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BARD EEK VOL. I May 9, 1949 • \ • • - . 4.,::'" A _I'· ·· First ianel Debates Furfose of Bard Amid a hubbub of ideas '" the first of four panels on Bard education was broue;ht to a close last Tuesday evening in Bard He11~ The specific topic under discussion was the Ind-ividual and Society" However, due to the audience's tremendous reaction to a moving speech by Mr. Weiss, the issue became focus-ed on the relation of the Bard Community to the outside world, and on what kind of stud-ent Bard should strive to turn oute In Mr. Weiss' opinion the primary purpose of a college should be to offer the student a four year period in which he is free from the more practical activities and can persue the good, the true, and the beautiful~ UII'" Weiss also fe ;3ls that it is essential for the student to incorporate the deep heritage of the past into himself, to become himself through isolated contemplation as well as through active participation in the world, Such pure experience would be in utter oppos-ition to the current practical (continued on page 4) :~lunlni to l-li -t Campus I\Text Vleekend Whooping it up on cc:.mpus next week end, members of the Bard-St~ Stephens alumni will highlight their annual reunion with a clam bake, a ball game) a dance~ and plenty of beer~ . According to present plans, the events of the week end will proceed as follows~ Friday, May 13 - Registration from 4:00 to 6:00 p~mo; movies of past alumni activit-ies at 8:00 in Kapp HOUS8g Saturday~ May 14 - Students take on the alumni in baseball from 9:00 to 12:00; the firemen show off their equipment at 2:30 on the athletic field; the 78th annual business meeting takes place at 3:30 in Kapp House o The clam bake will be held on the athlet ic field from 5:00 to 8:00. The clam bake is open to all members of the Community~ (There will be a negligible charge of .~OO per per-son, however) A special performance of "The Old Batchelor" at 8:30 and an alumni-student dance ~t 10:30 will be the last activities of the day. Sunday, May 15 - The Rev. John Hauss Jro (Class of 1929) will conduct services in the chapel at noon, provided a sufficient number of visitors are in fit ~ondition to attend. After Sunday dinner, the alumni returnto their homes; the college ret~ns to normal. As a gesture of hospitality, the adminis-tration has instructed the famous Cuisine Bard to serve the alumni free of charge$ ~ditoriQl Bo:t.rd J o"'J1'ce Lo.si:v B3.rbaro. 'dheo. t In.nd oJ Jud Levin J.~lliott Lindsley Staff: s~rbri-C8.niner J,J.cl~: Collins .John Doinal Zelda Gale J2Dot Eoo'~or Bill Lervi tt DCtnny IT GrJ:.,lan Scott Peyton Barbara Schar~berg David SChWilb I~,::l.l")le l(olbort Jean Willlans ~cflt or i 3.-r-------,--,-_._-_._-POI" thG next tV/o or tllroe years we :J.re 3 0 :Lnc: to bo s p::;:1.c1ing the bl11': of Ol:tr tiuG in 8.C3.:18::~i c pur-sui ts. rrhis co.:," eJ. thor be a ted-ious exp~rience filled with the pettiness of inept behavior and ])01"80n8.1 a:~lbi t:1.ons or it can tru-ly be a 3reat challon3e brou~ht forward by people cllose nrimary concern is inbuing yout~1. tlith the spirl t of aC8.de}~lic inquiry We, the YOU.l1G;0r students, natu-rally look to t~e upp crclass2on, the facul ty an~~ tl1G r'.e:lhors of the Adninistration to derlonstrato to us that the ideals of 0.. nro- . sressive school can b3 fulfilled_ It trust be noted that in a STI~ll cor~unity, ~ersonality and the conduct of individuals is very neanin3ful to us, the ycul1S;ep nenbers of the college fG.1"lily. 