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SUliiDler Issue MILWAUKEE-OOWNER COI.LEGE August, 1960 New Persona,li ties Dr. Barker to Speak at Downer Highlights Political Conventions

Dr. Lucius Barker, assistant professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin­ Milwaukee, will speak at Dow­ ner's Student Political Associa­ tion organizational meeting, Wednesday, September 28. Dr. Barker's topic is a comparison between the two national poli­ tical conventions. He has taught at UW-M since 1956 and received two teaching awards this past Three new personalities will year for excellence. He was the join the faculty of MDC this recipient of the $1000 William fall! Kiehofer Award as well as the $500 Uhrig Award. Dr. Barker Modern dance is the special­ has also been awarded a Citi­ ty o:f:fered by Miss Susan Mus­ zenship Clearing House Fellow­ cato, Downer's new physical ed­ ship, which enabled him to at­ tend the Democratic Convention ucation instrucotr. She re­ in Los Angeles. places Miss Althea Heimbach 'Who retired last year. A resident Have You Heard? He received his B.A. from of Dunkirk, New York, Miss Mus­ cato received her B.S. degree Prudence Schmidt will be the Southern University of in physical education at Miami doing graduate work at the Uni­ Louisiana. His M.A. and Ph.D. University in Oxford, Ohio. versity of Minnesota in Minnea­ are from the University of Illinois. Dr. Barker also polis nex~ year! She was re­ Miss Muscato's background of cently notified that she was taught a course in political experience includes being a one of four nation-wide recipi­ science at Milwaukee-Downer playground director, swimming ents of a $100 scholarship College in 1959. His articles instructor, physical fitness from the Special Libraries have been published in profes­ teacher, and a dance instructor Association. sional journals and law review for a dance studio. She was The scholarship was awarded journals. elected to Orchesis, an honorary with the understanding that it modern dance society. be used at a school of library His talk September 28 will science by~ student interested "kick-off" SPA activity for the in entering the field of special coming year. SPA also plans librarianship. Prudence is in­ to have a mock election before Specializing in elementary terested in entering technical November's election. education is Miss Amy Peterson librarianship, and next year who will serve on the faculty will study both library science as an education instrucotr. She and chemistry at the University comes from Western College for of Minnesota in working toward Downer Sociologist Women at Oxford, Ohio; and, in her career in this field. addition, she has served on the This September will find Gains Fame faculty at Stephens College, Eleanor Yamashita enrolled in the University of Minnesota, the School of Hygiene and Pub­ and the University of Texas. lic Health at Johns Hopkins Dr. S.M. Peck, assistnat pro­ Miss Peterson has also directed fessor of sociology at MDC, Universit~ Baltimore, Maryland. nursery schools and supervised Ellie is the recipient of a will present a paper at the an­ student teachers at Chicago fellowship from Johns Hopkins nual meeting of the American Normal College and the Winnetka University in the sum of $1800 Sociological Association in New Public Schools, Winnetka, in addition to tuition fees, York City, August 29. Illinois. 'Which amount to $1200 for the Con't page 3 Con't Page 2 year. Con't Page 4 August, 196o The D:Jwner Dial Page 2

Integration: Washington, D.C. .:from ~hr ~ditor'.s Br.sk

Normal ••. personality adjust­ "What' s your purpose in Carrying signs that said ment .•• the whole self! At long picketing here?" I asked one such things as "Stay Outside last the aura surrounding these young high school graduate. for a Freedom Ride", "Glen Echo odious terms is being extin­ " ..• to make people stop coming?" Should Echo Democracy", and guished by members of the Na­ "Don't Buy Segregation at Glen tional Association for Mental "To make people stop want­ Echo Park", they walked back Health. The originators of the ing to come," he answered. and forth; and handed litera­ barrage of psychological advice ture under the heading "Atten­ have become their own icono­ He was one of a small group tion Americans" to cars every clasts, according to a report of Americans non-violently pro­ night at 7 o'clock and every issued after a conference of testing the racial discrimina­ Satruday and Sunday afternoon. experts at Cornell University. tion policy of Glen Echo, an Some actually demonstrated The psychological panaceas for amusement park in Washington, twelve hours a day. success, happiness, and person­ D.C. The Washington Post re­ ality improvement have a dazed cently referred to this discri­ They didn' t stop when George public thinking that, in the mination policy as being "hope­ Rockwell, an American Nazi words of one psychiatrist, "if lessly outmoded .