Vol. XXI - No. 15 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, March 9, 1962 ODETTA SINGS TONITE 101 MEN HAVE SIGNED BIDS Tuesday night, March 6, was big one in the lives of 101 freshman and upperclass men. Odetta, one of the most talked about folk singers in America, Fraternity bids were signed at will be presented tonight in concert at Crawford Hall Auditorium seven o'clock in the Science at 8:15 p.m. Her appearance is the sixth assembly in this year's Hall Auditorium. After the bids program of noted personalities. were signed, the pledges went To Odetta, folk music is musical freedom: for as a com- to the Gedunk with their new poser and tunesmith she is not dependent upon rigid rules of key, tempo, and rests. She composes in the tradition of the brothers. They were introduced people who handed down unwritten songs from generation to to the students at the halftime generation and who allowed a great deal of latitude for personal of the student-faculty basket- interpretation. Again, her interpretation of folk music are rich ball game. and varicoloured, utilizing to the fullest extent her rare gift of The pledges are: music - a voice that is incomparable and that makes her a ADELPHIKO'S - Ed Bowersox, phenomenon among singers. Her songs are those that arise from experience and grow in the same manner. Don Eichenfeldt, Mark Flem- Odetta uses no specified pro- ing, Joe Gardner, Boyd Gilbert, Joe Hambright, Doug McDow- LochNamesSchaack gram; rather she prefers find- ell, Steve Mitchell, Ken Moon, ing her own way, and the songs Bob Moore, and Don Ross. And Jenks To Posts she chooses are songs that mir- BETA SIGMA Doug Aitken, ror her own yearnings, sympa- Bob Loch, Student Council thies, and imaginings, but are Bill Long, Larry Murage, Mark President, has appointed Bard none the less delivered with Siefert, and Ed Walychowicz. Schaack to the position of eloquence. DELTA IOTA KAPPA - Dennis Homecoming Chairman of 1962- JIM Jounsion, Bill It was in Junior high school 63. Bard, from Gowanda, N.Y. Krasinski, Dave McClintic, Dave that Odetta first became associ- is a Junior and was the As- McDougall, Mike Reardon, Jim sistant Homecoming Chairman ated with music when she join- Sherer, Marv Shoronski, Dave this year. This conforms to the ed the glee club. "I was fooling Snedden, and Bob Wall. around at the top of the scale current policy of appointing the one day," she recalls, and when EPSILON PI Jim Bell, Henry Assistant Chairman to the po- the instructor heard me she de- Bernard, Bob Davis, Brian Gur- sition of chairman. Any Sopho- cided that I should have music ney, Dick Horton, Dean Kistler, more interested in the position lessons. She wanted to make Bill McNeese, Bob Nivison, of Assistant Chairman for me another Marian Anderson." Dick Proctor, Gary Roberts, Homecoming may apply at the Lynn Seeger, Dick Stitler, Ed Student Council Office. The As- Against this idea of being "an- other" Odetta rebelled; she Styduhar, and Mickey Yaroch- sistant Homecoming Chairman @wicz. will be selected at the 2nd meet- caught what she terms a psy- chological cold,' and the lessons KAPPA ALPHA PHI Carl Am- ing on March 27. were discontinued. aditz, John Arnett, Paul Bauer, Bob Loch also announced that Following high school she Joe Ewing, Bill Gallagher, Jim Odetta Rick Jenks and Barry Gruver worked at various employments Kenny, Gene Larson, Neal Leh- were appointed as Orientation during the day while she stud- man, Bill Little, Ben McClelland, Speech Week Over; Pittsburgh Playhouse Board Chairman and Assistant ied music at night-artsongs and Rich Riley, Jack Schneider, Chairman respectively. Both Winners Announced the classics. To folk music she John Semyan, Bob Shebeck, and Will Present MacBeth Rick and Barry served on the had never given a thought. Carl Stock, Orientation Board this year. Later, by chance almost, she Speech Week ended on Wed- Rick is presently planning the NU LAMBDA PHI - Lyle Bain- began experimenting with work nesday, February 28, with the The production of Shake- orientation program of next songs while singing profession- bridge, John Bartholomew, War- Rodgers Oratory Contest, fol- speare's Macbeth, the most am- year. ally in a West Coast production ren Bernard, Jim Charletta, bitious undertaking of the sea- lowed by the announcement of of "Finians' Rainbow." During Lee Foster, Jim Gustafson, son at the Pittsburgh Play- Dick Hoopman, Bill Lemmon, the winners of the various Record Library Opens