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Digital Kenyon: Research, Scholarship, and Creative Exchange

The Kenyon Collegian Archives

10-4-1973

Kenyon Collegian - October 4, 1973

Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.kenyon.edu/collegian

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Kenyon College Volume CI

Gambier, Ohio No. 4

October 4, 1973 COLLEGIANSecond class postage permit applied for

THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) John Huston;with Humphrey Bogart, KatherineHepburn, Robert Morley. 103 min. Colour.G.

Bogart plays Charlie Allnut, theunshaven, unheroic, hard-drinkin- g skipperof the "African Queen," a sleazy steameron the Zambezi during WWI. Germansoldiers ransack a village, leaving theprim Katherine Hepburn to the elements.Charlie agrees to take her on board.Together, they travel uncharted waters,sink German gunboats, battle malaria,rapids, leeches, anf fall in love. Fast-pace- d

excitement, striking colour photography,and a script written by James Agee are justa few of the delights in store for viewers ofthis well-know- n flick. (10:00 Friday, 8:00Sunday)

THE MISFITS (1961) John Huston; withMarilyn Monroe, Clark Gable,Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach. 124 min. B& W. GP.

Scripted by Arthur Miller, this is thestory of three part-tim- e cowboys and adivorcee they meet in Reno, a woman whomeach sees as an idealized image of mother,sweetheart, mistress, wife. The womanherself is confused, loving, with apassionate desire for freedom. Sheaccompanies them on an expedition to catchwild horses for sale to a dog food factory.Like THE AFRICAN QUEEN and others byHuston, this film charts a course ofexcitement building to a staggeringintensity of climax, and represents thepathetic-heroi- c exploits of society's"misfits." The fanatic may wish to seeboth films run together, Sunday night. (8:00Friday, Saturday after the concert)

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McKean, Hobart & Drugsby Doug Wilhelm

The involvement of John R. McKean,Kenyon's new Vice President of thecollege, in the 1970-7- 1 "Tommy theTraveller" narcotics-rai- d affair at HobartCollege has lately been the subject ofwidespread, and widely misinformed,rumors on the Kenyon campus. Thefollowing is a summary of the New YorkTimes' coverage of the affair. All quotesare from that publication.

Aug. 23, 1968: Hobart and William SmithColleges, affiliated private institutions inupstate Geneva, New York, today namedDr. John R. 0. McKean as Hobart's newdean.

Sept. 5: Merle Gulick, eleven-yea- r

chairman of Hobart's Board of Trustees,resigned today amid growing controversybetween college students and trustees overthe trustees' August 12 vote of "no-confidenc- e"

in college President Dr.Albert E. Holland, who subsequentlyresigned. Dr. Holland, who was not presentat the vote, has called the board's actionagainst himself a " 'moral outrage.' "

Students at the college vigorouslyopposed the ouster of Dr. Holland, whomthey contend had been "leading thecollege. . .toward a greater liberalism."According to the Times, the situation atHobart reflects "the changes taking placeon many campuses throughout the country,where students are challenging the powerand wisdom of the trustees."

June 5, 1970: A narcotics raid early todayby local authorities, in which five Hobartstudents were taken into custody, turnedinto a violent confrontation in which

several law officers found themselvestrapped in three police cars by a crowd of

around 500 students who surrounded thecars and sheared off antennas, deflatedtires, smashed hoods and roofs and tore off

mirrors. The students were incensed overthe participation in the raid of a youngpolice informer known only as Tommy the

Traveller, who had lately been a well-know- n

figure about the campus, even thoughhe had several times been ordered off bycollege authorities.

In an attempt to ease the situation, whichOntario County Sheriff William 0. Morrowcalled " 'explosive' " and " 'critical,' "meetings between local and collegeauthorities and student leaders werearranged and it was decided to release the

arrested students. Although the riot was

quelled by the arrangement, Geneva'smayor reported his constituency to beoutraged over the release, and Hobart'sActing President Beverly Cuaseycommented that the " 'presence with theauthorities of an informer who has been afrequent and unwanted visitor on ourcampus. ..made the situation worse.' "

June 6: The Times today elaborated on therole of Tommy the Traveller in the Hobartaffair, reporting that he had been employedby the sheriff's office as an undercoveragent at the college for two and a halfmonths, posing as a radical studentorganizer. Students interviewed at thecampus "accused the agent of havingoffered students bombs, guns andinstruction in guerilla tactics" andcharged that he had provided materials fora student firebombing of a campus ROTCcenter the previous month, for which twofreshmen were arrested on arson charges.Sheriff Morrow admitted hiring the agentbut denied the weaponry charges, sayingthat Tommy was " 'being made a scapegoatby radical leaders over there.' " Thesheriff called Hobart " 'the hotbed of thedrug problem in our country,' " said thatTommy had provided " 'much usefulinformation,' "and declined to reveal theagent's real name.

