Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus Weekly Newspaper Newspapers 10-26-1959 The rsinU us Weekly, October 26, 1959 Marla Shilton Ursinus College Betty Heale Ursinus College Virginia Kaiser Ursinus College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Shilton, Marla; Heale, Betty; and Kaiser, Virginia, "The rU sinus Weekly, October 26, 1959" (1959). Ursinus Weekly Newspaper. 347. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/347 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus Weekly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VIVE INTO LA THE 14M" WOODS chI!, Number '3 Volume LIX (5(1) MONDA Y, OCTOBER 26, 1959 , -------------------- Folk Songs and Ballads Are YM-YW Seminar Three Lectures Founder's Day Sunday; ' •• Plans Juvenile On Renaissance TopIC of Jemison on Nov. 4 Crime Discussion Delivered Sat. Dannehower is Speaker Speakers to Attend Classes The Social Responsibilities This past Saturday, October To Discuss Folk and Fine Arts Commission of the YM-YWCA 24, Ursinus College had the priv­ Fifty-seven Student to Receive will conduct its first seminar on ilege of hosting the Middle At- Recognition a Two-Term Dean's Listers Eugene Jemison, a talented lantic Conference of the Na­ and versatile artist who is a juvenile delinquency on Wed- tional Renaissance Society. 01'- painter, folksinger and print­ ~ nesday, Oct. 28. Mr. Charles ganized largely through the ef­ I Pratt, a social worker from the forts of Dr. Elizabeth R. Foster, maker, will be the Forum speak­ Western Community House in er at Ursinus on November 3 and Philadelphia, will be the speak- the meeting took place at 1:45 in 4. His appearance here is part of er. Because Mr. Pratt has been Pfahler Hall. a tour being made under the Iliving in South Philadelphia The visitors were treated to a auspices of the Arts Program of since his youth, he has become luncheon by Dr. and Mrs. Don­ the Association of American very familiar with the people aId L. Helfferich. They then ad- Colleges. and conditions in which he journed to Pfahler Hall where Mr. Jemison is a native Kan­ works. The second seminar will Dr. Foster extended greetings to san. He received his Bachelor of be conducted by Mr. William the group on behalf of Zacha­ Fine Arts degree from Washburn Bussiere of the Friends' Neigh- rias Ursinus. University, and the Master of borhood Guild on November 4. The first speaker of the after­ Fine Arts degree from Kansas I I A panel discussion on foreign noon was Dr. Rudolf Hirsch of City Art Institute, where he is I study was presented by the In- the University of Pennsylvania. a member of the faculty. He al­ tercollegiate Commission Wed- Dr. Hirsch addressed the group so studied at the Art Students' nesday, Oct. 21. Members of the with a talk on printing in early League, Columbia University, panel were Phil Houser, Barbara Rennaissance France. He point­ and Rambush Stained Glass Holtzman and Phil Rowe. Phil ed out.that printing had its ~~rt Studios in New York, the Insti­ Houser spent his junior year at in pa:IS, where ~ press was SItU­ tuto Politecnico Nacional, Mex­ the Sot'bonne, a division of the ated m the SOl bonne,. alt~ou~h ico City, and the New School for University of Paris. Living with I not related to the UnIVerSIty . m Social Research. Eugene Jemison a French family, he felt, was a any way. Most books ~e~lt WIth Studies in the ballad, music, good experience, for it enabled theology,. law, hUmanIstics and voice and guitar were done by tinues, "this is a suggestion to in- him to become familiar with the the CI:as5ICS. In 1473 L~on f~llow­ Mr. Jemison at Washburn Uni­ vite collaboration between the French language as it was spok- ed s,;ut and wa~ the fust CIty to ret-Hill and Franklin Printing versity, the Conservatory of Mu­ artist and musician and many en by the French people. Phil publIsh books m F~ench. Co. sic in Kansas City, and with Mr. other specialists. A work of art noted that a great emphasis was . Dr. Alfred ~. WIlco~, of Ur­ He has. been active in foster­ John Jacob Niles at the Univer­ --classical, primitive or folk--is placed on a liberal education, smus, next. dIScussed An" un­ ing better care for mental sity of Kansas City. Folk music a small model of organization rather than on a more concen- known admuer of Ronsard . He health patients and served as studies were done at Columbia and construction put together trated study in a specific field dealt with Montchrestien and