Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange The Kenyon Collegian College Archives 9-23-1976 Kenyon Collegian - September 23, 1976 Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian Recommended Citation "Kenyon Collegian - September 23, 1976" (1976). The Kenyon Collegian. 942. https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian/942 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]. V The Kenyon Coileeian 0 Established 1856 Volume CIV, Number 3 Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 43022 Thursday, September 23, 1976 Jordan 'Skeptical' About Council's Concern for 'Abhorent'OCS Plight I"S! He expects By CYNTHIA SAVAGE Council had decided to approach the not feasible." "no 1? administration with four suggestions significant change in the present for the improvement of OCS office OCS arrangement in the foreseeable Members of Student Council met procedure. Council's initial request is future." He dismissed Council's Monday with President Philip for "a full-tim- e director this year," offer of funding to hire student help Jordan to discuss Council's concerns Mindes disclosed. If that were to be by pointing out that OCS is a Off-Camp- about Kenyon's us Study rejected the Council has outlined "college supported service." A"! program. A letter submitted to other alternatives in order of Student Council member Debbie Jordan at the onset of the meeting preference. "A full-tim- e secretary" Drehmel responded to questioning by along with Council's proposals for could be hired, or, "full-tim- e help the President by citing incidents to i change charged that the state of the from students who had experience support Mindes' words that the needs is abroad," or, if all previous proposals of students interested in OCS are not OCS office "abhorent." I - The current distribution of OCS fail, "Council could appropriate its being met. According to Drehmel, 'V responsibility, opposed in February own funds for the hiring of such there have been several occasions Social Committee Chairman Lindsey Flexner of 1976 by both Student Council and students." when students were not given positive Off-Camp- in the us Studies Committee, According to Student Council help researching OCS programs. disperses OCS between ad- members and a Collegian observer Both Drehmel and representative Budget Forces ministrators in the Student Affairs present at the meeting, Jordan had Karen D'Arcy described a need for Slash Office. Vice President John R. O. reservations about the proposals. He "consistent information and a McKean is chief coordinator. reacted to Mindes' declaration by counselor, not limited hours" when Concert Calendar Cuts The representatives at Monday's stating that he was "delighted to see one can go to the OCS office. By DAVID McDONOUGH show this fall, with Mose Allison, Ex-progra- m conference with the President a re-emerge- nce of student political director Don Reed Stan Kenton and Keith Jarrett reiterated statements made at rhetoric" but "quite skeptical" gave phone confirmation of coor- Social Committee was forced to mentioned as possible artists. Council's demands as dinator Sharon Dwyer's suspicion Council's regular session the day about the make extensive reductions in its Inflated production costs, those They are bit that the nine hours she is available before. They pointed out that the presented. "a entertainment calendar for this allotted for agents' fees, security, Jordan feels, and, for office consultation will not be OCS office is "neither sufficiently premature," semester, according to Chairman and sound and lighting more than result of a "trigger-happ- y enough as the year progresses and accessible nor available" in ac- perhaps, the Lindsey Flexner, primarily because those for performers, will be a major student interest grows. Dwyer was 1 cordance with the need and demand spirit." of a $ ,700 cut in its proposed budget factor in determining precisely what on tell the uncertain about the severity of her for such a program at Kenyon. Jordan went to by Student Council's Finance music events will appear in Gambier felt the burden. know how soon I'll Student Council President Jerry representatives he that "I don't Committee. this year. Mindes explained to Jordan that "suggestion of a full-tim- e director is be screaming for help," she said, "if The original proposal provided for at all." two events each month, including a "There's no way we can keep a Local Music Scene Offers Reed registered concern that financial contribution to the schedule like the one -- originally Dwyer might not be able to keep up Gambier Folklore Festival. Revised proposed when we're cut $1,700," 24 with the secretarial and counseling plans are still tentative, but the said Flexner. He said