June 18: Adam Walinsky, a Democraticcontender for the state attorney general'soffice, today demanded that presentAttorney General Louis Lefkowitzinvestigate the conduct of Tommy theTraveller at Hobart. Mr. Walinsky statedthat" 'serious allegations have been madethat a man in the pay of a law-enforceme- nt

agency has attempted to incite violence oncollege campuses in New York State.' " InGeneva, the controversy over the agent,whose real name has been revealed as M.L. Singlsat Thomas Tongyai, has"heightened the animosity betweentownspeople, who view the Hobart campusas a hotbed of promiscuity andpermissiveness, and the collegecommunity, incensed that the county hadplanted a 'spy' on the campus."

June 24: Governor Rockefeller has taken ahand in the Hobart case, it was reportedtoday; the Governor has supersededAttorney General Lefkowitz'sinvestigation by ordering a special stategrand jury inquiry into the "recent student

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D QCOMMENTARY

Dear Sir:This past week a handout was given to all

Kenyon students encouraging them toimprove their reading and learning skillsby taking the $95 Baldridge speed readingcourse. Included in the handout was a letterfrom Vice President John McKean whichlavishly praised the Baldridge program.Mr. McKean explained that the programhas been quite successful in the past, andthat he is pleased to be able to offer it againthis year: "This opportunity cansignificantly influence both the quantity andquality of work in college and graduateschool." I wonder, however, whether Mr.McKean has seriously looked into thisprogram, whether he can support hisclaims of significant academicimprovement, and whether he has evenbothered to ask former Baldridge pupilsabout the course. As a graduate of theBaldridge program, I personally believe itto be a near total waste of money.

The speed reading technique itself can betaught in ten or fifteen minutes (it involvesreading in clumps of words rather than oneword at a time); after the technique isexplained, it's just a matter of practice.The course, then, is comprised mainly ofequal amounts of gimmick (frequent speedand comprehension tests), bullshit(debating the pros and cons of various studyhabits, reaching the general conclusionthat to each his own), and simple practice.

The course seriously underestimates itsstudents; it seems to be aimed directly at aJr. High School mentality. The assignedreadings from the Baldridge text aresimple-minde- d and not very well written.

creative conception. His shapes, most derived from the cube, possess a certwholeness and integrity in their reserve.

The same is true with Mr. O'Brien's photographs, although it seems to work mil

better in that form. All the photographs, save his Banner portraits, are very reservalmost solemn in approach, and that suits his stately and posed photographs. His portr;subjects have a direct communication with the camera, which is quite effective; the sair

is true with his interiors and exteriors a direct and careful approach to the subjehaving the inevitable effect of transcending the materials at hand into a higher concer

The show will run until the end of October; we think the show is an enjoyable one, a:

uree the community to make their own conclusions..t-- -, ,.. , rr

The teacher last year, Miss Becky, had astyle reminiscent of early Romper Room.

Mr. McKean tells us that "classes willbe small to permit necessary individualattention." Despite the cutsie-po- o attitudeof the teacher, I'm not so sure she paid allthat much attention. For example, I failedto show up for the last two weeks of classes,and yet Becky didn't mention this fact at allon my report card; she wrote that I didpretty well although she thought I could usea little more practice.

My most serious objection to theprogram, however, is that rather thanbeing academically beneficial, in manyinstances speed reading can actually be

counterproductive. The check te:

administered in class indicated tf

reading speed can be substantiaincreased without sacrifici

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COIIEGIAN The View from Here i

published weekly during school ,ap

session at Kenyon College, Gambier,Ohio gr

Editor: Matthew Mees

Assistant Editor: M. A. Winkler

Sports Editor: Bob Gibson

Circulation and Business: GeorgeEwing

Staff: Joe Gioia, Elsie Watkins.Karla Hay, Kevin Martin, TedBunker, Tom Utescher, et al.

excWe were witness to a most magical experience several nights ago. The sun had lor.

set, and as we walked through Mariott Park from Wiggin Street, we noticed that Midd!

Path was absolutely beautiful and completely dark. Suddenly, the moment we walke

through the portals to the park, we .sensed an immense calm that we hadn't felt s

strongly since lastyear. It's hard to fathom the depth of feeling that the darkness gbuus finally, we hoped, the beauty of night time Gambier was restored integrally. .

But too soon we heard a too familiar faint hum, and violet points floated equidistaall along the path. The hum intensified with the glare of the lights, until both were at the

cQtoo usual level. We left the path. so

We know and fully understand the pragmatic value of installing lights along the patThey decrease the insurance rates for the College and, like sensible clothing, discourajrape. But, as we are fond of saying, our aesthetic sensibilities are offended.

