Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1957-1958 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1957 Eastern Progress - 13 Dec 1957 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1957-58/6 ■ .'-.-■■■' ' * EASTERN PROGRESS I Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky State College, Richmond, Kentucky j Volume 35 Friday, December 13, 1957 Number 6 FT KAPPA DELTA PI HOLDS FALL SEMESTER INITIATION The fall initiation of the Delta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary society in education, was held in Eastern's Walnut Hall, December 4. Following the initia- tion at 5:80 p. m., ail members journeyed to Berea for a banquet at Boone Tavern. ■■■■ Fourteen Eastern students be- Sydne Sue Brown, Ashlandr came members of the national or- Who's Who in American Colleges ganization during the' initiation and Universities, Westminster Fel- which was conducted by the offi- lowship, House Council of Burnam cers. Hall, Sigma Tau Pi, Pi Omega Pi, Students elected to the organiza- Collegiate Pentacle, Cwens, Y.W. tion and the campus activities C.A., N.E.A., Milestone Staff. in which they participate are: Darlene Johnson, Elizabethtown; James Pike, Columbus, Ohio; Student Council, Baptist Student basketball team, baseball team, Union, Y.W.C.A., secretary Sopho- Cadet Officers Club. more and Junior* Classes, Cwens, Eddie Bass, Richmond, Omicron Canterbury Club, Sigma Lambda. Alpha Kappa, Physical Education Big Sisters Club, "Messiah." Club, "E" Club, football team. Margaret Hall, Lebanon; Bap- Kathy Naylor, Buena Vista; Bi- tist Student Union, Cwens, Y.W. ology Club, Physics Club, Y.W. C. A., Big Sisters Club, "Messiah," C.A., Who's Who in American Choir, Sigma Lambda, Canterbury Colleges and Universities, Big Sis- Club, Burnam Hall Council. ters Club, Cwens, Collegiate Pen- Miriam Holmes, Somerset; Homt tacle, "Messiah", Milestone Staff. Economics Club, "Messiah," Ky- Janet King, Elizabethtown; Wes- ma, Progress Staff, Canterbury ley Foundation, Y.W.C.A., Cwens, Club, Sigma Lambda, Big Sister* Progress Staff, Canterbury Club. Club, S.N.E.A. Nancy Scott Brown, Louisville; Pat Vencill, W.R.A., Physical Newly-ehwtwl members to Kappa Delta PI, national honorary educational association, are: front row President of Jesserson County (1. to r.) lane Ransdell, Margaret Hall, Scotty Brown and Myra Atkins; second row (L to r.) Sydne Sue Education Club, Drum and Sandal Club, publicity chairman of Junior Club, Burnam House Council, Can- Brown, Pat Vencill, Kathy Naylor, Darlene Johnson and Eddie Bass; third row (I. to r.) Prlscilla Lohr, Class, Progress columnist, Big Janet King, Jim Pike, Gus Franklin and Miriam Holmes. Sisters Club, S.N.E.A. terbury Club. Jane Cole Ransdell, Lawrence- burg; Y.W.C.A., D.S.F., Canter- bury Club, Big Sisters Club, S.N. Lunger To Speak Congressman E.A., Choir. Cwens Entertain Freshmen Gus L. Franklin, Bellevue; NJB. A* Xmos Program A,, Math Club, Music Club, pres- The 28th annual "Hanging of Speaks On ident of Freshman Class, vice-pres- Greens," a traditional Christmas ident of Sophomore Class, co-chair- program at Eastern, will be held With Christmas Dinner man of Junior Class Social Com- at 4:00 p. m., Sunday, December U.S., Russia mittee, Choir, Physics Club, "Mes- cational Conference, Men's Dorm- 15, in Walnut Hail. - Qn Monday evening, December 16, at six o'clock, the • ••The.United States Is still far itory Council, Northern Kentucky ^Fcl'^Sy&^M^tm *a Chapter of Cwens will entertain the freshmen women aheao of Russia today" was the Club, Freshman Math Achieve- be the .guest speaker. Dr. Lunger, at a Christmas dinner. This is the seventh annual presenta- most emphatic sentence spoken by ment Award, Kappa Iota Epsllon. a native of Pennsylvania, received tion of the Freshmen Women's Christmas Dinner by the Congressman John M. Rob si on. Initiates about whom informa- Representative of the Third Dis- tion is not available are Myra L» his A. B. degree from Bethany Col- national honorary for sophomore women. trict, who spoke in assembly, De- Atkins and Priscilla Lohr. lege, Bethany, West Virginia, and cember 11. a Ph. D. degree at the University Besides a delicious dinner, the Spain, under two of the outstand- Congressman Robsion's wide- of Chicago. Dr. Lunger also had program m the cafeteria will jrik ing pianists of today, Xavier Mont- spread travels in .Russia and his CAROL SINGING a year of special study at the elude musical solos, group singuti salvatge and Alicia de Larrocha, knowledge* of Russian society . University of Munich, in Germany, of Christmas carols, and a talk Attendance is always excellent prompted him to speak to the stu- Sixty girls will participate in on "Christmas Around the World" at this traditional function and it dents on the Russian situation to- WILL FEATURE the candelight ceremony. Trumpet by Miss Francis Marie McPher- is hoped*that this year