Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 11-3-1977 Kenyon Collegian - November 3, 1977 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - November 3, 1977" (1977). The Kenyon Collegian. 976. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/976 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the College Archives at Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Kenyon Collegian by an authorized administrator of Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The mm, i mm Collegian Established IS56 CV, Number 9 Kenyon College, Volume Gambier, Ohio 43022 Thursday, November 3, 1977 Grant Spurs KPAF Revival r , - 1 .? r BY CHERYL RIR1E The KPACC was an annual program," Frame added. The 0 ROBERT RUBIN conference where and the participants seminar was taught by Goldwin in discussed and ' debated current issues the second semester, and focused on spell of several years, over a After a dry three day period. Conference the topic of the conference. During Affairs Forum the Kenyon Public members were asked by Goldwin to the semester, at least three well be on its way a write essays (KPAF) may to on their subjects prior to distinguished people would visit the a grant of $20,205 the comeback. Due to meetings. All participating campus for periods of two days to and Gamble from the Proctor members were then given copies of two weeks. The visitors would give a Foundation, distinguished speakers the essays to prepare for the debates; public lecture, talk to the seminar, and politicians may once again be after the conference a book con- and informally get together with brought in from across the nation to taining the essays and new points of students and faculty in various issues J discuss contemporary for the interest brought up during the three-da- y situations. Gambier community. proceedings was published. Goldwin left Kenyon in 1969, and The Crucible begins its final weekend of sold-o- ut Derformances The forum, begun at Kenyon in William Frame, Chairman of the the reigns of the KPACC were turned Friday; for Paul Lukacs' review see page 3. 1967 as the Kenyon Public Affairs Kenyon Political Science depart- over to Political Science professor Conference Center (KPACC), is the ment, said that there were some Harry Clor until 1972. Robert Bauer, brainchild of former Political Science unique things about the KPACC. "It adjunct professor of Political Frosh Scholarship professor Robert Goldwin, who now became richer here at Kenyon than it Science, took over the KPACC in works for the American Enterprise had been at the University of 1972, at which time he changed its Institute (AEI) in Washington. Chicago (its previous home). Two name to the KPAF. Bauer also Goldwin, though no longer affiliated other aspects were added here a changed the publishing company for Under Scrutiny with Kenyon, has been instrumental regular seminar, and the ' the conference's books from Rand in the revitalization process. Distinguished-Visitors-i- n Residence Continued on page 4 BY CHRIS WINCEK word. As ot right now, some high school students in the Columbus area Kenyon's one thousand dollar still think the college is somewhere in Africa," he stated. grant given to twenty-fiv- e incoming Tutchings explained that at the Publishing Maintains freshmen noted for academic ex- cellence has now survived its third beginning of the program, the year. According to Financial Aid College chose what they considered 'Record' Director Wes Tutchings, certain 25 eligible high schools throughout BY NEILS. KEN AGY Fine changes must be made so that this the country, and informed their which only remarks on the best program continues to serve its principals that they would offer the After the demise highly eligible of the research in the nation. purpose. That purpose is specifically grant to one of their most renowned Kenyon Review in 1970, The Record, now firmly students. Since response to the the College was dormant in the established and respected, is of program was much weaker than literary publishing field. Gradually immense value to the college. The expected, the program was opened to the College came to realize the im- students, faculty, and library have all anyone in or west of the state of portance of having a journal that is If extracted extraordinary benefit from Ohio. Tutchings feels that this plan, recognized internationally in the way the journal. An exchange system has although not as selective as the the Review was. It was this been organized by the Record original, shall have better success in realization that prompted the recent through the years. The Record is sent spreading Kenyon's name. V move giving Kenyon the publishing V. i all over the country to other journals There are stiff requirements to rights to The Psychological Record. and we receive their publications in qualify for the program. Applicants The Record "is a general scientific return, which the college might must have board scores of at least publication which prints research and otherwise not be able to afford. This 0 600 and must have graduated in the theory concerning a broad spectrum exchange also occurs with magazines top tenth of their class. Tutchings of psychology." It publishes topics and newspapers from the field of added, however, that receiving the related to such areas as learning, Religion, as well as others. Students, grant does not remove one's chances social and animal behavior, historical in particular, are aided by the for a financial aid scholarship as development, and language program because Kenyon now well. psychology. One outstanding feature THE receives between 125 and 150 r Next year the grant money, of the Record deals with is its scientific publications, which they originally set aside by the trustees, general nature. Many, in fact most, PSYCHOID normally wouldn't be able to read shall be depleted. At that time the k- psychological journals are specific in RECORD and learn from because the cost of - program will be evaluated as far as its nature, obtaining the journals is so great. future is concerned. Tutchings hopes meaning that they choose P. Wesley Tutchings only to publish articles in one part- Aside from the general aid the that the program stays alive feeling icular field of science, such as Cover of Fall, 1977 issue college receives from the journal, to increase awareness of the college that interest in it shall continue to animal The Psychological Record works as among high schools throughout the increase. behavior. The Psychological Record is highly The well for the individual welfare of the country. Tutchings added that "We have difficult competition. Psychological Record was first respected in psychological circles and at published people who contribute most to its program's popularity is Wabash for example offers a grant in 1937 at Indiana competes well with other psychology present, the University publication. One such example is questionable. for four years and for the same under the leadership of J. periodicals. It is frequently cited for R. Kantor, Martin J. Garhart, associate might be said that our ultimate reasons. However, so far none of our who founded the journal its outstanding articles by the "It to circulate page 4 aim is to make Kenyon a household recruits have left Kenyon." his Findings concerning American Psychological Association, Continued on the interbehavioral orientation (which he developed). During the war years, the Record "hibernated" due to the lack of materials, and the fact 'Honorary Society' Taps Senior Experience that very few papers were being exists organizations. society. Although the Anderson Cup published at that time. The magazine day or night. The society as it available to heads of also active. the future is a one person, this society can was revived in 1956 by Paul Swartz at BY FRAN METSELAAR today is honorary but Another project for honors a for fresh- recognize Fifteen people. This is not the University of Wichita. Three Through talks with Dean Edwards, plan to organize dinner as a way to explain to say there aren't even more seniors years later Swantz suggested that the Serving tuna fish and Jim Bean, the society was organized to men before matriculation resource. is all about and to worthy of recognition. "The society Record move to Denison University twelve of the most outspoken, tap an unused human what the tradition seniors must give a feeling of the spirit of the is not smalll to be more elite, but so it under the editorship of Irvin S. Wolf. energetic and efficacious seniors Toward October, most try to positions in various day what makes it a special will be functional," one member Between 1959 and 1976, Kenyon's gathered in a room on the third floor relinquish their and organizations and govern- explained. neighboring university provided a of Peirce Hall for a meeting of a clubs, event. home positions so that for the rest Since the society is mainly action-oriente- d, Members are chosen, "not simply for the journal. Last year, new organization The Honorary mental year they are usually inactive the members maintain there for being in offices, but for doing Kenyon College was appointed as Senior Society. The society was of the is no hierarchy in the structure of the outstanding work," the group said. Denison's successor. With its formed as a means to exploit the in this area. project, the society is group. The Senior Society is a diverse Other things can come into play as transfer to Kenyon, Mr. Wolf talents and knowledge of these As a first designing a kind of "How To" group.