We wonder, could it be possible to turn down the wattage of those lights so that the

are not quite so offensive? The lights looked almost appealing when they were less intern

than they generally are. We see nothing dangerous in this suggestion, and hope that it wi.

be taken with some gravity. stdr

Kenyon's ArtDepartmentopened their show lastSunday with what was termed ";ac

informal preview, "taking the place of a formal opening, and we think, setting the tone hathe whole show. Refreshments, coffee and organic cookies, were served adjacent di:

Michael O'Brien's photographs while the artists strolled about the gallery chatting r Ki

their audience.The show ranges from entertaining to engrossing. All the artists are inpeccatAr

artisans. Rarely if ever was technique not close to perfection. Mr. Garhart's prints aDe

lithographs, for example, while not extremely creative in content, show a fine sense Be

color and beautiful draftsmanship. ,n

Color is the over-ridin- g concern with all of the graphic artists. Our favorite piecpe

arethewatercolorsbyMr. Slate, whose subtle bleedings and washes of color allow

viewer to lose himself in the texture of the work. Fe

Mr. Fleckles' paintings, while sharing a sense of color-field- s, seem to have quitett"

different effect. Both works are spontaneous in feeling, but Mr. Slate's end result is qu.th

evocative in texture and form, while Mr. Fleckles' work seems appropriately fiatacecarefully haphazard. co

The sculpture of Mr. Baronio leaves us rather cold, although many of the audienPr

seems to enjoy it immensely. We think that his work is a masterpiece of technique, butsti

rather self-limite- d in its scope and somehow too removed from the original flash se10thithe

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misleading in that they are testing for

specific kind of comprehension. Theylooking for, as Jack Webb would put j,"Just the facts, ma'am." Key facts can'

ncgrasped while speed reading, while lr(same time the subtleties of an author;

style are completely overlooked. The wfhecan be comprehended but not the how. If )

are a business manor a politician whollyto read both The New York Times and The

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proposal needs only final approval by Once houses are assembled, they'.he Board of Trustees before it wm De abie to negotiate for the

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disorders." The inquiry will involve "theappointment by the Governor of a specialprosecutor, the convening of a specialgrand jury and the establishing of anextraordinary term of the State SupremeCourt."

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Nov. 25: The special state grand jury hascleared Thomas Tongyai of any blame in

tthe May firebombing of Hobart's ROTC

(building. The jury returned four sealed

tindictments connected with the incident,

. but refused to indict the agent on charges ofconspiracy to commit arson, criminalsolicitation and criminal falicitation.Dec. 19: In a front-pag- e article the Timestoday reported that the special grand juryhas indicted Hobart College on charges thatit" 'recklessly tolerated' "the actions of

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y two students and a faculty member, whoconvinced local authorities to release thestudents they had arrested in their June 5

drug raid. The action marks the first time,u according to court officials, that a collegeo has been indicted as a result of studentti disorders. Hobart President Allan A.II Kuusisto commented that the case

" 'promises to be a landmark forill American higher education.' " Collegei Dean John McKean and former Presidento Beverly Causey are named in the

indictment, although they have not beene personally indicted,h

Feb. 2, 1971: Hobart College went on trialtoday; the state's indictment, charging that

iti the college had " 'recklessly toleratedn certain conduct constituting the offense of

coercion in the first degree,' " wasci presented. The indictmentalsoalleges thatii student leaders, including 37-year-o-

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o senior Rafael Martinez, " 'threatened Mr.a Tongyai with physical injury and also

threatened property damage, " and thatc the threats instilled" 'fear' " in the localg( authorities, causing them to violate their

duties by releasing the arrested students.ni Defense lawyer Ellsworth Von Graafeiland,t said that Sheriff Morrown had not notifieda college officials of the impending raid.ni According to Mr. Van Graafeiland, Tommy

the Traveller appeared in the raid with agun in his hand and " 'the minute the kidsB- saw Tommy the Traveller all hell broke

5t loose.' " On the witness stand, Sheriffia Morrow described the vandalizing of police11, cars and the accompanying foul language

laimed by students at police. He said that

lP President Causey and Dean McKean were. . unable to calm the students until thelfl amnesty deal was announced,it

h Feb. 4: Hobart counsel Van GraafeilandUn moved today that the case be dropped onf., grounds of insufficient evidence to warrant

conviction, and also because " 'the statuteid.

the suit is based on is unconstitutional.' "

bFeb-8- : In a summary of the affair to date,

el the Times has cleared away some of the fogsurrounding its central figure. It identified

constituencies; that facultymembers be encouraged to join the

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Thomas Tongyai, or Tommy the Traveller,as the 27 year-ol- d son of a Thailand-bor- n

Army Intelligence operant. A report by amemberof the President's Commission onCampus Unrest said that Tongyai wasknown to students at a number of upstatecolleges as an organizer for SDS and otherleftist groups. According to the report,students characterized him as advocating" 'the bombing of university buildings,violent revolution, overthrow of the UnitedStates Government, and the beating andkilling of policemen.' "In an interview forthe Geneva Times, Mr. Tongyai hadexplained that " 'the best cover for anundercover agent who wanted to get oncampus was portraying the part of a radicalextremist, which I did.' "

