rlin College 8, NUMBER 15 w THURSDAY 9 OmAPRIL 1987 Fulbright to Dobbins James Dobbins, assistant professor of religion and East Asian studies, has won a Fulbright Scholar Award to do research in Japan in 1988-89 and also awards from the Japan Foundation and the Social Science Research Council. Using these grants, together with one announced ear¬ lier from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Dobbins will take a two-year leave from teaching at Oberlin to finish a Kathleen Gilnuurtin Mina Takthashi manuscript on letters written in Japan's medieval period {Observer 15 January 1987,27 March 1986), and to begin work James Dobbins on a history of Pure Land Buddhism. He Mellons, Watson to three plans to stay in Oberlin in 1987-88. India, is now one of the largest forms of Senior Kathleen Gilmartin and Gregory interested in modernism and will probably The two topics are related. Dobbins has Buddhism in East Asia; it has many more Levine '85 will begin graduate studies in attend Yale University. translated 10 relatively short letters—the adherents in Japan than, for example, the fall of 1987 as Mellon fellows in the Levine, who was an East Asian studies translations cover about 25 pages—written Zen. No single work in English, however, humanities. Senior Mina Takahashi will major as an undergraduate, plans to pur¬ by a woman named Eshinni (1182-1268?) surveys its entire development. Dobbins pursue an independent project abroad sue graduate studies in Japanese art his¬ who practiced Pure Land Buddhism. His will use the extensive research of Japanese supported by the Thomas J. Watson tory either at Princeton University or the monograph examines the letters in the scholars to trace Pure Land from its ori¬ Foundation. University of Michigan. He participated light of daily life in medieval Japan and gins through its diversification in China Gilmartin, an English major, is writing in the Associated Kyoto Program his the religious mind-set fostered by it; the and Japan. her honors thesis on gender roles in the senior year and stayed in Kyoto the fol¬ experience of women in medieval times; The Japan Foundation, established in works of Virgina Woolf. She has tutored lowing year to continue language study and the attraction of Pure Land Bud¬ the late 1960s by the Japanese govern¬ writing as a Dana teaching assistant since and general research in art history. A long dhism for Eshinni. ment, encourages research in Japan on the beginning of 1985-86. Gilmartin is (CONTINUED ON PAGES) Pure Land Buddhism, which began in Japanese topics. Yellowstone National Park: The Oberlin Connection A joint exhibition of late-19th-century Amer¬ scheduled in conjunction with the exhibi¬ ican watercolors by Thomas Moran, pho¬ tion, which will run until 15 June. tographs by William Henry Jackson, and The curators of the joint exhibition are diaries, field notes, and early published Dina Schoonmaker, curator of special col¬ accounts of the Yellowstone expedition lections in the library; Marlene Merrill, opens Wednesday in both the Allen affiliate scholar; and Larry Feinberg, chief Memorial Art Museum and the main curator of the museum. library. The museum and library are pre¬ Art that moved Congress senting the exhibition—"Yellowstone Na¬ "Jackson's dramatic photographs and tional Park: The Oberlin Connection"— Moran's colorful watercolors revealed for to observe the centenary of the death of the first time the spectacular scenery and Oberlin graduate and pioneering geologist natural phenomena of the area," says Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, class of Merrill. "Their pictorial renderings and 1850, who headed the US Geographical Hayden's pleading convinced Congress to and Geological Survey of the West. Hay¬ pass a bill in 1872 creating Yellowstone den (1829-1887) led a congressionally National Park. The first and largest national funded expedition that explored the Yel¬ park in this country, Yellowstone served lowstone territory in 1871 and included as a model for future parks in the US and Jackson and Moran among its members; abroad." the works in the exhibition depict scenery Displayed in the museum's Goblet and phenomena discovered during that Room will be " 13 highly finished watercol¬ historic exploration. Two lectures are ors created by Thomas Moran in the stu¬ dio from sketches made during the 1871 expedition," Feinberg says. "One of the Mammoth Hot Springs, photographed by William Henry Jackson on the 1871 Yellow¬ rough sketches that Moran executed on stone expedition. The figure is the painter Thomas Moran. the spot also will be included in the show, the 'View of Lower Madison Canyon.' early published accounts, and other re¬ lithographs, which are of Yellowstone and That study, realized in bold, summarizing lated materials. "Jackson took hundreds other marvels of the West, were a gift to brushstrokes, perhaps best captures the of photographs in Yellowstone in 1871, Oberlin by Hayden, who wrote the text sense of primordial power of the Yellow¬ often shooting a scene from the same accompanying each plate," she says. stone landscape," he says. All of the exhi¬ perspective that Moran was painting," Lectures bited watercolors will be on loan from the Schoonmaker says. "Moran appears in "From Oberlin to Yellowstone: F. V. Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American some of the pictures observing the won¬ Hayden's Path to Glory—and Oblivion," History and Arts in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ders of the area, thus becoming a part of the title of the first exhibition-related lec¬ Yellowstone campaigner the spectacular scenery Jackson perma¬ ture, will be delivered by Mike Foster, "Although Moran was rather frail and nently recorded. Other numbers of the author, historian, and president of Daly had never before ridden a horse, he jour¬ survey also were photographed, giving an Associates, at 8 pm Wednesday in Mudd neyed through the difficult terrain, record¬ idea of the rugged conditions under which 050. It is sponsored by the history and ing his impressions in countless pencil and they worked. The numerous photographs geology departments and the Friends of watercolor sketches," Feinberg says. "His we will exhibit are thanks to the US Geo¬ the Library. majestic portrayals of Yellowstone and his logical Survey and the Smithsonian Insti¬ "Thomas Moran and the Yellowstone" political campaigning for it led to Moran's tution, both of which have archives of is the title of the second talk, an illustrated acquisition of the nickname T. Yellow¬ Jackson negatives and Yellowstone lecture that will be presented at 3 pm 10 stone Moran'; he occasionally placed the prints," Schoonmaker says. May by Carol Clark, Prendergast execu¬ monogram TYM at the bottom of his Also on display in Mudd will be works tive fellow at the Williams College Mu¬ Ferdinand V. Hayden, Oberlin class of pictures." from a set of Prang lithographs made in seum of Art. Sponsored by the museum, 1850, who led the 1871 Yellowstone expe¬ Jackson's photographs will be shown 1876 and based on the Moran paintings. Clark's talk will take place in the Art Aud¬ dition. This photograph was taken at concurrently on the main floor of the The college owns one of the few remaining itorium and will be followed by a recep¬ about that time. Mudd, with letters, field notes, journals, sets, according to Schoonmaker. "The tion in the museum. Page 2 THE OBSERVER Thursday 9 April 1987 uMjangwisiKMi Artists to perform, teach in summer Over 400 professional actors, dancers, of percussion, is on the faculty of the per¬ of violin; Andor Toth, Jr., professor of This column, an arbitrary selection of musicians, music and theater teachers, cussion institute 12 to 18 July, and profes¬ violoncello; and Schwartz. events on campus scheduled for the and high-school and college students from sor of physics Robert Warner will give a Concurrent programs coming fortnight, appears from time to throughout the US and abroad