'J'/ha t h8. s th e c or1!:~un i ty turn 0 c1 its attention tow2rd in the past two ~onths? It has concerned it-self w~"-th t1l.G problon of the dis-missal of two faculty monbors. We do not -orot'3st the paptisansh:l.p in S1..~ch rlGtters but we do protest the c onp Ie t 0 ly ir.rr.'lQ tur c-, -tavldry and uninspirod :i1anner in which t:e issues have been handled. We alx protest the distr:}ction it }l2..S ;!roducod in our a ttGI~pts to find the challanc; e of acad0~~ic inquiry '{vo -protest tc: 1) r.[lhe Corclunj_ ty Council and espe-cially its cl1.airnan for his bung-ling, by not ir12·:.ocl.ia to I:/", channel-, ing tho w~l.ole affo.iJ:') into tho hands of the Student's Education-al Policies Comr:li ttee 2) A lethar ,~ic, tu1ins~;?ired .2duca-tional Policies COrJtl" for squirn-inc out of any )ositive action by 8. non-co:r.n~:ital 'h8.nds offt policy '7' ) rTl1, t·, , ' t 1· ttl " . II f 1 o J. ... _G , l[';.!.l. 1 C ~ilJl .. _u group , of U'JPerclassnen vTho use the der:l)-cratl~ devices of this corr~runity to give the ir.lpression that all the students live in tho reflect-ed glory of their faculty. ~~) The faculty raey,lbors for not dis couraging their overzealous group of followers. 5)The Ailirrinistration for being unaware and appJ.rently W1concorne about the feeling of t:18 students in this mat~er. It is the duty of tho Adninistration to preserve and Yi.ain tain hal'\1i10ny at this in-stitution. It has failed in ful-filJ.inS this responsibility. LBTTj~R TO TF~ EDITOR (~ditorts Note: The views express-in-published letters .are not nec-e s sari ly those of the Barcl.~tleek). This letter wa~_received from Ro-bert hlacAlister~' l Dear G. I. : noV! is everything ilt Olel John's place. We arc really ~iving the na -Jori t"V the Vlorks .. Your instruc-ti~ns n~e just the thlnp to dis-rupt the cacpus and we are :ColJ_o~ in~ then carefully. Of coursc, we co~sult vJ'i tIl our advisor befa" G ;)utting YO-l,lr plans into acticn, ht he alnost a1'\:vays ap-0roves of th0r~. I wish you could have been ~t Convocn.ti~'n tho other d§,y. Only R-bout twenty of the majority turnod up, so vllJ.en our ti ,~ht little blcv':k of about thirty turned up, I knew we had the deal sewed up, sire e ~e havo been slingIng so much bull t~1.e7 are fed u'9 8.nd refuse to po..r·, ticinate in Convocation any DOrO r Hc\vever, thero rOrJains a pi tifv.l vocifirous opposition to us. You should have b~ar~ those poor, rnis-~u:1.dGd fools arguilj,g against send-in~ ~ dele~ntion of students of 2 .. n 1)02..1 to the Trustees' unaninous dl~isicn"to accept Dr. Rois' ro-sifc'no. tion. ')I ~1:~1 r -,~1 11y hard Dut to see why they cannot SGO the truth. But we VliIJ.... not 'worry about those who do not r0alize that nrogressivism is chaos. VeIl, that's all for now. In c los in?; let 1':10 say thn t we vvi 11 b01:1b :lrr"L t;0 Trus toe s V1J_ th so r:.any doloc;at 1.ons that tho7: viill never W~lnt to soe an7 students again: Keep those instructions coning. Your 'Pals, The .:i;n 1:1.. 