Feb. 8: Hobart College has been acquittedof state-levie- d charges of criminalcoercion, it was announced today. Theverdict was directed by Judge FrederickMarshall, who told the jury that theprosecution's evidence presented duringthe three-da- y trial had been "insufficient towarrant conviction." On leaving thecourtroom, college President Kuusistocommented that " 'legal authorities oughtto have a pretty good case before theyproceed against a college corporation inthese difficult situations.' "

Feb. 25: The Times has closed itscoverage of the Hobart trial with aneditorial in which it commented that theacquittal "finally ended an absurddistortion of criminal law," and that thecharges were "especially odious" becauseof the grand jury's dismissal of Tommy theTraveller's role in the affair: "Althoughthe grand jury investigated the activities ofThomas Tongyai. ..it merely complainedthat he lacked the skills necessary forsecret police work. No question was raisedabout the propriety of using an 'agentprovocateur' on campus."

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Turgeon RespondsThe Student Council acted to recind the

censure of Professor Turgeon. In itsprevious meeting it acted to blame lastyear's faculty chairman to the Kenyon FilmBoard for a cost overrun that came close totwo thousand dollars. Professor Turgeonwas at Sunday's (Sept. 30) meetingexpressing his dissatisfaction with theCouncil's action. After hearing him, thestudent body agreed to a motion whichdropped censure, but the element ofresponsibility for Mr. Turgeon in thematter was noted.

Dean Edwards opened the meetingexpressing his surprise at the action thatthe Council took the previous week. Heconsidered censure not an especially newphenomenon at Kenyon, however he felt thatthere was something special surroundingthe circumstances of Mr. Turgeon'scensure. The Dean, encouragingmoderation on the part of the StudentCouncil wished not to deny the propriety ofcensure, however, as he put it, "censurehas its ramifications." Later in themeeting his remark was that it was

"censure with a kangaroo courtatmosphere."

Thus the stage was set for Mr. Turgeon,who presented a lengthy soliloquy. Hisargument consisted basically of thefollowing:

1) As he understands it, ."the StudentCouncil is not constituted to find guilt." Itsfunction is not judicial, he argued.. . .

2) With regards to "censure," herevealed his familiarity with the dictionaryby explaining that an organization can only

censure a member of its own body. He saidthat if he were truly to be censured, hewould have to be censured by the faculty,and not by the students. The concept ofcensure was being abused, as he saw it. "Idon't like the word being toyed with," hestated strongly.

3) Even if the censure was legallypermissible, he felt that there was no

propriety in its being done without "dueprocess." He claimed that he was notinvited to the Council when the motion tocensure him was being considered.Furthermore, he explained that he wasruffled to find out that he had been censuredby way of rumor. If it wasn't one hell of a jobof a legal defense, then it must have beenone hell of a job of acting.

Elaborating further, Mr. Turgeonexplained how last year he was a newfaculty member, teaching three newcourses, the preparation of which was aweighty task. As a greenhorn, he could

claim no knowledge of a "StudentConstitution" that he might respect. He

said that he was appointed by the facultymemberships committee to serve on thefilm board. The position was voluntary,however he felt a want to do something for

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Cont. Turgeonthe community. Being new in Gambier, Mr.Turgeon explained that he found out abouthis duties by accepting information fromthose who were about him.

It was generally agreed that somewherealong this line, trust was violated. Both theCouncil and Mr. Turgeon agreed that bothparties were victims in the affair. Themismanagement of funds that occured wasnot checked by Mr. Turgeon simplybecause he was told "not to worry" bycertain students.

Having heard him plead his case mosteffectively, the Council almost instantlyvindicated Mr. Turgeon. The tinge oftension disappeared, and the air once againbecame comfortably placid.

Cont. McKeanThe newspaper concluded that "illegal

acts by students, whatever their nature,ought to be subject to the same judicialprocess and penalties as crimes commitedby any citizen. But the grand jury reportsthat emerged from the investigations atKentState and Hobart grossly distorted thenormal standards of justice. In bothinstances, the courts that weighed thesereports found a lack of reasoned judgementand an absence of even-handedne- ss on thepart of the respective grand juries. Whencitizens on such important panels fail todivest themselves of personal prejudicesand vindictive attitudes toward the campuscommunity, they only further underminestudents' already shaky confidence in thesystem of law and justice."

Cont. FilmsBLACK ORPHEUS (1960) Marcel Camus;with Marpessa Dawn, Breno Malo.Portuguese, with subtitles. 103 minutes.Colour. G.