will come lecture/demonstration on the acoustics of Several programs and conferences will time in the Observer. For a more com¬ to Oberlin this summer to take part in the percussion. Joseph Schwartz, professor of run concurrently with the performing arts plete calendar, see Oberlin College second year of Performing Arts at Ober¬ pianoforte, is directing the piano institute; program. Among those presenting them Events, published weekly by the office lin, the college's comprehensive perform¬ its faculty includes professors of piano¬ are the Oberlin Teachers Academy, the of communications. ing arts program. The 1987 program runs forte Sanford Margolis, Sedmara Rut- alumni association, which will host an from 7 June to 1 August. stein, and Peter Tak&cs and also professor alumni college, and the Allen Memorial MONDAY 13 The Oberlin theater institute, adminis¬ of music history James Hepokoski and Art Museum. The museum's "Young at 4:30 pm, lecture, Czech music histo¬ tered by the theater and dance program; associate professor of piano pedagogy Art" program for children ages 6 to 11 rian Lubomir Doruzka, Jazz in East- Ohio Ballet at Oberlin, cosponsored by Martha Stacy. includes a spring after-school series and a em Europe, Kulas. Sponsored by the the college and Ohio Ballet; and 11 music Michael Daugherty, assistant professor six-week summer session. The museum is conservatory. institutes and workshops offered by the of composition and music theory, is teach¬ also offering a program for high-school 7:30 pm, lecture, Lubomir Doruzka, conservatory are included in this year's ing three week-long workshops on elec¬ students called the humanities youth proj¬ The Place of Jazz within the Cultural program. Oberlin College credit will be tronic and computer music, 12 July to 1 ect. During a 10-day residency 17 to 27 Life of Czechoslovakia, King 106. offered for several of the institutes and August. Serving as director of the vocal July, 65 nationally selected students will Sponsored by the Soviet studies cur¬ workshops. The director of Performing enrichment institute 26 July to 1 August is study with artists, scholars, and museum ricula committee. Arts at Oberlin—Summer 1987 is David professor of singing Richard Miller; other curators, including museum director Wil¬ WEDNESDAY 15 A. Love, associate provost. faculty members are Gerald Crawford, liam Chiego, chief curator Larry Fein¬ 7 pm, Susan Walsh, curator of dec¬ Theater and ballet associate professor of singing; and Judith berg, affiliate scholars Mary Haverstock orative arts, Dayton Art Institute, Art Beginning 21 June, the six-week theater Layng, associate professor of opera the¬ and Arnold Klukas, acting coordinator of Nouveau and its Relevance Today, art institute will bring to the campus profes¬ ater. Faculty for the workshop in chamber educational programs Palli Davis, and mu¬ building classroom 2. sional American and British actors—as music for strings and piano 26 July to 1 seum educator Jeannette Lawson. Both 7:30 pm, Hirschmann lecture in the Oberlin repertory company—to teach August are Jeffrey Irvine, associate pro¬ museum programs are in their second chemistry, Stephen J. Benkovic, Uni¬ high-school and college students and to fessor of viola; Stephen Clapp, professor year. versity of Pennsylvania, Site Specific perform in M olifcre's comedy Tartuffe. Mutagenesis/Protein Engineering, Ket¬ College faculty members who will be tering 9. Benkovic has held Sloan and teaching with the actors are James DePaul, Summer performances and conceits Guggenheim fellowships and won a assistant professor of theater, and William JUNE 14 Percussion institute solo percus¬ Pfizer Enzyme Award. J. Byrnes, managing director of the theater 15 Summer organ institute guest artist sion recital: Al Otte. FRIDAY 17 and dance program. recital: Gerre Hancock. Piano institute recital: Sanford Ohio Ballet at Oberlin will present an 17 Summer organ institute faculty Margolis. intensive summer program of ballet and recital. 15 Joint faculty recital, percussion modern-dance training 28 June to 1 Au¬ 19 Summer organ institute participant and piano institutes. gust for intermediate/advanced and ad¬ recital. 16 Piano institute faculty recital: Peter vanced students ages 12 to 20. Ohio Ballet 26 Two summer youth symphony or¬ Takdcs. founder and artistic director Heinz Poll, chestra concerts. Ohio Ballet performance on Tap- ballet mistress Brenda Steady, and the full 19 Festival of English consort music pan Square. company of 23 dancers will be in Oberlin for viols, faculty concert. 17 Percussion institute concert: The for a week's residency, and Ohio Ballet 20 Festival of English consort music Percussion Group/Cincinnati. will give two public performances on for viols, student concert. Ohio Ballet performance on Tap- Tappan Square. 26 Baroque performance institute fac¬ pan Square. Music programs ulty concert. 18 Piano institute student recital. In conjunction with the conservatory's 27 Baroque performance institute 24,25 11 summer workshops and institutes, two student concert. Repertory company production of dozen concerts and recitals have already JULY Tartuffe. been scheduled between 7 June and 1 3 Baroque performance institute fac¬ 30 Chamber music workshop for August. Three workshops are new this ulty concert: Venus and A donis by strings and piano concert: The Raymond Harvey 73, music director summer: the stringed instrument restora¬ Blow and Cupid and Death by Oberlin Trio with violist Jeffrey of the Springfield (Massachusetts) Sym¬ tion workshop, which will be presented in Locke-Gibbons, with orchestra. Irvine. phony Orchestra. cooperation with the Violin Society of soloists, and chorus. 30,31 America 7 June to 3 July; the festival of 4 Baroque performance institute stu¬ Repertory company production of 8 pm, Oberlin Orchestra, conducted consort music for viols, 14 to 21 June; and dent concert. Tartuffe. by Raymond Harvey '73, Finney. Pro¬ the workshop in teaching music to chil¬ 10 Baroque performance institute fac¬ AUGUST gram: Bartok's "Dance Suite," Elgar's dren, which will be led by Catherine Jarji- ulty concert: Suite from the Tem¬ 1 Repertory company production of "Enigma Variations," and Prokofiev's sian, associate professor of music educa¬ pest by Locke and music from the Tartuffe. Piano Concerto no. 3 with senior Jac¬ tion, from 14 to 19 June. Tempest by Purcell, with orches¬ Chamber music workshop for queline Faiman, concerto competition Several other Oberlin faculty members tra, soloists, and chorus. strings and piano, participant con¬ winner. will participate in the summer workshops 11 Baroque performance institute stu¬ cert. 8 pm, poetry reading, Charles and institutes. Professors of organ Haskell dent concert. Wright, King 306. Wright, whose sev¬ Thomson and Garth Peacock will be 13 Percussion institute marimba reci¬ Tickets to these performances and ad¬ eral books include an American Book among the teachers of the summer organ tal: Michael Rosen. ditional information may be obtained Award winner, will be poet-in-residence institute 14 to 20 June. Priscilla Smith, Piano institute recital: Sedmara through the central ticket service (CTS, for three days, sponsored by the crea¬ professor of music education, will direct tive writing program. the Oberlin summer youth symphony SATURDAY 18 orchestra program 16 to 27 June. James 8 pm, Jackie Torrence, the "story Caldwell, professor of oboe, will direct the lady," Finney. She will also give a baroque performance institute from 21 Jane Nabakowski ends 27 years at OC workshop, "The Black Oral Tradition," June to 12 July. Michael Rosen, professor Jane Nabakowski has been secretary to ation of the Oberlin Golf Club, she sat in at 4 pm in Wilder 115. the provost for almost as long as there has on board meetings, and one of the board MONDAY 20 been a provost at Oberlin College. She members suggested she apply for work 8 pm, lecture, Erwin Griswold '25, Oberlin College Observer transferred from the