Oberlin Review (Oberlin, Ohio), 1957-03-01

              Housing Forums Stress Need for Experiment Editorial Page 2 Yeomen Host vf Conference Swim Meet Sports Page 3 85 Z572 Honor Group Plans To Conduct Survey On Student Opinion Honor Committee will conduct a survey to determine how effectively the honor system operates and how muchstudents know about the honor system according to Andrea Bear Committee chairman In addition the study willattempt to discover whether students feel its scope should be increased to include nonacademic matters such as bike steal inff Vip cnirl 124 Pick Davis CRD Changes Steering Group Peggy Ann Davis was elected freshman representative toWomens Buiiril yesterday Onehundred and twentyfour freshman women voted in the electionSeven hundred and seventy members of the student body also elected Judy Davis Jane Brownell Hank Edwards Didi Kelley TonyNorman Dave MeGuire WarrenSolomon Zeh Taintor and Matt von Baeyer as members of theConsolidated Relief Drive Steering Committee Miss Davis has been active on the ODA makeup committee and the HiOHi She is also thesocial representative of her section in Dascomb Hall and wastemporary secretary of Dascomb in the fall Although the new CRD Steering Committee members will take their posts at once Dick Knowles present chairman of the Steering Committee will remain chairman until after the carnival April 13 The Committee coordinates the fundraising campaign for CRD in the fall and sponsors variousfundraising activities Program Notes SENIOR RECITAL Alice Pfohl violin 830 pmtoday Warner Concert HallCorelliLeonards La Folia FrancksSonata for violin and piano and Bruchs Concerto in G Minor Op 26 GRADUATE RECITAL Roger Cole organ 8 pmSaturday Warner Concert HallHindemiths Sonate No I BachsSonata No 3 in D Minor Messiaens La Nativite du Seigneur and three Mozart organ sonatas SENIOR RECITAL David Berfield piano 830 pm Monday Warner Concert Hall Bachs Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Chopins Sonata in Bflat Minor Op 35 Hindemiths Sonate No HI and two Debussy pieces ARTIST RECITAL Cleveland Orchestra George Szell conductor 8 pm Tuesday Finney Chapel Rossinis Overture to La Gazza Ladra DeliusPrelude to Irmelin Martinus The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca and Beethovens Symphony No 6 in F Major Pastoral Op 68 Voters Considering Pros Cons Of Selling Citys Light Plant tiy JAN CHIPMAN tver since the OberlinMunicipal Light Plant wasestabllshed in 1935 the recurrent need to expand the plantsfacilities has called forthcontroversy The issue hasrevolved around the question should the city float bonds forexpanding the municipal plant or should it sell out to a largerprivate utility company Disagreement centers around electricity rates problems of pow distribution and equipmentrePai and questions of priority for j of the citys bondIssuingpowLast summer Ohio Edison a Private company offered to buy C5S electric utility for1f000 City Council referred the sue to the Public UtilitiesComn nn imposed of Mr Homer Blanchard Prof Carl E Howe of Ben W Lewis and MrEdvice TraUtZ for study and ad After a thorough investigation of d municipal plants financialconm n and of the various arrange that could be made with son the Commissionrecomnded that the city reject Edi exna j and bogin a Program for Conn ng 1U own Plnt City Omrv vmift Ull una let DPnndation We are Planning to sPeta 685000 for expansion next The test will be administered to uu students selected at random Miss Bear stressed that all those selected answer the questionnaire in order to insure a representative sample of opinion Participants she said will find that thequestionnaire itself is informative On the basis of the responses Honor Committee may makerecommendations to Student Council forrevisions in the honor system she added Earlier in the year Miss Bear continued Honor Committeeeliminated the practice of recordingoffenses on students permanentrecords since this has affectedemployment opportunities in the past Under the new policy anyadditional graduation credits resulting from Committee action arerecorded without reference to honorviolations This year seven cases have been tried by the Committee she said Miss Bear stressed that theCommittee always handles cases with careful attention to individualsituations Honor Committee is composed of nine students elected by the Committee of the past year and approved by Student Council Film Series To Feature Art Pictures Film Series will present two art films The Titan and Picasso at 715 and 930 pm tonight in Hall Auditorium Admission is 50 cents The Titan which has received an Academy Award dramatizes in color the work of Michelangelo According to the National Board of Review Everyone interested in a major innovation in the art of the motion picture must see this film several times The movie isdirected and photographed by Curt Ortel and is narrated by Frederic March Picasso an autobiographical film covers the artists works technique and manner of living Beginning with sketches of his family in Spain drawn in his youth the film uses 477 ofPicassos works to illustrate thedevelopment of his art The colordocumentary has a brilliant flamenco score by Roman Vlad it