Considered one of the most beautifulfilms ever made, BLACK ORPHEUSretells the legend of Orpheus and Eurydicein a modern setting. In the black section ofRio de Janiero, Orpheus becomes a street-car conductor, and Eurydice is a countrygirl fleeing from a man sworn to kill her.Lush colour photography, music by AntonioCarlos Jobim, and a Mardi Gras areincluded. Contrary to previousannouncements, BLACK ORPHEUS will beshown at 3:30 Saturday afternoon, to makeroom for ETHOS. (8:00 Friday, 3:30matinee Saturday)

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THE KENYON COLLEGIAN October 4, 1! 0

Religion Lecture

This year's Larwill Lecturer, Dr. JohnKarefa-Smar- t, is a very distinguishedAfrican from Sierra Leone. He is a medicaldoctor, a diplomat and a theologian, and isat present Professor of InternationalHealth at Harvard Medical School. Born in1915, he studied at Fourah Bay College inSierra Leone, at Otterbein, at McGill and atHarvard.

He was associated with the World HealthOrganization in Geneva, Switzerland, ofwhich he was from 1965 to 1970 theAssistant Director-Genera- l. He has alsohad a very active political life and from1957 to 1965 he was a Member ofParliament with Cabinet rank in SierraLeone, serving from 1961 to 1964 as theForeign Minister and Chief Representativeat the United Nations.

sml.. allDr. Karefa-Smar- t and his wife have been

particularly interested in questions oftheology and medicine and in the religioustensions and difficulties of people growingup and living in lands of rapid socialchange.

Dr. and Mrs. Karefa-Smar- t will be on thecampus from Sunday, October 7, throughThursday, October 11, and hope to meet aswidely as possible with Students andFaculty. The titles of Dr. Karefa-Smart'- s

lectures are:Monday, October 8. Changing Africa:

Religion and Politics in the Third World.Tuesday, October 9. Hope in the World

Today.Both lectures will be in the Biology

Auditorium at 8:00 p.m.

NEGATIVE SPA CIby J. A. G.

The word "Renaissance" has l

bandied about an awful lot lately. Nott

underscores this more than the statueMarriot Park. Titled "Renaissance M

and Woman" this clever deposit of iron i

has been upsetting a good many peoplelate. Hardly the least of whom is the artwho, in an open letter, fell short of call

the student body a passel of ingrates. :--.

why shouldn't it be unpopular? It's m'hardly qualifies a model of two peoplescantily dressed, apparently in the mic

of a very involved acrobatic act. No s

respecting Renaissance man, or woirwould have been caught dead looking 1.

that.So we are confronted with a singij

problem; how to modify the word to mak:

more acceptable to most peoc

Ornamenting it with empty beer bottl

chewing tum, and wrapping paper has-quit- e

done 'he trick. Most cities that tu

statues also have pigeons to give them

amusingly homely air; unfortunaiGambier doesn't rate even a single one

these birds. There is only one alternatethat is to find a new name for the thing. T

is a contest for anyone who thinks they h:

a suitable name for the statue. It has to

printable. Although there arerestrictions as to whether the title she.

be fitting, absurd, or down right surreahave thought of two: "Birds in Flight""The Flying Wallendas sans Trapeze."1entries must be in by . Theycbe sent to Negative space, P.O. Box 10

Gambier or slipped under the door of Le

No. 1. There will be no awards. Altho.

the best five will be printed; which will

prize enough for a contest like this.

HAND CRAFTEDDulcimers, Autoharps,Harpsicords, Banjos

1 Swan's RoadNewark, Ohio

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Senate s controversial housing amj says it wiu actively encourage, members will have House ljroposal needs only final approval by once houses are assembled, they constituencies; that faculty--he Board of Trustees before it win be able t0 neEOtiate for the members be encouraged to ioin the

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"INVESTIGATING SLEEP"This evening, Oct. 4, at 8:00 in the Biology Auditorium, Professor Marilyn

Leftwich will lecture,, on "Investigating Sleep: There and Back Again". Ms.

Leftwich will explain, in layman's terms, the methodology for studying sleep, and

what bearing this study has on psychology as a whole. The lecture will concentratenot on dream interpretation or sleep as directly related to specialized areas of

psychology, but on why investigation of the function of sleeping is a legitimatepursuit.

Ms. Leftwich, an assistant professor, was an undergraduate at the University

of Alabama, and obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Florida. Thisis her second year at Kenyon.

GECTonight the Autumn Term '73 brochure of the Gambier Experimental College

will be slid under your door by the light-foote- d staff gnomes. The Autumn Term has25 courses taught by students, faculty and community members. The Term will runfor five weeks Oct. 8-No- v. 11 with some courses running several weeks beyond

that and some meeting only once or twice.We hope that this year there will be a lot of interest on the part of students as

students and teachers.Registration will be held at Lunch and Dinner on Friday at Peirce and Gund

and at dinner on Saturday and Sunday at Peirce and Gund. A $1.00 registration fee

entitles the registrant to take two courses. Some courses have limited enrollments,so sign up early. We hope you enjoy the offerings.