•. belonging to leader, now being examined for you weren't progressing and an era that is happily by-gone insanity, sent into their picket getting happier every day, then so far as the National Capital line such vile signs as "Inte­ you just weren't doing the right and its environs are concerned. gration is Jewish". thing. You were either a hope­ less neurotic or a lazy slob." I was pleased to find that And what are these zealous· this group made the eemonstra­ patriots accomplishing? Having tion seem, not forceful or demonstrated about a month, one radical, but as wholesome and man said, "We must be making American as the Fourth of July. some progress, cars seem to be One of the unhappy results Housewives brought lemonade and parked farther apart." Some of the search for "normal beha­ cookies--one colored boy called were more, some less optimis­ vior", is that it seems to out the score of the Senators' tic; but all were strong in breed social conformity--people afternoon ball game--they wore their conviction, like the one hugging the middle ground. Is straw hats and bermuda shorts; it any wonder, then, that we of almost 200 years ago in an­ they were courteous and cheer­ other struggle for freedom. find complacency and mediocitry ful, and tireless workers for on the campus--the supposed what they believed just. As Judith King '63 citadel of applauded individu­ some cars hurried past the ality--the setting wherein the picket line not accepting the Con't from Page 1 bizarre, the unique, and the literature handed to them, one new are nurtured and encouraged? man said, "Well, that's their The paper to be presented is right just as it's ours to hand entitled "Role Strain for the it out." Union Steward". Dr. Peck, recognized in his Yet, we see the horrible field, presented a paper at the pectre of "normality" in the Midwest Sociological Meeting in trench coats, the tennis shoes, Exhibits Near and Far St. Louis, Missouri, entitled and the Mort Sahl records. But "The Political Consciousness of it is certainly time to act Three members of the MDC art Rank-and-File Leaders". when the sp~ctre rears its head faculty will be exhibiting as "complacency of the intel­ their work in the East, West, Hans, Juergen Hohlwein, in­ lect"--the shallow acceptance and Middle ~est. structor in art, will hold a of the lecture and textbook, Arthur Thrall, assistant one-man show in the Marian the less than remote awareness professor of art, has been in­ Studio at Mount Mary College. of the world beyond the campus, vited to exhibit some of his The show will open with a re­ the dull and smug satisfaction prints this December at an ex­ ception on September 18 and with our "socially adjusted" hibition in the Smithsonian In­ will remain open until October selves. stitute in Washington, D.C. 17. The exhibition will ronsist of drawings, paintings, and E. Dane Purdo, assistant prints, all of which are recent The time is ripe for reso~u­ professor of art, ~as been in­ works. tions! We start a new college vited to show some of his sil­ year next month. ·Let's elec­ ver in a three-man show at New This smmner Mr. Hohlwein was trify the classroom; let's in­ Mexico Highlands University, alae invited to show a gouache tellectually revitalize the Las Vegas, New Mexico, August painting, "A Station of the coffee breaks; let's not sell 15 to October 15. Two other Cross", at the Chatauqua, Nev short our individuality with artists exhibiting will be York, exhibition. This is a all its wonderful uniqueness Peter Voulkos, showing ceramic~ national campeti tive show which and sparks of possible genius! and Leonora Towney, fabrics, is part of the art festival Mr. Purdo will be showing 20 sponsored by Syracuse University Jane Hoar, Editor pieces of silver work. this summer. August, 1960 The Ilowner Dial Page 3

Rally 'Round Los Angeles