will be, day and its effects on the United ■ : bearers are Nancy Turner and. son, assistant' professor "of music no exception. Tickets can be pur- v States. FINAL ASSEMBLY ■ Elizabeth Jeffrey;- candie lighters at 'Eastern.' * - ■• Chased from any member • of "The world is changing- ri^bt b; * A program of Christmas carols are Sue McCauley and Sandra Wil- Miss McPherson's talk will tie 'Cwens. fore our faces," he-said; "we have- hoite. in with the current interest in the will be conducted during assembly discovered the "way to destroy our- period on Wednesday, December The Scriptures will be read by^ovie "Around the World hi 80 ^PROGRAM selves." There are two main Shelby Crowe, Louis Carter, and Days." She will take her audience 18 at 10 a.m. As in past years, Delores Niblock, Presiding forces operating in the world to- the final assembly program prior Willa Houghaboo. Janet King will on an imaginary balloon trip day. The first force is the type sing "Ave Maria," accompanied around the world, describing Invocation . Kayce McConnell of government that serves,the peo- to the Christmas holidays will be by Peggy Wells. John Largent will Christmas customs in various Group Singing of Christmas ple, led by the United States; the devoted entirely to the singing. sing "The Precious Gift." The countries. Miss McPherson is well second is the Russian type govern- The student body will be led In Carols .. Judy Gay, Director the singing by Mr. James E. Van processional music will be provided qualified "to conduct tnis tour, as Jerry Abner, Accompan ment, emphazing communism, and by Laura Tuttle. she has spent time studying Peursem, head of the music de- Jerry Abner, Accompanist atheism. partment. The singers will be fur- Rehearsals will be held Friday abroad. During her distinguished "O, Holy Night" . Adolf Adam "The United States cannot be at 6:30 and Saturday at 1:30 in career in music, she studied in first in everything," said the con- nished with one gigantic song book Margaret Butler, Soprano in the form of slides flasned on Walnut Rail. the Acadamie Marshall, Barcelona, Jerry Abner, Accompanist gressman. "She never has and never will be." However, the U. the motion picture screen. Susan Hammer, Violin Instrumental assistance will b« Around the World S., he pointed out, has the advant- age, not only in size (Russia is too furnished the singers by Miss at Christmas Time Frances McPherson at the piano DR. CLYDE LEWIS HEADS Miss Francis M. McPherson large to defend or to develop prop- erly), but in the fact that she is and Miss Brown E. Telford at tho "White Christmas" Irvin Berlin organ. Donna Sutcr, Soprano already ahead. NEWLY FORMED CLASS Jerry Abner, Accompanist By James Melton Many students have heard much about the history de- 1 partment's experimental courses this year. Those- who take 'Messiah social science courses under history professors will be asked to, enter the experimental History 246 and History 247 To Be Sung classes, which will be offered next term and next year. After the student finishes these two courses he will revert tack to the second social science course which he dropped Sunday Night in order to carry his experimental history courses. The 26th performance of Han- Dr. Clyde Lewis, prefessor of finds that he has not even reach- sel's Messiah will be given Sundaj history, originated and teaches ed his own modern civilization, night, December 16, in Broek Aud- this new method of studying his-' nor has he studied it and the itorium. It will be directed by tory. One ' of the reasons for place it occupies in the world of Professor James E. Van Peursem, adopting this approach to history today. head of Eastern Music Depart' is that it offers the student an The introduction course of So- ment. The chorus will number ap Opportunity to learn of the his- cial Science 100 covers definitions proximately 226 and will bo ac torical foundations for contem- such as culture, civilization, tech- corapanied by an orchestra urdel porary problems. This way his- nology, scientific approach, the the* direction of Nicholas Koenig- tory is taught so that the society different ages and races, and ear- stein. t of today, with its many desirable ly civilizations. The student is - As usual, Eastern and BereavCol and undesirable traits will be fully introduced to history through pat- lege have cooperated in the pro apprehended., terns such as the hunter and the diiction, an4 several members oi Looking at history to solve competitive, both the chorus and the orchestra problems of today under this new The next course is History 246, will be from Berea. method is quite different from .which acquaints the observer with Mrs. Vasile Vennettozzi, assist- -taking the regular Western Civil- the imperialistic periods through, ant professor of music at Eastern, ization • courses that most sopho- political, religious, and economic will be soprano soloist.