admissions office here. She was interviewed in 1960 by "Appearing before the Supreme Court," ISSN 0193-368X when John Kneller was appointed provost Dorothy Smith, now emeritus director of King 306. Former US solicitor general, A publication for Oberlin College faculty, in 1965. The position had been vacant for placement and graduate counseling. In the former dean of the Harvard Law staff, trustees, parents of current students, and some months at the time, and before that admissions office Nabakowski worked on School, and honorary trustee, Gris¬ friends. Editorial board chair: Robert A. Haslun. it had been held by only one other person. summer language programs with Kneller wold has presented more cases before Managing editor: Carol Ganzel. Assistant to the Since 1965 the provost's responsibility has when he was chair of the Romance lan¬ the Supreme Court than any other liv¬ editor: Emily Nunn. Written and edited at the changed somewhat; it now deals less with guages department. ing lawyer. His lecture is Oberlin's third office of communications; typeset and printed at faculty affairs and more with the college Golf on weekdays in honor of the bicentennial of the graphic services. budget, Nabakowski says. Born Jane Baird, Nabakowski grew up Constitution. Published every other Thursday during the Ellsworth Carlson, now emeritus pro¬ in Brownhelm and attended the Oberlin TUESDAY 21 academic year, 4 September to 21 May, except¬ fessor of history, was provost after Kneller, School of Commerce. She married James 8 pm, artist recital, Cleveland Or¬ ing December, when one issue is published, by and Nabakowski remained Carlson's sec¬ Nabakowski in 1942; they have two chil¬ chestra, conducted by Vladimir Ash- Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074. Second- retary when he became acting president in dren and three grandchildren. The Naba- kenazy, Finney, $12.50 and $15.00. class postage paid at Oberlin, Ohio 44074. Post¬ 1974. She returned to the provost's office kowskis still play golf, and she looks for¬ Program: Beethoven's Fourth Piano master: send address changes to the Observer, when James Powell was appointed to the ward to playing on weekdays now that she Concerto—conducted by Ashkenazy Office of Communications, 153 West Lorain post, and until 31 March she worked for doesn't have to come to work. She has from the keyboard—and Sibelius' Fifth Street, Oberlin, Ohio 44074. his successor, Sam Carrier. mixed emotions about retiring, however. Symphony. Subscriptions $8 per year. Golf brought Nabakowski to Oberlin "You have to set a date and do it," she College. As president of the ladies' associ¬ says. Thursday 9 April 1987 THE OBSERVER Page 3 Cellist Kapuscinski plans working 'retirement' "All I knew of Oberlin was Finney Chapel with students, Richard Kapuscinski says, also worked in foreign countries other at night," says Professor Richard Kapus¬ "lent a lot of meaning and color to our than Japan. He was guest faculty member cinski, recalling the time in 1967 when he liyes. It was one of my nicest experiences of the Institute of Higher Education in was offered a job at the conservatory. He here." Friendships are inevitable in such Montreaux, Switzerland, and consultant had performed in Finney as a member of an arrangement, he says, and he still cor¬ to "Pro Corda" and the European String the Cleveland Orchestra. The offer to join responds with several alumni who were Teachers Association in London in 1974. the Oberlin faculty came in a telephone students in his residence-hall years. When While performing with the Boston Sym¬ call from Robert Fountain, then dean of you live with them, he says, "you become a phony he conducted master classes at the the conservatory, as Kapuscinski was student activist," and, unlike some of his Shanghai and Peking conservatories. packing up to leave Tokyo, where he had colleagues, he is "prone to take a more Besides being a member of the Cleve¬ been solo cellist with the Japan Philhar¬ sympathetic stance concerning students." land and Boston orchestras, Kapuscinski monic Symphony Orchestra on an ex¬ Kapuscinski is an informed proponent of was principal cellist for the Baltimore change program with the Boston Sym¬ the cluster plan (Observer 30 October Symphony. He has toured in the US, phony Orchestra. He and his wife Lucy 1986) and was one of its first advisors. Europe, and the Middle East both as a Kapuscinski stopped in Oberlin on their While he realizes that the plan is "contro¬ soloist and as a member of ensembles, way back to Boston. Upon seeing Bibbins versial," he says that "being together with including the La Salle String Quartet, and, Hall with its oriental gardens and dis¬ students in a living situation, eating and as a founding member, the Boston Fine tinctly oriental design by Japanese arch¬ talking, is worthwhile." Arts Quartet and the Gabrielli Trio. The itect Minoru Yamasaki, they were "sold." Kapuscinski has enjoyed being "im¬ New York Times has described his playing "We fell in love with the school," Richard mersed" in teaching and in student and as ". . . wholly absorbing . . . nicely de¬ Kapuscinski says. After 20 years of teach¬ community life. When he was music direc¬ tailed and elegantly articulated . . . Ac¬ ing, he is retiring at the end of June. ined how different cultures deal with the tor of the Lorain County Youth Orchestra cording to the Christian Science Monitor, Outstanding students problem of absorbing trained young musi¬ (now the Northern Ohio Youth Orches¬ his music is ". . . of high interest: vibrant, "Developing outstanding cellists for cians into the economic fabric of society, tra), he arranged for the group to use col¬ appealing, provocative." chamber quartets," Kapuscinski says, has comparing Oberlin with US conservato¬ lege facilities, encouraging its establish¬ In 1985 Kapuscinski was appointed been an important part of his career. His ries on the East Coast and with schools in ment in the city of Oberlin. He was a Robert Wheeler professor in performance, former students include Steven Isserlis— Germany and Japan. long-time member of the student life an appointment that "recognizes excel¬ who lives in London and is "considered In spite of the bleak career prospects for committee and frequently served on the lence at the peak of a professor's perfor¬ one of the best cellists in Europe," accord¬ musicians, current conservatory students, general faculty council, and he was the mance career" (Observer 28 February ing to the London Times; Steven Doane Kapuscinski says, seem to possess an founding director of the Winterm Cello 1985). While Kapuscinski was "very '73, visiting associate professor of cello admirable single-mindedness in their as¬ Festival. He will continue some of his moved" by the professorship, he notes that and member of the New Arts Trio; Rhon¬ pirations, and auditioning prospective work with the conservatory after he retires, its description implies that one's career is da Rider '78 of the Lydian Quartet at students seem to be confident. Many of possibly conducting master classes, cham¬ "all downhill" thereafter. There is no sign, Brandeis University; Norman Fischer of them are much more advanced than audi¬ ber music, and "maybe a cello choir." however, that his musical career will de¬ the Concord String Quartet; Thomas tioning students of past years; they easily Also, the string department, the educa¬ scend from its peak even after he retires. In Shaw of the Audubon Quartet; and Thom¬ play material their predecessors did not tional policies committee, and the Ober- addition to his conservatory work, he will as Rosenberg '78 of the Chester Quartet at master until the junior or senior year. Prog¬ lin-in-London program are making plans continue his annual participation in the Indiana University. ress in musical pedagogy (the Suzuki for Kapuscinski to take two student string Tangle wood Musical Festival (the Kapu¬ Kapuscinski admires the "smarts and method, for instance) accounts for