PUS OF ALLEGHENY COLLEGE VOL. LXXXV, No. 8 MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA NOVEMBER 3, 1961 Fourth Honors Day Convocation Awards Record Number of Phi Beta Kappas, Alden Scholars Receiving honors Wednesday at advancing our frontiers of knowl- The Class of 1963: Bruce Africa, the fourth annual Honors Convoca- edge." Sara Anson, Mary Banks, Phyllis tion were one hundred twenty-eight As a continuation of the honors Brooks, Kathryn Brown, Marianne Alden scholars. This number, the of the day, the Alden scholars and Buus, Frederick Cantwell, Gertrude largest in the history of the Convo- faculty attended a banquet at Brooks Cushner, James Davis, John Davis, cation included 113 with an average Hall at which Dr. Richard Brown, Kathleen Davis, Bruce Dietrich, Io- between 85 and 90, and 15 with professor of Physics and Michael la Donelson, Nancy Falor, Gloria averages over 90. All were recipi- Bavar were the principal speakers. Gill, Jeannette Harrington, Doris ents of certificates, with those main- Instituted on November 5, 1958, Hicks, Karen Kennon, William taining an average above 90 also the first Honors Day Convocation Kothe, Carol Laundy, Janet Miller, receiving Rene Dubos' book, The honored 89 students. In both 1959 Roberta Mills, Catherine Muder, Dreams of Reason. and 1960, 99 students were thus rec- Martha Oviatt, Ann Petry, Joan The announcement of the lecetion ognized. Piekema, Stephen Ropp, John Sha- of six seniors to Phi Beta Kappa' The Alden Scholars with averages fer, Sandra Spence, Gwendolyn determined by their academic record of 90 or above are: Class of 1962: Thornton, Nancy Toye, Carol Tra- of their junior year, constituted a Michael Bavar, Nancy Fahnestock, vis, Walter Wayne, Josephine Wid- ALDEN SCHOLARS—Seen are part of the group of Alden Scholars new record; usually only two or Ellen McKee, John Peck, Leroy utis, Pamela Wilgus. who heard Dr. Thomas Munro and received their honor awards at the three Alleghenians enter the honor- Rodgers, Carol Wrobbel. The Class The Class of 1964: Joanne Alley, Honors Day Convocation Wednesday. A total of 128 students received ary fraternity in one year. Those of 1963: Powell Arms, Phyllis But- Frederick Bauschard, William recognition. elected were Michael Bavar, Nancy ters, William Parker, Susan Rhine- Beggs, Carol Bell, Lee Ann Betts, Fahnestock, Lois Fleischer, Dean smith, Helen Suter, Barbara Thomp- Dennis Bleakley, Maron Brown, CU Presents Peggy Seeger McFall, Ellen McKee and John son. The Class of 1964: William Barbara Bunn, Carol Chase, George Peck. Bradnan, Suzanne Paisley, Susan Commons, Judith Corcoran, Robert Dr. Thomas Munroe, editor of Werner. DeClerck, Sandra DeMarino, Rich- In Performance Next Friday Journal in Aesthetics and Art Crit- Alden Scholars with averages of ard Ebken, Gail Ellison, Gwen Et- Peggy Seeger, judged by many Treasury of American Folklore, icism, and Professor of Art at West- 85 to 90 are: The Class of 1962: ter, June Fair, Larry Gilbert, Lynne to be one of the world's finest folk- and for Ruth Crawford Seeger's own ern Reserve, spoke at the Convo- Ann Angel, Barbara Barclay, Jean Grubb, Jill Guthrie, Carol Hague, singers, will be presented by the publications of children's songs. cation on "Frontiers of Knowledge Bullion, William Campbell, Susan Ann Harvey, Gary Hickernell, Ruth College Union Friday night, No- Peggy was raised in Washington, and Control." He stressed progress Chadwick, John Clarke, Cyndi Haerner, Lana Hough, Thomas vember 10, at 8:00 p.m. Admis- D.C., "in a grand piano with Li- as a modern western conception, and Crawford, James Dyer, Dennis Eh- Jamison, Mary Ann Janik, Alice sion is 75 cents and tickets may be brary of Congress records for lul- stated "Happiness depends upon renberger, John Erbey, Henry Justin, Edith Kovel, Mary Koyder, Carol Lessing, Kathleen Lewis, Jo purchased at the C.U. desk. labies," according to her brother Ewalt, Lois Fleischer, Gary John- Ann McCalister, James Meadow- The younger sister of Pete Seeger, Mike. son, Jules Krainin, George Kuck, Maria Lunden, Dean McFall, Albert croft. Krispen Moore, Robert Par- one of the best-known folksingers Peggy's formal musical training Negro Issue Discussed ker, Robert Peel, Erma Price, Shei- in the United States today, Peggy began when at the age of five, she On Sunday, November 5, there Moss, Colleen Murray, William Peters, Albert Schaffer, William la Stanley, Judith Stewart, Ellen has spent the last few years began to study piano, first with her will be a meeting of all those stu- Taylor, Joan Thergesen, Robin in England where she has been mother and later with others. She dents interested in seeing the fol- Schory, James Slocum, Charles W. Smith, Carol Soars, Hayes Stover' Thurman, Eleanor Verglia, Sally singing and recording with Ewan learned guitar from her father at lowing objectives fulfilled: Watson, Sherry Westerland, Rich- MacColl, the