this time she had met two Bay house, is creating an uncom- City folksingers who had intro- Rich Marsh, Lin Moyer, Dick events and a reception. mon air of excitement at the duced her to folk music. Her Myers, Bob Swezey, and Kurt In Oral Interpretation, Joy resident, professional theater. The Student Council has an- next step was to teach herself Werts. Weidaw took first place, with The rehersals for the March 10 nounced that the Record Li- to play the guitar. It was an OMICRON XI - Jim Black, Carol Phillips and Barbara Sit- opening of the theater classic brary will reopen on Monday, effort, considering the fact that Bernie Borman, Bob Covert, ler as second and third respec- are proceeding at a pace that March 12. The students who in her first song "Down in the Dave Dalzell, Tim Flanagan, tively. Jan Machen, president of spans roughly twelve hours a have been hired to operate the Valley" it took her five minutes and Charles Perrine. Pi Kappa Delta, carried first day. library are Sally Brown, to change each chord. Today PAN SOPHIC - John Baker, place in the extemporaneous Starring in the performance Elouise Clever, Kem Mackey, she can make the instrument Bob Callahan, John Campbell, will be Robert Loggia of "Dick and Tom Tulenko. These stu- speaking, followed by Ralph comment as though it had a Jim Harrison, Kirk Heilman, Karn and George Towle. dents will be the only persons Powell Show," "Somebody Up mind of its own. Indeed the ac- Bob Koehen, Dennis Larry, Jack who will play records, and they In the Rodgers Oratory Con- companiment of her guitar is (Continued on Page 6) Mathers, Dave Stewart, and will play them as the students test, Loyall Mitchell won the a distinguishing facet of her Dan Walko. request the records. In addition first prize of $25. For this United Fund Started performance. to playing the records, the stu- SIGMA ALPHA SIGMA Tom event, the second prize of $15 Her first public appearance dents will inventory and cata- Carr, Jim Hanushek, Martin went to Mary Linda Sorber and as a folk singer was as acci- This year Student Council has logue the records so that the Hastings, Ken Heasley, Edgar dental as was her introduction the third, $10, to Robert Dent. adopted the idea of uniting all students will be able to find Hill, Joe Joy, Pete Leyonmark, to the art itself. One evening, The plaque for highest score in of the various charities which the records which they wish to Bob Meredith, Bob Puhl, John as she was seated in the audi- the tournament went to Jan collect on our campus under Reitinger, Ron Richards, Bob have played more easily. ence of the "hungry i", in San Machen who averaged 88 one group. Rather than have Shimenr, Chuck Stadler, George The hours which the record Francisco, she was introduced points. several separate groups trying Towle, Larry Tremitiere, and library will be open are as fol- from the stage as a "touring" Frank Wajaseski. After the Oratory Contest, the to raise money at the same lows: singer. Urged into the spotlight, speakers and the audience time, or different times spread Monday 3:15 5:15 7:30 9:30 she sang one song and was hir- went to the Rare Book Room out over the whole school year, ed immediately. But the featur= In 1961, the social security for a reception and for the of- Student Council has decided to Tuesday 2:30 4:30 7:30 ed singer on the show objected, tax for each worker was three ficial award presentation. At consolidate all of this activity 9:30 sensing the competition too for- per cent of his wages up to this time, Pi Kappa Delta, the into one week. This will occur Wednesday 2:30 4:30 7:30 midable, and the offer was $4800. If your withholding state- National Honorary Speech Fra- April 9-14, and will include the 9:30 withdrawn. ment (W-2) shows that too lit- ternity, announced three new traditional "Ugly Man" Con- Thursday 2:30 4:30 7:30 Later Odetta auditioned for tle or no social security tax members. These were Joanna test. It is our hope that this was deducted, it is very pos- 9:30 one Peggy k-Watkins, who sible you are not getting the Jones, Donna Ulmer, and method of raising funds will Friday 2:30 4:30 7:30 9:30 was about to open a new club, correct wage credits posted to George Towle, all of whom prove successful on this cam- The Tin Angel, in San Francis- have achieved notable records pus, as it has at other schools Saturday 2:30 :30 your account. in debating. CO. "If I like you", she said, in our area. Sunday 2:30 4:30 (Continued on Page 3)