the quartets to London in the fall to study scinskis have a summer home in nearby sophistication" of the students who choose recent "good batch" of conservatory stu¬ string-quartet literature. While in Europe, Stockbridge Bowl, Massachusetts). Also, to come to the conservatory. In choosing dents, Kapuscinski says. he plans to conduct master classes in Eng¬ he may take up a frequently-offered invi¬ Oberlin over, for example, the Juilliard Living in Dascomb land and Scotland. tation to return to the Japan Philharmonic. School of Music, they are indicating more In the late 1960s, right after Dascomb Teaching and performing Someone told Kapuscinski that retire¬ diverse interests. For this reason, he says, a and some other residence halls on campus Before coming to Oberlin, Kapuscinski ment would not be one of the things he student who is unable to secure a position became co-ed, Lucy Kapuscinski was was on the faculties of the Cincinnati Col¬ does well. He prefers to think of the pro¬ in the extremely competitive music field is named house director of Dascomb. The lege of Music, the Peabody Conservatory cess as simply "rearranging priorities." "It prepared—by the Oberlin experience— Kapuscinskis lived there for three years of Music, Boston University, and the New is hard to sever a relationship after 20 for other markets. Kapuscinski made his and, later, in South Hall for five. Living England Conservatory of Music. He has years," he says. —Emily Nunn interest in the plight of professional musi¬ cians the subject of his 1973 Powers travel grant. During a leave of absence he exam- Ira Steinberg named associate dean Professor of philosophy Ira Steinberg, the education department was dissolved. Fellowships... who has been on the Oberlin faculty for 25 His scholarship had qualified him for both •CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 years, has been named associate dean of fields; it covers the philosophy of both essay on Japanese haiku that Levine wrote the College of Arts and Sciences. In education and the social sciences. his junior year was included in Ao Tung, announcing that he was recommending He is the author of many articles and of published each year by the East Asian the appointment to the president, Dean four books: The New Lost Generation: studies program. Alfred MacKay called Steinberg "a re¬ Population and Public Policy (1982) and As members of the fifth group of Mel¬ spected scholar," "dedicated teacher," and Behaviorism and Schooling (1980), both lon Fellows chosen since the program was "versatile administrator," noting Stein¬ published by Martin Robertson, Oxford, established in 1982, Gilmartin and Levine berg's ability to solve complex manage¬ England; Ralph Barton Perry on Educa¬ will receive a cash stipend of $9,750 in ment problems. In addition to teaching tion for a Democracy (1970), published by addition to tuition and fees. The fellow¬ philosophy, Steinberg is currently serving Ohio State University Press; and Educa¬ ships can be renewed a second year, and as business manager for physical educa¬ tional Myths and Realities: Philosophical fellows in the position to achieve the PhD tion, intercollegiate athletics, and athletic Essays on Education, Politics, and the within five years may qualify for another facilities, and he also coaches the varsity Science of Behavior (1968), published by year's support. This year's 122 winners women's soccer team. He has chaired sev¬ Addison Wesley. In addition his mono¬ were selected from among 1,722 candi¬ eral faculty committees: research and de¬ graph, Population and Frustration, based dates from 57 colleges and universities. velopment, technology and applied math¬ on his Bode Boyd memorial lecture at While applications were up 6 percent from ematics, special educational opportunities Ohio State, was published by the univer¬ last year, the number of awards was programs, and precollege preparation of Ira Steinberg, new associate dean, coach¬ sity press in 1972. Steinberg has held fel¬ reduced by one. minority students. ing the women's soccer team. lowships at the Stanford Center for Ad¬ Watson in Japan Academic advising vanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Takahashi, as a Watson fellow, plans to In his new position Steinberg will be in the dean's office," MacKay says. Stein¬ and several visiting fellowships at Oxford study the art of papermaking in various responsible for the academic portion of berg will also help develop proposals to University. cities in Japan. She will also examine how the new student support services center increase academic involvement in student Steinberg's soccer activities go back paper museums and other institutions can (Observer 12 March 1987) and especially residential life. several years. "When my kids played aid in paper preservation and help revital¬ for freshman-orientation and freshman- Associate dean William Scott is return¬ soccer there was a shortage of referees," he ize interest in hand papermaking. Last experience programs. Two associate deans ing to the black studies department in explains. Later he helped coach the high- year she attended Doshisha University in of student academic affairs, formerly in 1988-89. Steinberg's position will replace school team, and in 1983 he was asked to Kyoto as a participant in the Associated other offices, are moving to the dean's Scott's in the dean's office after a one-year coach the college women's soccer club. Kyoto Program. office, and Steinberg will supervise and overlap. Steinberg's appointment is effec¬ The club was made a varsity team the Takahashi is a member of the largest coordinate their activites, including aca¬ tive 1 July 1987. following year. Steinberg has continued as class of Watson fellows since the founda¬ demic advising and academic standing; Education and philosophy coach since then; he has been business tion's inception. Grants were made to 80 off-campus study and leaves of absence; Steinberg (Brandeis University BA, Bos¬ manager in the physical education de¬ graduating seniors from 45 small private distribution and proficiency requirements ton University MEd, Harvard University partment for two years. colleges and universities, selected from or guidelines; individual majors and win¬ DEd) came to Oberlin in 1961 as a Steinberg is married to the former Pris¬ among 178 finalists. Single fellows receive ter term; and retention and timely prog¬ member of the education department, cilla Sawyer, a teacher in the Oberlin pub¬ stipends of $11,000; married fellows, ress toward graduation. "We are putting served as its chair from 1973 to 1978, and lic schools. They have three grown chil¬ $15,000. renewed emphasis on academic advising moved to the philosophy department after dren. Page 4 THE OBSERVER Thursday 9 April 1987