Though Dad alvays had a great interest in politics, he never had any intention of be­ coming involved in it. Hovever, this winter he began to feel a gentle prodding, pushing him tovard the Democratic Conven­ tion, vhich vas culminated with a visit and a phone call from the brothers Kennedy. In some cases it is very difficult to Con 1 t from Page 1 say no, so ••• on June 29 three­ 'Who's 'Who in American Educa­ sevenths of our family, along tioniTstii'""" Miss Hollie 'White, with delegate-at-large Dad, vho will join the faculty of vere on the ~y to Los Angeles. the Home Economics Department. In addition to textiles, cloth­ I like to think that I vent ing, and related arts, Mi&s out to the convention with a 'White specializes in home eco­ deep interest in moral stands, nomics education, vhich is the a strong concern for the party subject of a book she is pre­ platform, and a studied concen­ paring, to be published by tration on political maneu­ Prentice-Hall, The Classroom vering. Hovever, it took one After a short, lively debate Supervisor in Home Economics. session at the S~orts Arena and on the merits of Senator Ken­ I vas sporting buttons, cheer­ nedy and Governor Faubus, ve Miss 'White graduated :from ing wildly during demonstra­ left the Biltmore to look in on Northvestern State College in tions, thinking of the marvel­ the deserted Wisconsin head­ Natchitoches, Louisiana; and ous hot dogs, and eyeing with quarters. This vas very inter­ received her M.A. at the Teach­ an hostile stare everyone vear­ esting, for after this glimpse ers College, Columbia Univer­ ing a different button. I could easily see hov the sity. She has also studied at phrase "smoke-filled room" be­ the University of Maryland and There vas a feeling of fer­ came identified with politics. Cornell University. Miss 'White vent, almost :fanatical pride in The aroma from the cheese Which has had a wide range of experi­ the Democratic Party, the city, vas there. in abundance blended ences within her field includ­ the veather, and most of all, with the smell of cigar smoke ing college teaching at Keene the candidates, Which seemed to to make an interesting, if not Teachers College, Keene, Nev prevail over the Whole city. I unique, meeting place for the Eampshire, the University of vas rather disgruntled When Wisconsin delegation. Mississippi, and Louisiana Col­ even the Los Angeles Dodgers lege, Pineville, Louisiana; vere included in the general The convention itslef vas high school teaching at Nev praise. Caney, Texas, and Hammond, everything we had anticipated. Again we had to buck a crovd-­ Louisiana; and direction of We stayed at the Los Angeles -workshops in home economics ed­ this time in front of the arena Athletic Club Where ve had an --but this time, with Dad play­ ucation at Utah State Univer­ e~cellent viev of people mob­ sity and Keene Teachers Collega ing defense, ve vere inside in bing other people in front of record time. Dad left us for the party headquarters at the the convention floor; and we, Biltmore Hotel. Th~s display of complete with binoculars, tran­ "enthusiasm" seemed to reach sistor radio, and political its peak as ve arrived at the score sheets, settled in our Biltmore to attend a Kennedy seats, especially enjoying the reception. At first glance, excellent picture of Senator fearing for life and limb, ve Kennedy on a strav hat three didn 1 t think ve -would chance rova below us. Approximately doing through the crovd. But 37 speeches, 5 favorite sons, then, with my mother at the and 2 boxes of popcorn later, helm, we decided we -would :phmge the balloting began! this on in. Moving at the rate of turned out to be a very nervous four feet per hour did not seem time, made more so by my mother too conducive to getting us vho, in her haste, added 100 Where ve vanted to go--vhen Mo­ votes too many to Senator Ken­ ther spotted the American flag, nedy's total. This puzzled us and ve discreetly filed in be­ for a short time for, according hind it. It vasn't until we to our tabulation he had 800 reached the end of the hall and votes, yet no one on the floor Dad vas declared "a true Dixie­ vas doing a thing about it. crat, suh", that we realized ve Con't page 4 August, 1960 The Downer Dial near. But this year I am free from apprehensions as I foresee Sentimental Journey a Sophomore year as rich and rewarding as my freshman year. At this time last year I was It is no longer a foreign place anxious to begin my freshman but more like another-- HOME . year at MDC. I suddenly found myself fearful of taking this Diana DeVita '63 big step. I say "big" because Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is not exactly a stone's throw from Freshmen Face Big Change New Haven, Connecticut. My friends and relatives were Muster your pens and note­ teasing me about going to the books, and sharpen your wit! big "beer center". Since the Exciting new changes in content, state of Wisconsin is known as planned for English 101, 102, America's Dairyland, I had in spells a challenge for Downer students. The title of the mind a somewhat bucolic picture course is also being changed Con't