wasdirected by Luciano Emmer Film Series will present its next feature the postwar Italian film Shoeshine March 9 year City Manager FredWeisbrod said Just what would happen to the quality of service and toelectricity rates if Edison were tosupply Oberlins power remainspurely a matter of speculation No one can estimate very accurately what either a change to private power or a continuation of the presentpublic utility would bring Buteveryone joins the speculation game with gusto Fear Price Boost The municipal plants defenders fear that Edison wouiu nrUlS Ohio laws regulating puo ntiiities are as unrigorous as any in the country Edison s rates are now far below the ceiling the state law would allow Butadvocates of public power contend U Edison did not have to compete with municipal producers rates there would be no guarantee that the company would not increase rates unreasonably and provide poor service Furthermore Edison is subject to both state property and federal income taxes while the Municipal plant is required to pay neither At present the municipal plant provides free street light power and service including Christmas decorations at an estimated cost of over 40000 per year The Public Utilities Commission report states Faculty Grants Additional Member To Four Departments Next Year 5 College Group To Plan Expansion of Activities Five College Conference has many new projects in store for 195758 according to Sue Colby FCC cochairman Student Councils recent unanimous approval of its charter enables FCC to receive activity fee funds and to expand its activities FCC now has tentative plans for another Creative Arts 23 Delegates Go to LUNA From College Twentythree students leftyesterday morning to represent the College at the third annual Little United Nations Assembly which is being held Thursday throughSunday at Indiana University The College which has always had the largest delegation at the LUNA assemblies will be one of 40 schools represented Peg Eaton LUNA campuscoordinator stated that the delegates expect vigorous discussion on each of the scheduled topics thefuture status of Suez economic aid to the Middle East refugeesespecially those from Hungaryextension of territorial sea andamendments of the Charter to admit new members to the Security Council The purpose of the assembly Miss Eaton stated is to present as realistically as possible thesituation in the actual United Nations Each delegate she added has the responsibility of giving hiscountrys views on subjects of national interest She said that themembers gain practical experience in dealing with problems which may be purely theoretical to anonparticipant The delegates will represent five countries Argentina ChileCzechoslovakia Hungary and Poland Members of the Argentinedelegation are Sandy Bjerre Char Mitchell Dotty Young and Zeb Taintor chairman JaneBrownell Elsa Walther Sandra Ward and Bob Pendleton chairman will represent Chile The Czechoslovakian delegation includes Lou Cohan NienLung Liu Dave Mitten Tim Thomas and Dave Lockwood chairman Eve Davens Peggy Eaton Fred Hiestand Ellen Jean Price and Mike Codell chairman make up the Hungarian delegationRepresenting Poland are Jean Angle Dick Esseks Liz Forer AndyPollard and Pogo Franklin chairman Prof Ralph Turner of thepsychology department is the faculty adviser In free services alone thetaxpayers of the city receive a value greater than the income they could hope to get from aninvestment of 1200000 If Edison were to handle Oberlinselectricity the cost for these currently free services would probably require higher tax assessments Edisons rate policy differs from the citys rate system enough to make comparison of specific bills misleading Different rate patterns place different proportions of the cost burden on residential and commercial consumers Anadvocate for selling to Edison claimed Rates for the Oberlin Inn and the College would be substantially less if Edison took over Heapparently thinks Edisons rate pattern places a smaller proportion of the cost burden on large users than does the municipal companys rate policy This belief is not shared by all however if it were generaUy felt that large users would benefit from Edisons rate policy at theexpense of small residential users Edison would have fewersupporters among householders Edison Efficient No one denies that because of its size Edison produces electricity much more cheaply than anymunicipal plant But this verylargeness seems to be a disadvantage Continued on Page 4 OBERLIN OHIO FRIDAY MARCH 1 Festival interchange of ideas be tween different departments with professorstudent discussions in tercollege dramatics and student j government and yearbookexchanges Five College Conference already sponsors the annual mock United Nations Assembly to be held this 1 spring at Ohio Wesleyan Aperformance of ODAs Moliereproduction at Wooster later this year has been tentatively planned Organized In 1951 with Ohio Wesleyan Denison the College of Wooster and the College asmembers the Conference invitedAntioch to join in 1955 Miss Colby explained that its purpose is to bring about a closer relationship among the five colleges by anexchange of dramatic scientific and governmental