Marilyn Leftwich

Quarry ChapelChurch at the Quarry Chapel was constructed in 1856 by the English

stonecutters who were employed in the construction of Old Kenyon and AscensionHall. The Chapel was operated by the seminarians of Bexley until the late 1920'swhen the chapel was deconsecrated because of vandalism and lack of use. HarcourtParrish took charge of the property and kept up minor repairs in the fabric. Theparrish could not handle the Chapel expenses and in 1966 it was deeded to theTrustees of this township. The trustees are not allowed to use tax revenue on majorrepairs to the structure and it has consequently fallen into shambles.

The Quarry Chapel Restoration Committee has been formed to raise moneyfor much needed repairs. They are sponsoring a benefit auction on Saturday Oct. 6thfrom 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Knights of Phythias Hall. Miscellaneoushousehold items will be auctioned and refreshments will be available.

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Having never heard of the Paul WinterConsort, I hardly knew what to expect as I

found myself rather uncomfortably seatedon the floor of the field house last Sunday

night. The stage was festooned with aninternational, quasi-cultur- al aray of

instruments ranging from Spanishclassical guitars and American saxes toIndian tablas and an electricalharpsichord. The band itself was reflectedin their instruments as they areinternational in personnel as well, with one

member from Brazil and one fromAustralia, the rest being from partsunannounced. The music that flowed fromthe stage, as the lights adjusted themselves(or tried to), was amazingly smooth for allits interfused rhythms and key changes. Itsort of melted over one's ears with all itsintonations of mood and color, with sorts of

African rhythms drifting through variousphrases and ecstatic melodies highlightingit all. The individual solos were no lessintricate, the Brazilian guitarist doing

some very beautiful variations onseemingly classical themes and the cellistevoking a great variety of sounds from both

his voice and his instrument. The wailing ofthe sax in the piece devoted to theendangered species, tugged at one's soullike a primal scream and in the confusion ofbeats in the following piece, one could hearalmost all possible natural combinationsand renderings of rhythm. The following

set was equally as beautiful and intricate,with various voices and instruments added.I would have to admit that I have never beenso moved by a performance at such a low

volume or subtle level. And as I walked

back up the hill, the crickets and other bugsseemed to beat away the night in imitationof the Consort, and in the words of PaulWinter, "ahhh...hhmmm...mmhhmmm."

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OVER THE HIIIIn the past, this column has been devoted to mind-divertin- g trivia, which was

published as it flowed in from other institutions of higher learning. As the new authors, wesee no reason why this tradition should be altered, yet for our first column we saw noreason to search beyond our own peaceful corporation limits, or in fact, beyond the folioroom of the library. Therein lie volumes of Over The Hill trivia, of which we could onlyscratch the surface, and, should you acquire our taste for the diverse and perverse factsof our heritage, a year of joyous reading awaits you.

The earliest column of this type is dated April, 1895, when even then the authorswere concerned with how our campus life resembled or differed from that of otherschools. We include part of this column.

A glaring exchange declares that the following set of rules is enforced at a certainTexas college: 1) The use of firearms in the president's room is strictlyprohibited. 2) Saddles and bridles must not be hung on the chandeliers. 3) The GleeClub must practice behind the barn.

We were glad to see that "Kenyon Subtlety" is a long-standin- g tradition as well in thiseditor's note.

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The assignment for next time will be a short one; in Bassett from pages 447-46- 8,

in MacDonald, documents 93, 94, 95, 98, 101, 102, 103. Also, will each one ofyou give me a carefully considered opinion. "Why Martin VanBuren gave up hissingle blessedness for Mrs. Eton."

June 4, 1948 Kenyon College has collegiate goldfish eaters beat. It has locusteaters well, at least one. The story comes from Gambier about a student who owedanother six bucks. Fellow students offered to raise a pot to pay the debt if theindebted student would eat a locust sandwich. The student took two locusts,sandwiched them between two crackers, and gobbled them down.

We, like Odysseus, find that hard to swallow.

An unlikely February poem, 1948The country air is keener at Kenyon,The campus is kept cleaner at Kenyon,Courses are intenser,Expenses are expenser, at Kenyon.

The equipment is older at Kenyon,Showers run hot and colder at Kenyon,Common plates are greasier,Late spring colds are sneezier,Assembly speakers wheezier, at Kenyon.

You're sure to be securer at Kenyon,For college days are purer at Kenyon,Her graduates are healthier,And most of them wealthier,

if not wiser.

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UnderdogLordsBiteWoosterby Dave Harbison

It was cold, rainy, and generallymiserable in Wooster, Ohio last Saturdayas the mighty Lords of Kenyon prepared todo battle with the Scots of Wooster. Most ofthe fans who made the trip from Gambierfor the game were standing in the rainbefore the game questioning their sanity.After all that great sage of the north, theCleveland Plain Dealer had made the Lords23 point underdogs, and the size andnumbers of the Wooster horde made thingslook more ominous for Kenyon. However,the spartan tenacity of the entourage fromGambier was rewarded by the members ofthe football team as they overcame theelements and decisively beat the plaidworriors 16-- 6.