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Meeting mi morals— Professor of phi¬ enabling foreign communities "to hear the ored at a 1 April reception in Columbus Arnold began working on the college losophy Laurence Thomas was one of best examples of new musical talent in the that included Governor Richard Celeste, custodial staff part time in 1946 and full seven scholars speaking at a Bowling US" and to learn about American musical selected state legislators, higher education time in 1952. She was appointed to her Green State University conference on training and contemporary American mu¬ policy leaders, and AICUO presidents. present position in 1981. In the early 1970s David Gauthier's recent book, Morals by sic. she worked with the college's first affirma¬ Agreement. Another speaker on the pro¬ General faculty council elections— tive action committee. The annual So¬ gram was James Buchanan, 1986 Nobel Newly elected members of the 1987-88 journer Truth Award recognizes service to Laureate in economics. Thomas spoke on general faculty council are professor of others. "Rationality and Affectivity: The Meta¬ history Geoffrey Blodgett, professor of physics of the Moral Self." Each speaker harpsichord Lisa Crawford, professor of Pladng in Chopin competition— Four presented a critical examination of the English Dewey Ganzel, professor of Chi¬ book, and Gauthier delivered a response. conservatory students were among a total nese and East Asian studies Vivian Hsu, of six young pianists who placed in the professor of opera theater Judith Layng, finals at the 1987 Midwest Chopin piano Nelson's new music— Gary Nelson, and professor of economics James Zinser. competition sponsored by the Kosciuszko associate professor of music theory and Of those eligible to vote, 44 percent partic¬ Foundation. Held at Roosevelt University technology, performed his composition ipated in the college nominating ballot, 50 in Chicago 5 to 7 March, the competition "Quintessence" at Ohio State and Ball percent in the conservatory nominating included two days of preliminary audi¬ State universities, the University of Mich¬ ballot, and 62 percent in the final ballot. tions and one day of finals. Sophomore igan, as well as in the faculty composers Marie Cho and junior Shaun Tirrell re¬ concert at Oberlin. In June he will be "fea¬ Johnson is Juror— Emerita professor of ceived second and third prizes, respec¬ tured performer" in the Third Coast New art Ellen Johnson in February was juror tively, while freshman Claudia Chen re¬ Music Festival in San Antonio. At the of the Anderson (Indiana) Fine Arts Cen¬ ceived an honorable mention. Junior Susan festival he will present new works for ter's "Winter Show," which included works Ellinger was the fourth Oberlin student to computers and synthesizers in which he by 56 artists from 13 states. According to place in the finals. employs recently developed techniques for the Anderson Sunday Herald, jurors are As second- and third-place winners, Cho interaction between machines and the selected on the strength of their contribu¬ and Tirrell qualify automatically to com¬ human performer. tion to the field of contemporary art and pete in the finals of the New York Kosci¬ During spring break. Nelson traveled to Patricia Giovenco the reputation of the institutions they uszko competition in June; their transpor¬ research sites in the Midwest to gather represent. Johnson, the article said, ". . . tation and incidental expenses will be materials for electronic- and computer- Dandng in Cleveland— Assistant pro¬ for more than 40 years, has been consi¬ paid. They also received cash awards of music classes at Oberlin. He visited Car¬ fessor of dance Patricia Giovenco and the dered one of the nation's foremost art $300 for second prize and $200 for third. negie-Mellon and Purdue Universities, Oberlin Dance Company will present a educators." Chen, Cho, and Ellinger are students of and at Northwestern University he pre¬ concert of works choreographed by Gio¬ assistant professor of pianoforte Julian sented a seminar on his recent work with venco at 8 pm tomorrow and Saturday in Photography in Cleveland— Director Martin; Shaun Tirrell studies with profes¬ algorithmic composition on small comput¬ the dance studio of Cleveland State Uni¬ of news services John Harvith and FAV A sor of pianoforte Joseph Schwartz. ers. versity (CSU). Performing with Giovenco gallery director Susan Edwards Harvith and the student ensemble will be the CSU were co-jurors for the Jewish Community Electronic cassette— Senior Dan Long, Artistic ambassador— Kathleen Wink¬ dance faculty and student dance com¬ Center (JCC) of Cleveland's 22nd annual an organ and electronic-music major, has ler, teacher of violin, is one of three violin¬ pany. Pat Downey Kuhn, adjunct teacher photography show, which opened Sunday independently released a cassette of origi¬ ists to represent the US through the artistic of dance, designed costumes for the per¬ and runs through 24 May. Following their nal electronic music compositions entitled ambassador program, which is sponsored formance. Giovenco will premier her solo judging of the show, the Harviths pre¬ "take it slow." Organist for the past three by the United States Information Agency work "A House Stands," composed in col¬ sented a lecture at the JCC 22 March on years at Fields United Methodist Church (USIA). The four-year-old program was laboration with seniors Miriam Cohen, the works submitted to the exhibition and in North Ridgeville, Long will be the first initially open only to pianists but has Amy Schecter, and Beryl Friel. on the life and work of Karl Struss. student to graduate from the conservatory recently expanded to include violin-piano Giovenco has been invited to perform with the newly established electronic and duos. Winkler competed for the honor as her choreography in the Ohio Dance Fes¬ computer-music degree. In concert 13 a duo with pianist Deborah Berman, dean tival in June at Case Western Reserve March at the Fields church, Long pre¬ of the Institute of Music and Dance in University's Elder Theater. The concert sented his pieces and spoke briefly about Detroit. will feature works by 1986-87 recipients of them. The May and June issues of Synthe¬ Winkler and Berman will embark in Ohio Arts Council individual artist fellow¬ sis magazine will feature a two-part article late May on an extended tour to South ships in choreography and performance on Long. The Oberlin premiere of "take it Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, art. slow" was broadcast 3 March on WOBC. and New Zealand. They will give public concerts, work with music students and Outstanding teacher— The Association Phi Beta Kappa elections— At the 11 conservatory faculty members, conduct of Independent Colleges and Universities March meeting of the Oberlin chapter of master classes, and occasionally live with of Ohio (AICUO) has named professor of Phi Beta Kappa, 38 seniors and five jun¬ host families in the communities. The biology Richard Levin as one of 19 out¬ iors were elected to membership. The jun¬ USIA reports that the ambassador pro¬ standing teachers at Ohio's private col¬ iors, members of the class of 1988, are gram has been "extremely successful" in leges and universities. The 19 were hon- Rachel M. Clapham, an anthropology major, Michael D. Edwards, a mathematics and piano performance major; Kathleen E. Security measures announced Hunt, a biology major; Robert P. Igo, Jr., New security measures have been put in halls; these telephones have emergency a mathematics major; and Alexandra E. place, and a campus safety committee has notification capability as well as a touch- Teitz, a government and history major. been appointed by President S. Frederick tone dial for phoning anywhere on cam¬ Approximately 10 percent of a graduating Starr. The new committee, which will pus; class in the college of arts and sciences is oversee the college's comprehensive ef¬ •a town-gown program for enhanced elected to Phi Beta Kappa each year. forts to help make the campus more secure street lighting, in which the college has and will advise the president on security purchased and the city has installed and Class-trustee nominations— Shoshana problems, has as its chair security director will maintain 60 yellow high-pressure so¬ Kaminsky, Lorri Olan, and George Bundy Richard McDaniel and includes associate dium street lamps on all streets bordering Smith, Jr., received the highest number of dean of students Ellis Delphin, physical the campus, including North and South votes among eleven candidates on the plant director Michael Getter, East Hall Professor, Woodland, Union, West Lor¬ primary ballot for the 1987 class-trustee director Yeworkwha Belachew, and acqui¬ ain, West College, Elm, and Forest streets; election. The rate of participation was 20 sitions systems coordinator Kevin Simp¬ another 20 lamps remain to be installed in Thelma Morton Arnold percent. Final balloting, in which the son, treasurer of OCOPE (the office and the new joint program. "The new lights classes of 1986,1987, and 1988 participate, professional employees union). have not only increased