activities Elections for the ConferenceCoordinating Board will be held the first week after spring vacation Freshmen and sophomores are especially urged to apply since the Board feels that they would give it necessary continuity andlongrange planning Three positions will be open Council To Discuss Financial Charter At Open Meeting Student Council will hold an open meeting 930 tonight in the Council Lounge in Wilder Hall concerning proposed changes in the Financial Charter Several changes were proposed by Bob Kummer last Sunday night on behalf of the ad hoc financial committee The first change would require that an Activity Feeorganization have Council approval before spending or contracting to spend money beyond its approved budget Organizations would be required to report to Councilanticipated deficits The second change wouldrequire the Student Counciltreasurer working with the auditor of student accounts to authorize standard procedures to be used in all financial reports andbookkeeping of Activity Fee organizations The treasurer of Council with the approval of Council would have the power to initiate disciplinary action against organizations which did not observe these authorized procedures If Council passes these changes approval of the General Faculty and the Prudential Committee will be necessary before the changes become effective New Council Elects Officers on Sunday Council will consider theapproval of the new Social Board chairman a report and request from the International Affairs Committee on the crisis in African education caused by the Union of South Africas partition of the University of Johannesburg and a Review salary report inaddition to the revision of the Finan cial Charter at its meeting at 930 pm tonight At the regular Sunday meeting the new and old Councils will hear the presidents report fromretiring president Bill Brainard and the new Council will elect officers and name the Council members who will serve on the various committees VESPERS SPEAKER Tom Gelehrter will speak at Y Vespers Wednesday at 920 and 950 pm He will be followed by Marlene Haynie on March 13 Speakers for the remainder of the semester have not as yet beendecided upon 1957 9 Speaks Tonight it r r r T ZJ Dr John DillenbergerProfessor of Theology at Harvard Divinity School will speak 830 pm tonight and 730 pmSunday at First Church and willparticipate in a panel discussion at 230 pm tomorrow for the Y Religious Conference Art Museum Shows New Acquisitions Returned Paintings Paul Cezannes The Viaduct at lEstaque and Paul Klees Die Paukenorgel two paintingsbelonging to the Allen Art Museum have been on exhibition inGermany since early last summer and are now on view again in Gallery 3 of the museum New items on display at the museum include Pegasus a small bronze of about 1600 an 18th century porcelainFountainGrotto from Bavaria a French silver coffee pot of the Louis XV period an oil painting bySebastian Bourdon and a 17th century baker scene by the Dutch artist Job Berckheyde Art Department Holds Symposium on Ribera By BARBARA BRYAN Miss Chloe Hamilton Prof Wolfgang Stechow and Mr Richard Buck conducted a symposium on the paintings of Jusepe de Ribera late Renaissance Spanish artistyesterday in Allen Art Museum Miss Hamilton Curator of the Museum explained how the exhibit of Ribera paintings was planned The idea be gan with the purchase of the Blind Old Beggar in 1955 she related Then the departmentbegan investigating sources todetermine the possibilities ofborrowing other Ribera originals So far as the Museum staff knows this is the first allRiberaexhibition made in this country Miss Hamilton stated All the paintings obtained are from Americancollections Stechow Summarizes Style Professor Stechow gave asummary of the stylistic development of Ribera Although he settled in Naples at a very early ageRibera remained a Spaniard because of the considerable Spanishelement in Naples at the time Inaddition Spain as well as the rest of Europe had been stronglyinfluenced by Michelangelo andCaravaggio Professor Stechow stated Ribera shows this influence by his directness of religiousexpression and by dwelling upon thesubjects of asceticism and saintlysuffering Riberas early style is characterized by a tenebroso feeling and contrasting of dark shadows This is exemplified by the Blind Old Beggar and other paintings dated in the 1630s observed Professor Stechow Greater Use of Light In the 40s he evolved a much greater use of light and bright colors as is shown by the red robes of the St Jerome and the St John the Baptist The Madonnas show even more color and light In 1652 the year of his deathRibera painted a St Bartholomew which seems to indicate a return Spanish Department Names Cuban to Post The College Faculty Council in a meeting Monday granted a request by the philosophy department for anadditional faculty member for next year This decision was the latest in a series of additions to next years faculty approved by the Council according to Dean Blair Stewart In earlier decisions the religion mathematics and Span ish departments each were grant Duthie Treats Scotch Trends In Religion Dr Charles Duthie will deliver a MeadSwing Lecture at 10 am Wednesday