'T~.1 ten e ~ ___ _ VJe rocor:1n1end that tho faculty al-low tho Administration to look at the results of the recent research questionnaires on tilG two faculty mer:lbors in question. iIhese results shou:d be nido nublic with the consent of the two faculty neubers. It is t ir,lO tl13. t V."lO ~,P. C. came down from Olym9ic heightsnnd set un adaquate machinery for Dakin~ ~n accurate appraisal of studont opinion oJfi faculty 1;10Y,lbers to the Administration. We also reco~~end that the Admi~ istrC1.ti on reconsider its docision in light of an accubate represent~ ticn of studont o;linion. This affair h8.3 lelC't an unfortunate l:::J.Dros s ion on our Tai:nds 'a::lC1 cas t a 81ionoh on t}lO integrity of the col-lege. ~v'e are on the verge of dOl}.bt-inry the good will of our 2 0re nature elders. -----Ee c..::' th r~I')nCLco Q,UGS rs Q,U2€' rs Q~ Cultural Qrisi~: In view of the approcehin3 Amid the t~ u nder of last Frl-hay-f2ver seeso: ... , 3.nd in coop(~ra- day 2v ~: nj.YJ~, ill t't iE h c:t, heavy tion 1.'i tll f3t.e t·: 2_no f20e ral eu- air of th ·:.; I~:y r.l, Dr. 1·T2Y e Y' Scba-thoriti:s, many 3ard Caballeros piro and Dr. Pnul Til~ich spoke sacrificed their musta ches last to the college on t he prob12 ~ week. of thE Cultural Crisis of Our ForEmost in t~.-: e'~rowin:::: tr:nd Tim2. Dr-.-SchapIro s:roke of 1,r8.8 tll:: 8U - r :?stion ITlc.oe i~1 a c:r- thEspecific cistorici.l1 r2D.SOnS t3.in e.enioi-· -Pr'OJ' ·::;ct t~; at t~~E for tbe unint2l1i c:: ibili tv of _ 1_, (I curre nt f D.d for p inl:-eye is only modern art, \vhll e Dr. 'Tillicn n psyctolo~ic81 C~fc n2e mecbanism surv2YEd the political, saci a l (": c:. t b e P 2: :-ct of tlJose n2tur3lly 2Xld econo ::lic factors crea-tins l1n r) bl~ to ~ro~ ' j wbiokers. 8i::1c (;' our pr€s::nt spiritual rlic.ot. +', 0 ell" c~·~ l";' .-.; n .J.L~' unn ;::' r 'r'" r r.: d u ;:"' t -:: 2 ": ,Tl" t'r-\ t·r·:~ !.,', .:: ·t ' (:;,. U q r· c:r' l' G~ 1" t, · P "(1 d u ..... _ ~ - t. : ... ........, , -" ..... j- -" -' . I i _ '"- c ........... l_tu l... ....... ,',~ . J __ ;.4 ... sclS80rs 08.8 ;3. 1 . t ~ r'sd t.be ccm ·~-:-·l ·~x- clari t~l, Scba p iro saic~ V.Jc.t by ion 0 f 'S a rd c a tV U S (til 0. ny 6 x t:: I'n - 18 c C , "·l i t h t 1"!:::' S rO"i,-J tho f 0 a lly-caused ra2b es amon~ tts co~ds fr e s, non-institutional, critical ~ avs cle ared u p ), t~ ie rcrortcr culture, political in~ividualism ~ as r'"ons to th _ roote of t~2 situ- and frEs anterpris2, t~e a rtist ation to plurn~J t:iE ~jotivcs b:ihiDO ha.'~ 0::: co .:e (; strDn ,c::: ·:.;o from '(J is it. T~2 roots include Saul ~ll- socitty. The artIst tur~2d from el1bo~~n, I'on "}Ell e rt, Austin SholEs,~ tl -~e portrayal of mytbs and events Jud L·svin, J2rry Fox and yOJ.r r€- ; to ttl'S S XD1·2Gsio n of {.l is dreaQ po r t e r • \A,J 0 r 1 d • I : 0 de rn Cl r t , e Did be, Amor1:3 t:'!·::: firet to cap1tul .':lte:nust tCl;;r c: fol':: C::: BE:n e.s &'1"1 was a n ':;\'JCO :~F;r· to t~: :.: furry clDn, 1 3tt;;~:}Dt to actu2,liz: his indi-D. '7~el12Y't, vi'r-' OS 3 whisl:2rs :'1 8.d I vidual 8 ::..' ns eJ.. tions (by the artist) bloorGsd in tbe Sprins, tl'G..-la. . as a cbalIEn- c-to GKcl1anical, I--Said 'C·ellert, found lathins his 1 st c; reot~7pC C] [nass culture. nos;; to a potnt in th3 in6ustri3l I All p:r'e[~ent i~:r0 irnprsssed d2si '~;n 2'[JOP: "A'd, I jist vJanted ! by }lis trc,:G <::udcus breadtb of tun sec vJbut foll<:::~. 'ud say. I I kC10\'J12d·~ ;:; anG ' -is c or: cision. foun' out." ~=E r e turneo to t~~ s i r.:r' millic:-' c:: ~~ o ~ ' ; cd. {lOW Yl lod '~ry, educatc;o l ::d:J~ ·' c. ! so;ii;t:; is C~ r:1i.