that very few Diverse Programs aspects of her job let alone maintain committee has confirmed the people on campus realize the dif- ficulties presenting appealing By JANICE COOPER concert. Walker will give a song an awareness of those currently booking of David Bromberg and of off-campu- s. Wer-theim- concerts within such a tight budget. recital including works by Schumann studying Tom Waits to perform in er whole he This concert season, twenty-fou- r on November 14. Burt will appear on Reed recalls that his duties as OCS Fieldhouse on Friday, "It's the school's attitude," programs ranging from fourteenth January 16 with Lois Brehm, who director last year were a "full half-tim-e November 12 as the featured per- claimed, "nobody wants to spend century musical dramas to a will accompany her on the piano. job," which broke down," he formers of Fall dance Weekend. any money." demonstration on violin making Their program includes works by said, to an approximate "25 to 30 Flexner is currently in the midst of At present, Social Committee is will be available to Kenyon students Mozart, Debussy arid Strauss. hours weekly." In addition, his arrangements for an October 14 comprised entirely of seniors whose on campus or in Mount Vernon. The The Gambier Baroque Ensemble, a secretary was spending "nearly three-fourt- hs concert by guitarist Norman Blake in terms expire at the end of this Music Department will be offering, local group comprised of Kenyon of her time or 30 hours per Rosse Hall. He also has hopes of semester, making second semester's in addition to the student produc- faculty and directed by Professor week" on OCS. Continued on p. 4 presenting an additional jazz or rock prospects highly uncertain. tions, four programs. On November Kenneth Taylor, chairman of Music 5, Edward C. Campbell, a noted Department, will be performing in luthier, will the art of two concerts. The first, on October demonstrate ' violin making. Two of Kenyon's 24, will consist of German and Bradbrook,Williams, and Mavrodes faculty members. Helen Walker and Italian Chamber Music; the second Anita Burt, will be performing in will take place on February 20. 76-7- The student productions spon- Are 7 Visiting Professors sored by the Department of Music By KAY by the Lilly Endowment, chose Mavrodes edited two books while will be concerts by the Kenyon PETER Kenyon over 25 other liberal arts at Michigan and wrote another Woodwind Quintet on December 13 Mc Ilvaine Kenyon's Distinguished Visiting colleges in the United States. He will entitled Belief in Cod: A Study in the and April 11, The Brass Ensemble, Teacher Program will bring to be teaching a section of the Epistomo' y Religion, and has on March 6, and The Kenyon College of Portrait campus George I. Mavrodes, Literature and Language course, and had ove, 0 articles published in Choir in April. In addition, there will Professor of Philosophy and Muriel the "influence of Literature on various journals. He got his B.S. be three student recitals, performed Purchased C. Bradbrook, Professor of English Contemporary Culture. from Oregon State College, his B.D. by students studying in all areas of By GESPASS second semester. A third Visiting Born in Wales, Williams received from Western Baptist Theological ANDREW applied music, given on November 7, Teacher, Professor Duncan his B.A. and M.A. from Oxford Seminary, and his M..A. and Ph.D. The college has recently acquired a February 27 and April 24. Williams, will be a member of the after serving in the Royal Marines in from U. of M. His primary field of portrait of its second president, There will be a series of three faculty for the entire academic year, northwestern Europe. He has interest is in the philosophy of Bishop Charles P. Mcllvaine. The this season George Gund Concerts teaching in scholarly religion. painting was done in 1853 by Daniel for both the English published articles many which were chosen by the Lecturship Department and the Integrated magazines, has appeared on Huntington, a student of Samuel F. on 15, Committee. The first, October Program in Humane Studies. television and radio interviews in the Muriel C. Bradbrook will join the B. Morse and a prolific artist will be a 14th century French Musical Williams, whose visit is sponsored United States and Britain, and has English Department in the second specializing in portraiture. (Continued on page 4) many colleges. His most semester to teach two courses Including its frame, the painting lectured at well-know- n book is Trousered Apes, Elizabethan Drama and Joseph measures 34 V4 ' ' x 39" and soon will published in five languages. The Conrad. Bradbrook hails from be hung in the library, on the first was the subject of some Cambridge, England, where she is floor.