on the TellScotland Movement His lecture will be given in room 5 Bosworth in the Quadrangle Dr Duthie is principal of the Congregational TheologicalCollege in Edinburgh and professor of theology at New CollegeEdinburgh He wrote the recentlypublished book God in His World and is a leader in the TellScotland movement started by Protestant churches after the failure of the followup of Billy Grahamscampaign The movements purpose is to acquaint laymen with theessentials of Christianity According to Prof Walter Horton chairman of the MeadSwing LectureCommittee the TellScotland movement was influenced by the German Kirchentad a similar attempt to revive an interest in the local churches Professor Hortonattended the Kirchentad lastsummer The final MeadSwing Lecture will be given by Prof JohnWisdom Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge on March 18 His topic will be The Logic of God to his older darkness and shadows However it does conserve much of the lighter elements of hisintermediate stage said Professor Stechow Buck Discusses Restoration Mr Richard Buck Conservator of the InterMuseumConservation Commission a groupcomposed of the College museum and nine other museums spoke on the problems of conservation andrestoration of old paintings Toillustrate an almostperfectlyconserved painting he showed alandscape by Meindert Hobbema 16381709 one of the mostvaluable Museum possessionsExplaining how the esthetic idea isdistorted by age flaking abrasions and restorers additions Mr Buck pointed out evidence of suchdetails in the Riberas Xrays Show Additions He showed Xrays of the Blind Old Beggar revealing slightadditions in a few spots In general this painting is in good condition while one of RiberasMadonnas seems a little too retouched he said Comparing the red robes of the St John and the St Jerome he noted that the St John has darker shadows which are prob ably restorers additions The earlier St Bartholomew seems to have suffered most from the dis tortions of age he pointed out Mr Buck emphasized thatdamage to paintings must be accepted and can neither be too much criti cized nor should beoverconcealed However the condition of a painting should decide the price he added NUMBER 36 eu une auuiuonai memDer jjean Stewart stated Neither thephilosophy nor religion departments he said have named the additional member The choice of anassistant professor by the mathematics department is pending approval by the Board of Trustees The Trustees have approved the addition to the Spanishdepartment of Mr Julio R Casteneda a native of Cuba now in Spain working on his doctorate as afulltime member for next year toreplace Mr Donald Ferber who has been teaching Spanish this year in addition to courses in the French department Mr Ferber will teach only French next year Dean Stewart said that theCollege Faculty Council each year hears requests from individual College departments foradditional faculty members Funds for the present additions he said arealready incorporated in the budget for next year Adding that the faculty also drops instructors Dean Stewart stated that the Council attempts in granting departmental requests to adjust to demands of different fields as they change Last year he said three members wereadded to the faculty two in English and one in German j i Comedies Use Puppet1 Stage Original Score French Club Mummers and Oberlin Dramatic Association will present two Moliere comedies The Mischief Maker andLAmour Medecin during theMoliere Festival March 1316 The set to be used for both plays was drawn by Beverly Glemser winner of a Festival designcontest and the costumes to be used in the ODA production weredesigned by Professor Reinhardt of Northwestern University The set is a puppet stageplatform built to give the impression of a simple platform in spacesurrounded by the audienceaccording to Mr Jack Clay ODAdirector It is intended to suggest the type of stage used in Versaille Gardens where many of Molieres plays were originally done he said The costumes for The Mischief Maker illustrations of basiccomic character types point up the boisterous exaggeration of the classic slapstick farce Mr Clay went on Stylized in black and white with bright accent colors they are like those used in the commedia dell arte a form ofimpromptu comedy popular in the 17th century The makeup for The Mischief Maker Mr Clay mentioned is also styled after the commedia dell arte employing the use ofgrotesque masks for severalcharacters A pictorial exhibit of thecostumes for the ODA production is currently on display in thedownstairs lobby of Carnegie Library L Amour Medecin will feature the original music composed for the play by Lully Music for the ODA production a new scorecomposed by Paul Trueblood will be played on tambourine and piccolo Tickets for the Moliere Festival are on sale daily from 35 pm at Hall Auditorium NSA CONTEST United States National Student Association will award the 100 Richard Welling Memorial Prize to the student government which submits the best project orprogram providing an opportunity for the development of students as future leaders in society Member schools planning toenter the contest must submit adescription of their project