the lighting in the Club awards— Thelma Morton Arnold, will occur in late August or early Septem¬ The new security measures in place areas where they have been installed, but supervisor of custodial services in the resi¬ ber. include: are more energy efficient and cost effective dence halls, received the Sojourner Truth •the installation of peepholes in all than the old mercury vapor lamps they Award from the Oberlin club of the Na¬ New dass officers— Recently elected 1,200 of the student residence-hall rooms; replaced," McDaniel says; tional Association of Negro Business and alumni officers from the class of 1987 are •the installation of seven emergency •the installation of door alarms on a Professional Women's Clubs. About 200 Anne Lund, president, and Marci Galin- telephones illuminated with blue lights trial basis at all but the primary entrances people attended a 14 March breakfast at kin, vice president. Fifteen percent of the and located at strategic pedestrian thor¬ in North residence hall; the Oberlin College Inn, where the award 1987 graduating class cast votes. oughfares throughout the campus; the tele¬ •the installation of doorbells in resi¬ was presented by the association's district Senior class officers for the class of 1988 phones are equipped with a single button dence-hall kitchens. governor. Camille Mitchell, special aca¬ also have been elected. Meade Thompson that activates immediate two-way com¬ In addition, McDaniel, Getter, and demic advisor, was one of the recipients of is president, John Godfrey is vice presi¬ munication with the security office; electrical foreman Eugene Matthews are the Club Women of the Year Award. The dent, and Michael SorreU is secretary/ •the installation of 30 telephones out¬ working with the administration on a new Oberlin club was founded in 1983; the treasurer. There was a 22 percent partici¬ side primary entrances to the residence interior campus walkway lighting plan. national association, 52 years ago. pation rate. Thursday 9 April 1987 THE OBSERVER PageS Health/safety Admissions are more selective this year; officer named admitted students to visit Saturday G. Howard Ray has been appointed cam¬ Only 46 percent of this year's freshman lin will visit the campus this Saturday, pus envimonmental health and safety applicants have been admitted to the Col¬ which has been declared All Roads Lead officer, associate vice president for opera¬ lege of Arts and Sciences, according to to Oberlin Day. Each will have a student tions Joseph Metro has announced. Ray acting director of college admissions host, and most will stay in residence halls. will be responsible for developing the col¬ Douglass Gardner. Last year the college The students and their parents may hear lege's "right to know" program. admitted 57 percent of its freshman appli¬ faculty members answer the question, A 1976 graduate of the Ohio State Uni¬ cants, and that was a lower percentage "What Are Oberlin Profs Really Liker versity with the BS degree in chemistry than the previous year. In 1980,70 percent and hear seniors present "perspectives" on and biology, Ray began his own health, of those who applied were admitted. their experience. They may also attend safety, and loss-prevention consulting firm "We're heading in the right direction," special-interest sessions to learn about, for while at the Northeast Chemical Com¬ Gardner says. example, athletics, co-ops, and student pany. His clients included the Oatey At the same time, he notes that there theater. A minority-scholars program be¬ Company and Hukill Chemical Corpora¬ may be more admissions later in the spring gins Saturday evening. tion. In addition to developing and im¬ from this year's waiting list and, in any At "The George and Jim Show" dean of plementing the "right to know" program, case, the low percentage of acceptances is students George Langeler will talk about which will involve educating the campus probably a "one-year phenomenon." "Four years as an Oberlin Parent!" and community on environmental, personal, Along with a record number of applica¬ director of financial aid James White will and public safety, and institutional loss tions (4,100 as of last Thursday), there are talk about "Financing an Oberlin Educa¬ control, Ray will oversee safety inspection fewer places for new students this year— tion." While the admitted students eat in and maintenence of all campus buildings, Fuller portrait about 200 fewer were admitted. The rea¬ the dining halls, their parents will have investigate hazardous situations, plan a Dieter Froese's portrait of former presi¬ sons for this reduction, Gardner says, are lunch in the inn with President S. Freder¬ program to regulate the use, storage and dent Robert W. Fuller will hang with an unusually large number of early-deci¬ ick Starr. disposal of hazardous materials, and serve other presidential portraits on the main sion applicants (who promise to come if as a liaison between the college and the level of Mudd. It is presently on the third they are accepted) and of students admit¬ Oberlin fire and police departments. level in an exhibition of Froese's work that ted in 1986 who delayed enrollment until He and his wife Ruth Ray, who live in began last weekend and includes a video¬ 1987. Also, the college is over-enrolled this Correction Berea, will be moving to Oberlin in June. tape by Froese of Fuller. Both men were year. The effect on the long-term budget of the They have four children, Marie, a student here for the portrait's unveiling, at which Conservatory faculty leave-replacement proposal pre¬ at Ohio University; Greg, a high-school President S. Frederick Starr and others The deadline for applications to the sented to the trustees at their March meet¬ junior; Alika, age 7; and Bryan, age 4. spoke. Fuller gave a talk Monday entitled Conservatory of Music is six weeks later ing has not yet been determined. The "Citizen Diplomacy: US-Soviet Relations than that of the college, and not all deci¬ proposal will not be implemented, there¬ and Afghanistan." sion letters are out yet, says director of fore, until it has been reviewed by the Challenge grants Fuller's was one of three presidential conservatory admissions Michael Mander- general faculty planning committee and by Paul Solyn portraits commissioned by the late Robert en. His office has received 725 applications the trustee budget and finance committee. One criticism of challenge grants, for Danforth, who was chair of the board of so far, and he expects about 240 will be The last issue of the Observer (26 March) which the recipient must obtain gifts from trustees. admitted. said that the leave-replacement policy was other donors, is that they may divert the Some 300 successful applicants to Ober¬ in place. grantee's fund-raising capacity into the challenge donor's priorities. Happily, that is not the case with Ober¬ lin's four active challenge grants. All of Opposing views on dropping charges them—the National Endowment for the To the editor: have asked that the charges be dropped (I cember meeting of the trustees. One would Humanities (NEH), the Joyce Founda¬ It has been said by a number of people— do not know if any did). But the faculty think that the trustees and faculty were tion, the George Gund Foundation, and faculty, students, and alumni (e.g. "Alum¬ did not compromise justice in urging that antagonists rather than bound together in the Hewlett and Mellon foundations— nus objects to faculty vote," Observer 26 this be done. And one need not have an organizational relationship wherein will sustain existing programs and imple¬ March)—that the charges made against 59 agreed with the Oberlin 59 on divestment each must rely on the performance of the ment recommendations of the 1983 tenure students following the December trustees in order to think that the charges against other for the success of our collegiate report. meeting should not have been dropped them should be dropped. I did not agree enterprise. The