~ated b; aii2~_~J Inc 0 n t r,J s t t:J -= r. ~ .:3 II ,s yo t J 'd E ; 8. t 5 0 r:, " 0 f ill an fro ,n > i s c: 00 d , find ~:8srs. Fox, L': vi:.'l, and St oIcs,] of man from LW.t:, of Dn.n'-~from ·,.rho ',,: c.rs influ :: nc e c b y f ,\)·l.'lic i hL-~J self. ~~:'ln, fl: said, we.s 3iv ,~n opirJion. T}"")(:; fL."'1'}.l bestior'l, or th6 PO'.-,:2r to :jak .. ~ bi ms c lf, but last lins of off~ns2. Saul Sl12D- inst2ad has l e t hi~self b3 over-b0 3~TI. a~QittE d i n a confidential corns by h is mat~rial, or rational int-=rvi ?'v'l t" lo t ' I :; II just coulc"C'.l't i crE ati o ~8. Fa rticu &lrly, h e :0 on a lODE payi~: lip s~rvics . SpOk2 of th2 revolts W( hav2 ~ad2 I · 0 a ' r- Q -I-- C !l U CI r~ !, i ~ r 0 l' '1 C1 t t ;. .. ~ ("1 c:: .::: l I~ -1 c·'. q <"1 1~J U t 1I .i.. " ) >..-' U c~ '-_. : c..L .. U, l •. ) . . , J. ,":, ..... . _.J.... .... . .::;J , u Thus enOs'G. a-n ::C'2 of fuzzy en- .; found ti:':at tI1EY nIl .::'ll'"'c cooencd. li ~l! t;:; nm ::: nt a t "33.rd. Cars to : 3ut th ·.:; v :::.ry 2 tr~nGth of Dr. try a racoon coat? l ~~illic: l t: L·;i~:;'Elf s :;·:m2d to off~r ~-n1i tn~jl '"lol ton \ bcp'c • i rr~.·}.;: '(j " ';:~ ~ .j rjr.· .~ "<1d ' :o~ v'·i i '[', t};.c: I .1. .. ~ .• c ...... lJ J.. - C - '. \..: • _.. .J .. .. •• -! tl-.IUY1I.JC' 1' stlll in tb -:: bsc\;jrounc, ~ut with t~2 air clear. BARD APPLAUDS 'OLD BATCH"SLOR' Last i,rJ c..; k t'Clt:· 3bil'Q C0 (Il tilLEli ty \A/i tnE SSE d the fiY'lEst dr8ma.tic production of the co11e:28 year. ' Tbe '.Yi t and elegance of Con-~):r'Eve TS T:.l e Old "S,,?,tchclor \'las full~7 devElopec by our stUo.2nt actors, whils thE costumes by :Iarty '3ecl·:er, 8.nd the sete. by 3ill Pitkin made the playa colorful and dicnified specta cls. Indeed, senior pro ject worl ~ accounted for tIle laT~~t~ st part of the SUCCESS, fer c ·::sides the 82ts and costumes, tIle actin3 of Dolores 7ernpner as UJE bouncy, busomy wifs of a dodderin3 bank-er made the evenins t~10roustly e n joyoble. I:h: r more tlJan am -:-le 1J'7it, v.: ond2rful st :=> , e I jreseLLce, mD.Snificent faci e l G:<prEssione., coupled with a styls of sestur2 and diction that approached a co ;nic " o; ran6 illEinne:c" all combin::: d to mak~ her the dominant fi~ur~ on st2:e. Th2 6ra~8 d2partment is losins a =ifted and und3 rf:;} tand i D C:: act Y'e- S8. t3 ill Fit k l ~ 's ;3 ;~ t 8 8 ~ . .t:'V e d a q a fine b 3 c j~ d 1"0 P for t L E; 1 u ::;. t y actions of the play. At first :~) c~ncG tbey appccH·ed t;.tl'ikinS a":::::: ric'·." T; l'.-:i} . :: t '-:?ir subtl .:: delicacy became increasl(Jsl y clear ~s t~ ~ play pro:r2ss2d. ~sp;;cia~ l y effective ~cre the (continued on next pags) -3-'OLD BATCHELOR' (continued) ----~l-n~t-e-r~i-o-r-s-;~f~o-r--a~l~thOUgh the street scene at first look seemed ' most effective, the deep mechanical perspectlve view proved to be irritably artificial and uncalled for. Marty Bocker's costumes added immoasurably to tho richness of the play. An understanding of tho specific nature of each character was shown by her tasteful choice of color: the gray of the old banker, the black against red of the vacillating batchelor, tho bluo.gold of the capricious lovers. The general quality of acting was excellent$ Al Haulenbeck and Olga Churek again manifested their strong talonts for comic portrayal, with Clinton Archor and Peter stone showing markod improvoment, the labter through improved