Ipresident of the Norristown University under Professor Wil­ with a passion and concern for of interest. illustrated his completely unre­ I State Hospital for a decade pre- lard Rhodes. Mr. Jemison has truth. It is the duty of the artist Studying at Heidelberg was stricted plagiarism o.f R:0~sard's vious to 1956 and of the Tri­ appeared at numerous colleges to insist on the purposeful ord- Barbara Hotlzman. Barb.ara liv- works,. ~ot. only capltalizmg o.n County Mental Health Clinic and universities and for various ering of art and its integrating Ied with a German family. The Ronsa;rd s Ideas, but also on h1s from 1948 to 1956. cultural organizations. power. emphasis at Heidelberg was phrasmg. Mr. Corson, a graduate of As a capable mural painter "Materials basic to our society, placed on specialization. Most of Dr. Robert M. Wa~ker of Haverford College, 1919, was and excellent printmaker, Mr. such as folklore. myth, folk the extra ~ curricular activities Swarthmor.e Colleg~ dIScussed twice Philadelphia amateur golf Jemison has held numerous one­ song, painting and printmaking, in the German university are the engravmgs used ~n a book of champion. man exhibitions of his work, and help furnish the integrating connected with the Church. st~tute~ of a monastIC order. He Senator Henry J. Propert, has contributed to galleries power which permits one to Phil Rowe, studying at st. An- pTln:a~'Ily showed how the early Bethayres, will be the third re­ throughout the country. He has­ think and to act in terms of a drew's in Scotland, noted that Chr~tlan engravers resort~d to Cipient of the honorary degree. done outstanding work in the human agent through the arts". more emphasis was placed on cla~Ical ref.er~n~es when Illus- Senator Propert has served in development of new painting For the main event of his vis- extra-curricular activities in the tratmg. Chl'lstlan the~es. The his present office since 1950, materials by employing such it here, Mr. Jemison will pre- foreign university than in the engravmgs ~ere on dIS?lay so having been reelected in 1954 contemporary media as plastics sent a talk on folk songs and United States. The students also that the SOCIety members could and in 1958. He had previously and vinylite. ballads. He will also hold in- commented on the cost of for- examine. them .more fully. served in the House of Repre­ In his development as an art­ formal discussion with various eign study. The cost of a year in . Followmg thIS le~ture meet­ sentatives of the Commonwealth ist, Mr. Jemison has disting­ class groups. foreign study, including travel- m~, t~e group. adjourned to Philip L. Corson from 1944 until his election to uished himself as a painter and A selecte9 exhibition of 30 ing expense, is usually not more PaIsley s ReceptIon Room, where the Senate. printmaker of folk themes. prints, paintings and drawings- than a year in an An1erican col- they were guests at a tea. Ursin us College will honor A graduate of Lower More- Finding his inspiration in folk­ recent work by Mr. Jemison and lege or university. those studen~ who have been on land High School, Senator Pro­ lore, folk songs and folk poetry, representative examples of Elaine Heasley spoke of the NOTICE the Dean's lIst for two or more pert is an expert in tax and fi­ he has attempted to synthesize graphic art work produced by requirements a student must t~rms as a part ?f the celebra;- , nance problems with Main and The Big-Little Sjster Com­ this cultural expression and his students-is also being ar- have before he can receive cred­ tlOn of Founders Day, set thIS (Continued on page 4) translate it into visual forms. As ranged as a feature of this visit. it for a year of foreign study. mittee will hold a reception on year on Sunday afternoon, No- 00 accomplished singer of folk The basic requu'ement is that a Oct. 27 at 6: 45 in Paisley's recre­ vember first. ation room. All big and little IMSG A Considering songs and a recognized scholar student must have a B aver­ (See list of these students at T G G p. in the field of folklore and folk age. The university he plans to sisters are cordially invited to end of the story.) • Sorority Rushees attend. ym lanO, music, Mr. Jemison is well-qual­ attend and the course of study The student body Is cordially S ified to present his own ideas on Pledged on Sat.; he plans to follow must be ap- invited to the ceremonies which Day tudy Speaker the inter-relationshlu of the proved by the Dean.