NEH challenge is the largest in because the civilly disobedient should be then; and I am among those who urged ... It seems to me that respect for the both grant amount, $970,000, and match¬ prepared to accept the consequences of that this be done. rights of others to have convictions differ¬ ing requirement, $2,910,000. It is also the their action. This line of reasoning is quite ent from ours and willingness to accept broadest in scope: two professorships (the muddled. It confuses what the moral atti¬ Finally, it is clear to me that many responsibility for one's actions are funda¬ Longman and Houck professorships— tude of the civilly disobedient should be whites of good will have failed to under¬ mental to our democratic society—and, I Observer 24 April 1986), research support, with how other members of the moral stand why the actions of the Oberlin 59 might add, concepts that a liberal educa¬ and library acquisitions. community should treat those who have were so appreciated by most (I do not tion should instill in students. There is a Two challenge funds, a joint grant of engaged in civil disobedience. From the know the position of all) black faculty vast difference between a peaceful demon¬ $250,000 from the William and Flora fact that the civilly disobedient should be members. None of us here who are black stration to publicize a conviction and one Hewlett Foundation and the Andrew W. prepared to accept the consequences of can ignore a certain reality—at least not if that impedes the legitimate function of an Mellon Foundation, and one of $50,000 their action, as prescribed by institutional we have any self-respect: Had some blacks organization. People who interfere with from the George Gund Foundation, are regulations, it does not follow that the not marched, had some not interrupted a the rights of those who are carrying on the subject to presidential discretion (Observer moral community should insist upon im¬ few business meetings, indeed, had some proper business of the trustees should be 27 February, 13 November 1986). The posing the relevant sanctions. blacks not given their lives—most blacks willing and required to pay the price of Hewlett-Mellon grant is intended primar¬ It won't do to invoke the name of Mar¬ would not now be enjoying, to the extent that interference. I suggest that the faculty ily to support curricular projects, while the tin Luther King, Jr., in this regard, since he that we do, the blessings of liberty and had its priorities askew when it took these Gund Foundation's grant may support was protesting the injustices of racist prac¬ freedom. For this reason the actions of the students off the hook of responsibility. I other professional development. tices. He was put in jail for what he did Oberlin 59 resonate profoundly in our note that Tom BechteL'59 didn't let Amy The Joyce Foundation's grant of because of the racism that prevailed dur¬ lives. Carter and 19 other Brown University $200,000, with a required $400,000 match, ing his time. Surely, no one wishes to con¬ We have a deep sense of gratitude to students off the hook for the same action. will endow two research fellowships for tend that southern whites who perpetu¬ those who gave so that we might prosper. I hope the faculty is not embracing the young faculty members, one in the social ated racist practices would have been No white, however wonderful his inten¬ attitudes of the [President Robert W.] sciences. The social-science fellowship, wrong had they immediately come to see tions, can experience that sense of grati¬ Fuller era, when there was a feeling that supported by annual giving from the Char¬ the wrong of their ways and refrained tude. For the doors of success were never the students knew more about what con¬ les E. Culpeper Foundation (in a program from putting King in jail for his protests. closed to whites (white men, I should say) stituted an education than the faculty. . . . since discontinued), members of the board Would anyone wish to argue that, had in the way that they have been closed to I know of no way to discourage alumni of trustees, and Eleanor Biggs, already whites so acted, they would have sent the blacks (and other minorities). faster than to encourage students to believe exists; the NEH challenge will endow two wrong message to King and his fellow I should like to think that it is hardly that right and privilege belong to those humanities fellowships begun with an ear¬ protesters, namely, that the end justifies wrong for a college to take a course of who shout the loudest and stir up the most lier grant from the Mellon Foundation the means, or some such thing? 1 should action that speaks so profoundly to what trouble. It is even possible that outstand¬ that is still in effect. hope not. has such deep meaning in the lives of ing prospective students and outstanding The fund-raising has proceeded farthest If, as I believe, forgiveness is a virtue, blacks—even if the college must depart prospective faculty would turn away from for the humanities challenge, with pledges then it cannot always be right to insist from business as usual in order to do so. such an educational climate. totaling $1,777,773.41, and the Hewlett- upon punishment. Of course, it is not easy Laurence Thomas It is, however, encouraging to learn that Mellon fund, with $525,000 of the $750,000 to determine whether punishment is in professor of philosophy since that disgraceful episode the faculty match in hand. We have already received order. One is apt to make mistakes. But has reaffirmed its commitment to the payments of $466,132 from the NEH and life is full of judgment calls. The solution is To the editor: rights of freedom of speech and assembly $150,000 from the Hewlett and Mellon not to do nothing, but, rather, to make It was discouraging to read in the Observer and that some of the faculty acted to foundations; the payment of the remainder such calls in good faith and with moral (26 February) that dean of students George insure that the trustees could meet without extends through December 1989. integrity. Langeler was persuaded by a vote of the interference. . . . Paul Solyn is director of foundation and Certainly it would have been cowardly faculty to drop all charges against the 59 E. Randall Bellows corporate support. for any member of the "Oberlin 59" to students accused of disrupting the De¬ president, class of 1937 Page 6 THE OBSERVER Thursday 9 April 1987 jsaauvAiimisa Computer music is thriving at Oberlin—for now by Michael Daugherty cording studio, state-of-the-art digital It is two o'clock in the morning. Donald¬ processing gear, new synthesizers and son Byrd, jazz trumpet virtuoso and visit¬ sampling machines, and at least 20 work ing professor of jazz studies this spring,, stations, each equipped with a Macintosh picks up his trumpet and begins to impro¬ computer and synthesizers. These work vise with an orchestra in his studio. But stations would allow more Oberlin stu¬ this is no ordinary orchestra: all its sounds dents to take advantage of the TIMARA are produced by Yamaha synthesizers, a drum program, and they could be used by both machine, and a microcomputer. "This is conservatory and college students and jazz of the future," comments Byrd, "Com¬ faculty. puters can swing!" Not only is the Oberlin studio in need of Star Trek IV and Miles Davis new equipment, it also needs new facilities. Musicians are using synthesizers and "The first thing that prospective students microcomputers to compose, record, or¬ see, as they descend to the basement of the chestrate, and publish their music. Pop conservatory to tour the TIMARA facili¬ stars, jazz musicians, film and television ties, is boxes of old music, broken pianos, composers, art composers, and music and harp cases," says Nelson, associate researchers are all actively involved in the professor of computer music. "This does new technology. The sound tracks of Star not help us to recruit students who are also Trek