from P•ge l of Milwaukee. I wondered what from Principle of English Com­ Prudence, a resident of Mil­ the campus looked like. position to Composition and waukee, and Ellie, a resident Would I be able to adjust to Literature. of Kurtistown, Hawaii, were this new college life? Would both graduated cum laude from the work be too difficult for This chronological survey will MDC this past June. me to handle? Should I venture cover the Fourteenth through to this foreign land called the Eighteenth Centuries, Milwaukee, or would it be wiser Chaucer through Samuel Johnson. Hobble Skirts, Anyone? to remain in my own back year? "Ladies' fashions do affect Of all these questions the one Dr. Thomas R. Dale, chairman of the English Department, ex­ heavy industry," remarked Dr. of the most concern to my par­ Walter Peterson as he explained ents was the question of dis­ plained that there were two basic aims of the revision ac­ one of three research projects tance and possible homesicknes~ on which he is presently work­ tion. First, an inte~ration of ing. "You won't be able to come the development of communica­ home on weekends you realize, tion skills with a coordinated The statement about fashions Diana," warned !DY parents. study of English literature and heavy industry is a result "only at Christmas and spring would allow for a more meaning­ of Dr. Peterson's study of the recess will there be enough ful application of communica­ Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing time to warrant your coming tion skills. In addition, it Company. He is writing a his­ home." would provide an essential tory of this concern during the knowledge of the tradition and period 1901 to l94o. It appears Meanwhile, I had been receiv­ heritage of English literature that the innovation of the hob­ ing letters from my Big Sis who --a knowledge upon which the ble skirt as the fashion vogue attempted to answer the many study of modern English litera­ in 1909 caused A-C to lost questions I had about Downer. ture can be based. about $1,500,000. Actually she was my most valu­ Prior to 1909 (and the hob-· able source of information dur­ Jane Hoar •61 ble skirt), A-C had acquired ing those final weeks of pre­ patent rights on the air brake which was used in street cars paration. She seemed to know Con't from Page 3 just what apprehensions my mind Senator Kennedy finally did and interurbans. The body of harbored. At this moment as I receive the nomination and his these vehicles was built quite sit at my typewriter, the keys brothers soon scooted by--the a distance from the ground--a distance too great to be "nego­ are moving frantically with the younger, the picture of joyful­ same exuberance that I know my ness and exuberance, and the tiated" by ladies wearing Big Sis's pen dia last year. other, scowling past, the pic­ hobbled skirts. Transit com­ panies were forced to build As my parents and I ap­ ture of concentration. From the lower riding cars and purchased platform it appeared that Sena­ proached Milwaukee's city lim­ air brakes elsewhere because its on that unforgettable day tor Kennedx was pleased with ~-C couldn't retool its shops in September, that "bucolic what had happened that night-­ fast enough to supply them. and, as we left the areaa, land" materialized in a some­ The writing of biographies what different manner than I sporting our "Kennedy Will Win" hats, so were we. for the book, Notable American had imagined. As we proceeded Women, 1607--1950, sponsored by down Wisconsin Avenue, the Radcliffe College, is another heart of the city, it reminded In all, the convention was a real experience--entertaining, task on which Dr. Peterson is me of New York City on a working. He is writing biogra­ smaller scale. It was much educational, dramatic, even in­ spiring--and certainly unfor­ phies of Miss Ellen C. Sabin, cleaner than New York, however, president of MDC from 1895 to and much less confusing. As we gettable. Jane Conway '62 1921, and Miss Mary Mortimer, drove along North Lake Drive, president of Milwaukee College the beauty of Lake Michigan The Downer Dial in 1852 to 1857, and 1866 to captivated us. It was only Published bi-monthly by M.D.C. 1874--two very notable MDC three blocks from this lovely women! lake that Milwaukee-Downer Col­ Editor •••••••••••.••.• Jane Hoar lege stood. Ass't. Editor .••.••• Jan Mueller Last, but not least, is the Managing Editor .••• Diana DeVita continued research on the So­ This Agusut I am excited Business Manager ••••..• Ann Dyer cial Gospel movement in Ameri­ once again as September draws Advisor .••••••••••••••• Dr. Dale can Protestantism.Jane Hoar '61