless have a few inches Arnos Bob Gove turn previously winless Otterbein club 15 points nemesis tacn year one ot tnem edge on the average over the Schori scored for the One week earlier in Akron 80- 66 Lords by pinning their opponents has spoiled the Lords bid for a Lords perfect season This season three Universitys Memorial the Lords Moody Leads Scoring However losses by Rookie Jim got off to Kenyon suffered defeat last more Mid- Am squads Kent State their dual meet season Coates and Bard Roberts and a 10 at hands of Oberlin The one bright spot in the Uni- flying start by taking 10 of Tuesday the three forfeitures accounted for Miami University and Ohio College 53- 50 once again the height- shy Kenyon offense is first places and thumping the Wesleyans 28 points versity follow Bowling Green on victims of a much taller team scoring and foul shooting of cap- the Lords schedule The three Akron Zips 70 to 16 Team c- In Hiram match Kenyon ocaptain first Oberlin current conference lead- tain Ted Moody Moody who can the will all perform here on February Tom Wilson took two lost 26- 6 Jim Coates who is in places er towered over the Lords and make the tallest of opponents look 1 7 and 12 respectively re- his first year of wrestling was Ohio Good consequently dominated the bad has collected 38 charity tos- Should two of the four hand Conference Outlook pinned giving the Terriers 5 bounds the deciding factor in the ses in 42 trips to the line for a the Lord swimmers a defeat it The Lords appear in little dan- points Bard Roberts and Norm ger the game The loss brought the 905 mark Prior to the Illinois will 1953 of losing the supremacy in ac- be the first time since 2- 1- Arnos also lost by decisions Lords record to 5 and 3 in swing Jan 3 and 4 the scrappy that a Kenyon swimming team has Ohio Conference swimming co- counting for 6 more Hiram points the Ohio Conference forward was third in the nation lost more than one meet during mpetition if the pre- Christma Bob Gove and Dick Schori ac- Ohio Relays any Oberlin won the opening toss in free- throw accuracy and his a season staged here are counted for 6 Lord scores by win- indication and jumped ahead to a quick lead present mark keeps him up near Last year the only MidA- merican ning their matches The same the Kenyons Reed Craig kept his the top Prior to the Otterbein loop school to beat Kenyon In winning the event for contest three forfeitures also accounted third straight time squad took team in the game by dropping in he was third in the Ohio was Miami 46- 40 Edwards the for 15 Hiram points five out of six though none three straight side court shots and Conference scoring race with an swimmers took the measure of events pointsper- game of its grabbing a number of rebounds average of 217 There are no men for the 167 Bowling Green last season by an times were spectacular Kenyon Ohio With 6 minutes left in the first Though the Lords have deflated 177 or heavyweight classes Con- impressive 56 to 30 margin Coach has not lost an ob- Conference meet 1953 when half Oberlin led 21- 12 but at last their foul shooting mark in their sequently although Kenyon Sam Coopers Falcons much im- since Oberlin a dual the Lords began to work together last four ball games prior to the viously outfought Wesleyan and proved from last season would defeated them in meet to be Their strategy was to play a Knox contest they were the top did not put up a really poor like nothing better than to see the The Yeomen appear deliberate slow moving offence small- college team in that cate- showing against Hiram they are tables turned this year the only threat remaining for a count the same gory credited with two losses clean Kenyon slate in Ohio Co- making every shot Defeat Wesleyan tactics by which Fenn upset Ober- Akron nference action In preparation for the BG lin the preceding Saturday Ken- INERTIA Kenyon- OWU Results and struggle the Lords registered 400- yard medley relay Kenyon yon began to close the gap Continued page from two their first two dual meet wins of and with only seconds remaining the Appleton B Beese Mason the season with wins over Lords Jerry Looker sank a half the student being confronted with elusion Akron Topor 4507 and Ohio Wesleyan 220- K1 court desperation shot boosting this realization of freedom and Education ac- yard freestyle Ray the heretofore Against the Bishops this past his team to within one point of consequent isolation has become cepted stimulus of creativity has Wilson K Lays OWU 2232 Wednesday the Lords took eight 50- 0- the Yeomen The half time score frightened and confused He real- also submitted itself to society yard freestyle Poulson of ten first places to breeze to a WU KL was 28- 27 izes that individuality although It has come to reflect rather than Ritter K Borman 60 to 24 victory OWU managed 241 Minute Drive Falls Short it does afford a type of satisfac- examine the current trend toward Last to cope first place in only the 50- One- 0- tion severs him from his society materialism Thus education is metre diving Poulson The second half was similar to yard freestyle and the diving K And in a word what is creativity conditioning the student to sub In WU Martin K J Beese the first Again Kenyon surged these two events the Lords sal- 49 points outscoring but individuality mission rather than individualism forth near the end the vaged both the second and third 200- yard butterfly Mason K 8- min- Returning to the problem it However I think that Yeomen 4 in the last two this spots Rouse OWU Ke- can be said that true creativity period of submission is tempor- Kimball of utes to almost pull the game out Dan Ray Grant Mason Bill nyon disqualified can come about only as a result ary In time the student will 2400 of the fire Beese and Fred Appleton led the 100- yard freestyle Borman KL contest Oberlin of active discontent or passionate realize the transience of the satis- Kenyon Throughout the onslaught against Wes- Poulson OWU Ritter K 56 on Kenyons scoring accordance The modern student faction gained from social sub- leyan concentrated Ray took first place in 200- yard backstroke Appleton Moody holding him to a is afraid to display either of these mission He will realize that al- 220- ace Ted both the yard and 440- yard K Lamport K CAVC To do so would be a complete though it provides a temporary Boucher mere 8 points High scorers for freestyle events Mason won the 2263 game were Ron denial of those social ties which refuge the discontent suffered 200- the Oberlins yard butterfly Beese the 200- 440- yard freestyle Ray Jacobs with 15 and John Erikson seem to him so necessary to a from the oppression of that self- yard breast stroke and Appleton Lays OWU Post of Kenyon di- 14 safe existence integrity which has been the mark 200- with Freshman guard Dave the yard backstroke All squalified 5100 Leahys 12 points were tops for Jung said that man owing to of all true creators has been the three were on the winning 400- 200- yard B Beef real cause of his doubts breast stroke Lords his instinctive nature inherently yard K- the medley relay K Ormond OWU Selman Tomorrow night Kenyon Coach rejects problems He seeks quick The lack of creativity seems a Freshman Phil Post also made 2515 Skip Falkenstine will doubtlessly solutions and rejects a deeper stage in growth of a natural the the fine showing in the 440- yard 400- yard freestyle relay Ke- use what little height he has to evaluation of the problem The And I student naturally think freestyle event Post came in nyon Wilson Leiper Topor Woo- best advantage In this case modern student verifies this con outgrow he will it rhg second in the grueling race but lam 4025