IV and "Miami Vice," the latest looking at rival institutions with profes¬ compact disk of Miles Davis and Stevie sional state-of-the-art facilities." While Wonder, and the unusual sounds gener¬ architects' plans have been drawn for ren¬ ated by Oberlin composers are only a few ovation of the conservatory basement to examples of the stylistic diversity in com¬ Michael Daugherty, on piano synthesizer jazz musicians to incorporate rock music house the proposed work stations for the puter music of the 1980s. and computer, and Donaldson Byrd, on with jazz in the early 1970s, is now inter¬ TIMARA program, there currently is no One reason for this flurry of activity is trumpet, will present a concert of new jazz ested in combining synthesizer and com¬ money available to implement these plans. that detailed scores of improvisations and compositions 26 April at 8:30 pm in Fin¬ puter music with jazz. This will be Byrd's compositions, recorded on a microcom¬ ney Chapel. Byrd, who was one of the first only concert appearance in Ohio this year. The challenge puter via MIDI (Musical Instrument Dig¬ The facilities of our venerable and vital ital Interface), can be transcribed instantly controlled synthesizers around the coun¬ college can now have a sophisticated TIMARA program are at risk of becom¬ into musical notation, and every nuance of try. Composer Conrad Cummings' It's computer-music studio. ing antiquated. One possible response is to a live performance can be recorded, stored, Just Not the Same for synthesizers and "We have done fairly well in keeping up expect students to purchase their own and edited on a computer disk. It is also baroque instruments was presented at the with the rapid changes in music technol¬ computers and electronic equipment. But possible to emulate any acoustic sound on recent "Historically Informed Perfor¬ ogy," says John Talbert, computer-music would this be a fair and practical solution? a sampling machine—to produce the mance" colloquium. Mathematics profes¬ engineer. "Currently, our main studio has Surely piano majors at Oberlin are not sound of shattering glass performed as a sor Michael Henle uses a Macintosh and a an eight-track tape recorder, one Macin¬ expected to bring and maintain their own C-major chord, for example. Computer Mirage digital sampling machine to con¬ tosh, several Yamaha synthesizers, and a Steinways. Further, the electronic-music music is here to stay and promises to be of duct musical and mathematical experi¬ main-frame computer for digital sound equipment is used by many students, even greater importance in the 21st cen¬ ments. And on Sunday 26 April Byrd and synthesis. However, due to our limited unlike a violin, which is owned and played tury. I will perform a concert of modern jazz budget, we have been unable to provide by one instrumentalist. Computer music at Oberlin music on synthesizers, computers, and the professional audio facilities and acquire Oberlin's strong computer-music faculty Oberlin professors are using the new acoustic instruments in Finney Chapel. the new synthesizers that students expect and burgeoning program have made it a technology. Conductor Larry Rachleff re¬ Computer-music studio to find in our studios." leader in the computer revolution in music. cently premiered at Oberlin guest com¬ How do the computer-music facilities al New facilities needed But the ante has been raised; major fund¬ poser Morton Subotnick's Key to Songs the conservatory compare to those at "I'm turning away over 60 students a ing will have to be found to keep Oberlin for chamber ensemble, synthesizers, and other top-ranked institutions? In the early semester who want to enroll in our elec¬ in the lead. We need to find the right computer. Violinist Gregory Fulkerson 1980s, the technology in music and related tronic music courses," says Cummings, combination of institutional funding, pri¬ will perform visiting composer John Mel- arts (TIMARA) program made Oberlin associate professor of computer music. If vate generosity, and support from the syn¬ by's Concerto for Violin andComputer2Q one of the most important centers for the TIMARA program is to continue to thesizer and computer industries. April at Warner Concert Hall. Composer computer music in North America. Since attract the best students in the US, how¬ Edward Miller's Seven Sides of a Crystal then, however, there have been significant ever, it must again offer a unique studio Michael Daugherty is assistant professor for piano and computer-generated tape changes in technology. Inexpensive mi¬ situation: a first-rate digital 24-track re¬ of music composition and theory. was performed by pianist Peter Tak£cs in crocomputers and music software—such Warner Concert Hall last Sunday. Jazz as Professional Composer for the Apple composer Wendell Logan uses synthesiz¬ Macintosh, synthesizers—such as the Ya¬ Public library site to be chosen ers and an IBM PC to arrange, compose, maha DX7, and digital 16-bit recording equipment have made computer music "We have people from the town and the compare the cost of remodeling the old and print his musical compositions. Com¬ college working together on it, and that's Pleasant Street school with the cost of poser Gary Nelson is performing his Qww- affordable for the mass market. Conse¬ quently, Oberlin is no longer unique: every the way it should be," says Philip Tear, building a new building. tessence for digital horn and computer- emeritus editor of the alumni magazine, Possible W. College St. site who is chair of the committee selecting a Among several possible sites for a new APPLE MACINTOSH new site for the public library, which is to building is one owned by the college. It is COMPUTER move from the college-owned Carnegie across West College Street from the Mudd (Oberlin News-Tribune26 March; Obser¬ parking lot and includes three house lots, ■mmmmnnmimmiiiinini ver 12 February). Others on the selection one vacant (where the Grey Gables dormi¬ tory used to be). If the committee were to SYNTHESIZER MASTER KEYBOARD committee associated with the college are William A. Moffett, director of (college) choose this site, Livingston said, the col¬ PRINTER TO PRINT libraries and John Pearson, professor of lege, subject to the approval of the board OUT MUSICAL SCORE art. Tear says that architect William Kos- of trustees, could donate it as part of the ter, who designed the remodeling of the college's contribution to the public library.

SYNTHESIZER Wellington Library, is to prepare esti¬ The college has offered to help the public SAt1PLIN6 MODULES mates that will allow the committee to library in its transition to a new location. MACHINE TZ Chemists get new instrument The National Science Foundation (NSF) was written by Albert Matlin, assistant 24 TRACK AUDIO IT i a > M 5 6 * 8 i IOIIIZ u N 15 £ rfifinzo 21 miz* has awarded $19,300 to the chemistry professor, and Norman Craig, professor. niXIN6 CONSOLE department for the purchase of a Fourier- Renewals transform infrared spectrometer. It has The NSF has renewed grants for two also renewed two faculty grants. faculty projects, awarding $60,000 to as¬ T The new spectrometer will be used in sistant professor of biology Catherine ICTTPl seven courses by about 150 students every McCormick and $25,985 to professor of DIGITAL AUDIO year and will provide more rapid spectral physics Robert Warner. McCormick's TAPE RECORDER analysis and higher resolution than is cur¬ project is entitled "Central Projections of rently possible. The new microcomputer- the Octavolateralis System," and Warner's This diagram shows one of 20 work stations that will be needed to make Oberlin controlled instrument replaces two disper¬ is "RUI: Nuclear Reaction Studies at Low competitive once more with other music schools in the fast-developing field of computer sive instruments, one 13 and the other 17 and Intermediate Energies." Warner's music. years old. The successful grant proposal work will take him to Japan and Germany.