At the kickoff the field was a veritableguagmire, the fans were all developingcolds, and hot chocolate was being sold bythe gal Ion under the stands. The Lords wonthe coin toss and took fi rst shot at trying todo something offensive with the ball. Thefirstplay attemptedby the Lords came outofTimothy Leary's playbook as the wholeteam lined up on one side of the ball withQuarterback Pat Clements pitching tospeedsterGeorge Letts. Unfortunately PhilMorse's craftiness was thwarted by analert group of Wooster defenders and thefans settled down to watch what manythought would be a rather sedate, groundoriented contest. However the Lord offensepulled another surprise with a long pass toJim Myers that was knocked away at thelast second by a myriad of wombatdefenders. This type of daring play in therain set the tone for the rest of the game,along with the relative ineptness of theWooster offense. Their fumbles, penaltiesand lack of imagination aided the Lordcause immeasurably.

After trading initial blows in the first fewseries, where Kenyon was the only team tothreaten with a field goal attempt that wastipped at the line, the Lord offense finallypulled off the play it needed when Clementslofted an aerial into the clouds. Everyone atthe game watched in amazement as JimmyMyers leapt up and over the Scot defenseand hauled the pass in at the Wooster five. Acouple of plays later George Letts scored

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and Brad Sanderson a flair pass and Kenyon led 7-- 0. After thekickoff Wooster tried to answer this scoreby trying to pass its way upfield but werethwarted by Safety Bruce Issacs, who cut infront of the intended receiver and picked offa pass the eventually resulted in a GiovanniDiLalla field goal from the 30, just as thehalf was running out.

The second half was more of the sameuntil the rain stopped and allowed theWooster offense to do something other thanhand the ball over to the Lords offense. Thethird quarter was still slowed down by theflood conditions and the only scoring wasanother field goal by DiLalla that was setupby a fumble recovery by freshmen TomKennedy, which made it 13-- 0 Kenyon. As therains subsided the almost silent Woosteroffense came alive as Quarterback KevinDickey started to click. Up until this pointmostof his passes would have warmed thehearts of many a duck hunter as theyfluttered down from the heavens into thehands of anyone who happened to be in thearea, usually a Kenyon defender. Dickeydrove his team down the field and scoredwith about 9 minutes left and cut Kenyon'slead to 13-- 6. The conversion was blocked byfreshman safety Kennedy. The Woosterdefense rose to the occasion and stoppedKenyon after the kickoff and began a driveto tie the score. Dickey was clicking butpenalties and a tenatious Lord defensiveunit slowed the process. Any hopes of aWooster victory were squelched by the long

arms of End Mark Leonard as he reachedup and intercepted a pass at the line.Leonard returned his theft 18 yards to theWooster 20 setting up a decisive field goalfrom 23 yards out by DiLalla. With his thirdscore of the day DiLalla set a Kenyon

record for field goals in a game and wasrewarded by being named Kenyon'soffensive player of the week.

The list of standout performances mustbegin with the offensive line. Seriously hurtby injuries that claimed two of the unit'stackles, the line performed admirably inprotecting Clements from opponents thatout weighed them by an average of 30

pounds per man.The defense must also be applauded as

they caused the Wooster backs to cough up

the ball 4 times, recovering three . Thedefensive backfield intercepted 4 ofDickey's passes. The surprise star of thedefense was freshman Tom Kennedy who

recovered two fumbles and intercepted apass while filling in for senior Pat Riley,who was busy taking his Med boards. Thedefensive line and linebackers, led by Mike

Gibbons and John Vrtachnik, did an

excellent job in holding the Wooster offenseto a meaningless 6 points.

This week, in the Lord's homecomingeffort, the Purple Raiders of Mount Union

invade Kenyon's McBride field for what

INTRAMURAL GOLFTOURNAMENT RESULTS

Team

A.D.s 150Phi Kaps 180

Delts 185

Peeps 192

Betas 232

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1 J. Kinder (A.D.) 35J. Ozaki (A.D.)

2 C. Waggamany ,(Phi Kaps) 38

3 G. Harbison (A.D.) 40Z. Keeper (A.D.)

looks to be the Lords toughest contest of theyear. Last year the Lords upended thefavored Raiders and they will be looking to

gain revenge for last year'sembarrassment. Running in a HoustonTriple Option "Veer" offense run by theirimpressive Quarterback Larry Griffith,the Raiders will have the strongest offensethe Lords will face this season. The 6'4"and 210 pound Griffith has demonstratedprowess in both running and passing. But,as they say nothing is decided until the finalgun. Maybe the Lords defense can causemore mistakes this weekend and pull off

their second straight upset. If the PD picksthe Mount you know Kenyon is still in theball game.