diction, a less evident smile, and decreasod mugging. Ted Flicker and Bill Walkor continued to reveal marked dramatic talents; one only wishes that in tho future each will turn to a different type of Dole o Other supporting males played with moderation and stylo. The women's roles were consmstently good. Of special merit was the singing of Carol Kestenbaum, the interlude of dancing md the portrayal or tho maid Lucy by Joan Dekeyser. The Drama Department can feel greatly proud of itself~ TOMJJlRROW ' 2nd panol EMOTIONS, SEX, and EDUCATION Moderator: Dr. Wolff Bard Hall at 7:30 p.m. PANEL (continued from page 1) concerns of the markot place, that is, the cOUJ-morcia,lized world. Our modern crisis can be overcome only by a man who can chango tho world b.y his Qwnbcing, .Mr. Weis.sconc,luded •. Mrs. Grayson rose to offer the first ovidenco of·. disagreement. Speaking from a more psychol-'C>gical viewpoint, she statod: that she agreed with Mr. Woiss' one prime objective, but felt that college should not eonJ3ist entirelyafthis , search. It should: ,help: the students SP).Y0. t~eir social and emotiona.l pr9blol71s,and , oi'f6.rthem a useful body of knowl.edg~ and a s :ocla.lconscio-usness with, which} to' face the unav1oldnblo ' "mar-ket ,. placo tI. The schoDl, she . added# must be a laboratory for living. Mi~s G-iJ.la.rd'f~pe,ak1l.1g from the sociological viewpoint, agreed basic-ally with Mr. Graysop. although h~r IID thod' of carrying this out was d-iffurent. " j Mr • . Senior, on the oth~ hand, t ·ook Mr • .. , We.:1.ss t point ot' view tofts mo.st oxt'r~mp pointe; In his opipion, the search ,for knowledge and· ' matorialistic valuos a1:'O atultte:r odds) and: Bard should cultivate values which the market place would re j oct E3ntir'ely wero it , gi v-en tb,E)chanco. MID y stUdent s exprcslIcd thC3ir feelings· on tEho matter, sorrie ; ,taking one . side ,some the ot-her. Sever:alattempted, to reconcile tne two theories. No ()nc ,satlsf ,actor'y~grcGI!l~nt could her 'ea:chod ~ llowevor~ . Dr. Sturmthalwa.,s :· then' r ,ecpgnizcd-. I ~nd the tono of the (lis'e'lls~ion '~hanged. There se t:;,llled no longer t-o ~ be 'any doubt that a ,chango in soe-Jo:ty :1 s nee,dQ~ • . 'X,he .. ~pll t "nv:Qlve,cl h ,ow" tb~ ch.a.-ngc couJ-d be brought roout,and . tb. o· type of person BapdshouJ,.d dev'O~op t:o create such a " , . change'. ,Dr. Sturmth8.1 spok·e oftl:le : ;'ne,~ d fop practlc~aJ. refprmer,s mdrevolut1onar~f4ls:'I men who . c 'ould put thoib tbeor,i~~s In:t.o : actl'On. IMr.Wciss and Mr •.. Senior p,eld ,to . their: PQsi~tion '! that to th ink woo ""to, act, ,g} (j Indepd', .~s , t ,he l}lgho ·~t .. ,' form ·of actlon~ ; WhothoI' the · way t-obe' ,is . ,to " do, or t .h .. c . way t ..... .. o .~~stQ bO, . . wa.s ... t. h .. 6;.':.'Ph. -1. ,ro ,~pp:p .iC~l ." is 'sue., involved. All felt t 'hatlt was ti pe~sonal p:roblcrn and' were de :::ply ' s1:.imulated~ by i the .411·s,-cusslons, Tho stud~nts ,and the p:rorfe~sors l,.eft th~ hall. sti~l:l talking, of ,t he que~tioJl3 ~a1ded, and even carrIed ~he, same quost,ions o~er into i~~o~s~. ~:r. ~b. ~~ 1. ! .. ~.: .d. f.~ .• ~.·~ . i. l~r.l ... d h.a~V.~ e~~ 1~:~. W.t'~.~;_ sclv,GS what , th.ey d.csire, to be Ilnd .. to . o. and , . the. method by which they think they w~ll test,. be able to rcach the ir goal. ! ' I . 

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