well-known singer and the age of twelve. During her one 1. To understand the Negro sit- Dianne Wetjen, Edward Wyre, Louise Zeigler. ard Wodzinski. collector of English folk music. year at a private school, (she at- uation and our personal role in it. Peggy has become so popular in tended public schools for the rest 2. To create at Allegheny an at- Britain, in fact, that over there of her early education) Peggy met mosphere that will accept the Negro Pete Seeger is often referred to as Mike Vidor who got both her and as an equal in every area of cam- "Peggy's brother." her other brother Mike started in pus activity. Urbaitis Announces Staff Members: Peggy's parents, Charles and picking the five-string banjo. This 3. To attract to this college quali- Ruth Crawford Seeger, were both marked the beginning of what Mike fied Negro students. professional musicians trained in calls "the banjo-picking race be- The meeting is to be held in the Bennett News; Beighley, Exchange; piano and classical music, and tween us." South room of the College Union transcribers and editors of folk Peggy went to Radcliffe for two at 2 p.m. Sunday. Those interested music. About the time Peggy was years, where she and several MIT in seeing the establishment of this Lawrence and Webb, Circulation born (1935), her parents were en- program at Allegheny are urged to cohorts recorded her first record, Four new staff appointments on Circulation Managers. Marsha was gaged in arranging and transcribing Folk Songs of Courting and Com- attend this important organizational from the Library of Congress field meeting. The Campus were announced today Typing Editor of her high school plaint, for Signet Records, since re- by Campus editor John C. Urbaitis. paper in Upper Saddle River, New recordings, in collaboration with the released by Folkways. Lomaxes, for Our Singing Country, Ralph Bennett, a junior, has Jersey. Becky worked on her high From Radcliffe Peggy went to the and Folksong: U.S.A., with Carl taken up his duties as News Editor school paper in East Northport, Netherlands to study, then traveled Canadian Players Appear Sandburg for his American Song- this week. A Campus sportswriter New York. They succeed Joan through Europe to England, and bag, with Ben Botkin for his in his freshman year, Ralph worked Piekema, who has served as Circu- finally back to the United States. At Meadville H.S. for the past two summers as a lation Manager for the past two In 1957, she attended the World One of Canada's leading reper- general staff writer and state police years. Class Of '65 Youth Festival in Moscow, where toire companies, the Canadian Play- reporter on the night side of the Lewis Fisher, a junior, has been she, Guy Carawan and Marshall ers of Toronto, is being brought to Greensburg (Pa.) Tribune-Review. Editorial Assistant since September, Holds Election Brickman won the international Meadville by Allegheny College for Judi Beighley, a freshman, has succeeding Will Humphries who has folk-music competition. From Mos- a single performance of Christopher Primary elections for officers of been named to the newly-created been graduated. Lew was on the cow she traveled through China, Fry's "The Lady's Not For Burn- the Class of '65 will be held on post of Exchange Editor, in which news staff of The Campus in his Poland, Germany, France and Eng- ing" at Meadville Area Senior High November 7. Run-offs between the she will build up an effective ex- freshman year, when he won a land. School, Saturday evening, Novem- top two will be held the following change program with other college Penn-Ohio Collegiate Press award ber 4. day. The presidential candidates Peggy's fine performances of the newspapers to get new ideas for for his story on the disappearing gave speeches emphasizing their English and Scottish songs perhaps College students may get tickets The Campus. Judi was Editor in South Hall cornerstone, and served qualifications and aims after din- reflect her early orientation toward with their Activities Card, with a Chief and Exchange Editor of her on the feature staff of the Univer- ner yesterday. The Vice-Presi- the Southeastern American folk- number of seats available to the paper at Harbor High in Ashtabula, sity of Rochester Campus-Times dential candidates will speak on music tradition, which was best rep- public at the House of Music, Chest- Ohio. last year. He was editor of the Monday and the candidates for sec- resented in the Library of Congress nut St., and the College Union, Marsha Webb and Becky Law- recent Homecoming - Anniversary retary and treasurer will be intro- Archives. This tradition is largely Cochran Hall, N. Main St., at $1.50 rence, both freshmen, are the new edition of the Campus. duced. The elections will be held of British origin and its British in- for adults and 75 cents for other stu- in South Hall, where numerical fluences are easily demonstrable.