Positions for all majors seeACTION Representative inPeirce Hall dining room11:00-1:3- 0 Wednesday,October 10 and GundCommons 11:15 to 12:45Thursday, General meetingPeirce Hall Lounge 4:00Wednesday.

Wall Street Journal in fifteen minutes, thenspeed reading can be quite helpful. If you'rea Psychology major who has eight chaptersin the textbook to read for tomorrow's test,fine. But if you're an English major dealingwith Shakespeare or a Philosophy majorgrappling with Plato, forget it. Or even ifyou're just someone who enjoys readingwho appreciates the quality and style of

what you read then don't waste your timeand money. When reading becomes merelya race for the facts it loses all possibility of

being pleasurable.

Mark Block

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From LordettesTo Ladies

Spectators at last Saturday'sKenyon Wooster game saw what can beconsidered one of the finest and mostexciting games of field hockey that eitherteam has ever played. The teams werewell-matche- d for each other bothutilizing their speed, endurance, andfinesse holding each other scoreless intothe 2nd half. Wooster, however, finallybroke through, scoring 2 goals in the 2ndhalf with a 1-- 2 record.

After a delay due to rain the game began.Both teams met the challenge of theweather. Despite slick fields and muddygoals the game was well-controlle- d,

making use of finesse; stick-wor- k and longdrives kept the game open and fast ratherthan the dangerously sloppy contact game itcould have been.

For any of you who saw the first timeKenyon Ladies played Wooster in hockeyyou could realize the change in quality ofthe game. In those days, they were theLordettes and playing like them too realbruisers; but due to the refined coaching oiKaren Burke they are now playing with thefinesse and agility of the true Ladies game.

Thursday the Ladies will meet Otterbeinplanning to put everything together to eventhe record to 2-- 2.

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SPORTS

by Little Richard

Since this weekend is homecoming atKenyon, there is no doubt a greatinclination ort the part of many students toenthusiastically celebrate the occasion andparty extensively Friday night. This onesobering thought however; if you get toolooped or smashed that evening, you mightoversleep and miss a very good soccerteam play the following morning.

No, it is not the visiting squad, of which I

speak, but Kenyon's own booters, who havewon three straight games in ratherdecisive fashion, amassing 17 goals in theprocess. At the normally peaceful hour of10:00 (at least on Saturdays), the Lords willplay Baldwin-Wallac- e at Falkenstine Field.This is one of the best Kenyon teams inawhile and is making a serious bid to takethe Ohio Conference championship.

In their most recent outing the Lordsmade it a very dismal afternoon for a veryfiesty Oberlin squad registering a 3-- 0 winon Tuesday afternoon at Falkenstine.

Oberlin dominated the opening minutesof the game, continually beating thetemporarily stoic Lords to the ball, butKenyon survived this early onslaught andthen five minutes into the game took thelead when wing Neil Bloomberg scored anunassisted goal. With the game less thanten minutes old, Stu "Always Hit theCrossbar" Peck managed to miss thecrossbar, and instead put the ball in thegoal to move the Lords to a 2-- 0 advantage.The Yeomen had several excellent scoringchances but were unable to put the ball pastKenyon goalie Jeff Hymes in the remainderof the first half.

Kenyon closed the scoring when

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Bloomberg netted his second goal, assistecby Dave Newell, 55 seconds into the secon:

half. The remainder of the contest turne;into a defensive battle with a few sporadiscoring threats by both teams. Goo

performances defensively for the Lordiwere turned in by halfbacks Eric Muelle:and Rich Haskell, in particular.

At the beginning of the season Coach JirrZak made a bet with his team that if an;

member scored a hat trick (three goals in i

game he would get a free steak dinner. WW

the Lords rather low offensive productionsince Coach Zak's arrival at Kenyon four

years ago, this seemed like a fairly saffbet. But Lord booters Neil Bloomberg anc

Steve "Boom-Boom- " Cannon provec

themselves to be true 'money' players as

each collected the magic hat trick in the 9-- f

thrashing of Muskingum last week. Zak

nearly lost another steak dinner againsiOberlin but his pocketbook was saveifurther annihilation when Bloomberg (who

had already scored twice) missed a closeshot late in the second half.

Neil Bloomberg, a senior from New Hyde

Park, who was never a scoring threat in his

previous three lettering years at Kenyon.has become the real surprise of the younfseason. In four games, Neil has collectedsix goals and two assists for 8 points, a

total which is tops in Ohio collegiate soccerthus far.

In upcoming games, the Lords hostAshland next Tuesday at Falkenstinebeginning at 3 p.m. and then Friday thetravel to Delaware, Ohio for a crucialmatch under the lights at 7:30 p.m. withperennial OAC powerhouse Ohio Wesleyan