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JANUARY^ 17, 1964THE KENYON COLLEGIANPAGE THREEIRRESPONSIBILITY AND ERRORIN ACTS AND LANGUAGE55CHARGED BY KENYON TRUSTEETo the Editor:I have read the article by James Morgan, A.I.A., which appeared in the Collegian issue of November 22, 1963. The reading of the article produced mixed emotions, not knowing whether I should be angry or should feel sorry for the author of the article. It appears that the author has been a reader of Time Magazine, as shown by his use of adjectives such as myopic,” “brutal,” “stodgy.” In any event, I believe that a statement is in order with the firm understanding that this is not the start of a series of articles and that no further statement will be made byme.In order to supply information it is well to give some of thebackground of some of those persons whose prime interest has been in the building program at Kenyon. I believe that this is important in view of the statement made that persons concerned and responsible for Kenyon’s building program have little appreciation of the background of the College. I graduated from Kenyon in 1926, have been doing legal work for the College for the past 17 years and have been chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees for the past five years. The other members of the Building and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees are Pierre B. McBride, Class of 1918, Henry L. Curtis, Class ofk 1936, and R. Gale Evans, Class of 1925. The President of the George S. Rider Company is Allen H. Neff, Class of 1937. On the other hand, Mr. Morgan graduated in 1957 and, I believe, took some post-graduate work in architecture, a course not offered by Kenyon. He is described in the article as being a member of the American Institute of Architects. The latest roster of the AXA. (April 1963) fails to disclose his name as a member. As far as background is concerned, these facts speak for themselves. Editor’s Note: The Collegian erroneously stated that Mr. Morgan w a member of A.I.A. He subsequently corrected us.During the past five years approximately $4,000,000 has beenspent by Kenyon in building new buildings, remodeling old build-mSs, and doing work necessary to give Kenyon an adequate andcomplete physical plant. We be-Itove that this expenditure exceeds the total amount of money spent for the physical assets of toe College during its entire history up to 1958. In order to com-Dleto •_______x- „Chemistry Building, the constru-tion of Chalmers Memorial Library, the remolding of the old Library, the construction of Mc-Ilvaine Homes, the construction of Gund Hall, the construction of the addition to Peirce Hall and the construction of various faculty residences.The architects for the Chalmers Library were O’Connor and Kil-lam of New York, a firm which has specialized in college libraries. The Austin Company of Cleveland designed and built Phillip Mather. Tn§ remainder of the construction was designed by George S. Rider Company, engineers and architects.With this background it is well to consider the background of Mr. Morgan. He has approached me and, I believe, every other person connected with Kenyon’s building program conveying to us his conclusion that he knew better than anyone else what was wrong with the program, what was wrong with the buildings and how he could do a much better job of designing the buildings. So far as any of us know, Mr. Morgan’s experience has been limited to a comparatively short period of time working for other architects and small jobs remodeling residences and, as shown in the Collegian of November 22, the designing of a new chapel on the River Road. From all of the information I have been able to secure he has raised a critical voice at all times but without ever giving any positive suggestions of any kind. He has not been retained by anyone to do any work in connection with our building program.The design of a building means much more than making a sketch of its exterior. For example, the basic contracts for Gund Hall amounted to approximately $400,000. Of this amount the mechanical contract covering heating, plumbing, etc. and the electrical contract, amounted to $105,000. In other words, approximately one-fourth of the cost of a building such as Gund Hall is represented by utilities and service matters. In addition to these factors, there must be considered financing, utility, relation to other buildings, and many other matters. Consequently, an architect has to be familiar not only with makings drawings of the exterior of buildings but with the mechanical and electrical features which make them livable, and with all of the other factors which go into a building.To go into specific problems, when Leonard and Hanna HallsThundering John Coltrane PartOf Winter Dance Week End Feteby Ed McCampbell“The only thing to expect from John Coltrane is the unexpected.” Zita Carno gave this opinion on one of the most controversial musicians on the jazz scene today. Kenyon students will have an opportuntiy of their own to pass judgment Friday, January 31, in Rosse Hall, when the man rated as the number one tenor saxophone player in America by virtually every jazz poll comes Kenyon vHThe usual reaction to a Coltrane performance, even among supposed jazz connoiseurs, is something like, “I dig Coltrane; I just don’t understand him.” It should prove interesting, then, when Kenyon and Coltrane meet. The only jazz concert to be given on campus in recent years was that by the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1962. The leap from Brubeck to Coltrane is a largeHe was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. He began his musical career at the age of fifteen when he took up playing the alto saxophone. He soon switched to tenor and, after playing with such groups as Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Bostic and Johnny Hodges, he joined the Miles Davis Quintet with which he remained (except for a brief stint with Thelonius Monk) until April of 1960. It was during this period that he acquired his present reputation and rose to the position as top tenor saxophonist.Coltrane’s playing has been aptly described as “exuberant, furious, impassioned, thundering.” He seems to be engaged in a search for some ethereal perfection, and he carries his listeners along with him. He is never satisfied with a particular “sound” which he may have a-chieved, but is always striving for new and better approaches to u'-r;., ~Coltrane’s style has been linked to that of Johnny Hodges and Charlie Parker. By his own admission these men had a tremendous influence on him. But there is no doubt, that he has developed a new sound of his own, a sound which is already the subject of emulation by younger saxophonists.Though best known as a tenor sax man, “Trane” has nevertheless experimented with other instruments. One of his most popular recordings, a jazz version of “My Favorite Things”, features him on a soprano sax, an instrument he handles with considerable facility.Coltrane is very ably assisted by one of the fastest rising pianists in jazz, McCoy Tyner, who, like Coltrane, is the possessor of a rather unique approach to jazz. Together these with the excellent backing provided by Elvin Jones on drums and Jimmy Garrison on bass, weave a sound that is new, exciting, and highly entertaining, and should provide a most enjoyable evening for the Kenyon student body.The concert is sponsored by the Sound Committee.Ganter . . .Cont. from page lromnrloloH th nhvciipa 1 Pfin-full professors of the college faculty. This money to be in memory of Richard Ganter, class of 1856, his father.Council ConcernedAbout Eating Habits“Something should be done a-bout the manners in Peirce Hall.” We are going to “organize an investigation, but we must be very cautious.” This action was announced Monday night at the Student Council meeting by Tom Collins, chairman of the Dining Hall Committee. No plans were revealed as to how this investigation would proceed or what general aim was in sight.Discussion then centered on alleged obscenity in the current HIKA. Perry Lentz motioned to table the discussion with the understanding that Council members on the Publications Board would inquire about the topic at the next Publications Board meeting.N. Y, TIMES____Cont. from page 2that over half of all university scientists know the names of few or no seniors majoring in their departments. A fifth do not even know the names of advanced graduate students. In the spring of 1961 science professors at twelve major universities taught an average of only six classroom hours weekly^ . V __At some large schools the problem of graduating seniors who do not know faculty members well enough to get references has become so pressing that it has been nec-cessary to appoint special counselors to meet this need. Some eminent professors spend so little time teaching that even their graduate students have trouble getting to them. In undergraduate laboratory sections the teaching tends to be done by the poorer rather than the better graduate students since the latter are too amply provided with fellowships and research assistantships to need bother with teaching. ■0ttlP4)9l|HPGovernment research funds which make it so profitable for university students to spend little or no time in the classroom merely compound a general problem that deserves wide attention. In too many cases a university professor’s promotion and salary bear no relationship to the quality of his teaching performance — if he teaches at all, that is,‘. \- —Usually the way to get ahead in the academy is to publish often—almost regardless of the importance o^-what is published—and to get
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