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 G, was a big one in the lives of 101 freshman and upperclass men. Odetta, one of the most talked about folk singers in America, will be presented tonight in concert at Crawford Hall Auditorium Fraternity bids were signed at at 8:15 p.m. Her appearance is the sixth assembly in this year's seven o'clock in the Science program of noted personalities. Hall Auditorium. After the bids To Odetta, folk music is musical freedom: for as a com- were signed, the pledges went poser and tunesmith she is not dependent upon rigid rules of to the Gedunk with their new 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 and varicoloured, utilizing to the fullest extent her rare gift of ball game. music - a voice that is incomparable and that makes her a The pledges are: phenomenon among singers. Her songs are those that arise from ADELPHIKO'S Ed Bowersox, experience and grow in the same manner. Don Eichenfeldt, Mark Flem- Odetta uses no specified pro. ing, Joe Gardner, Boyd Gilbert, LochNamesSchaack gram; rather she prefers find- Joe Hambright, Doug McDow- ing her own way. and the songs ell, Steve Mitchell, Ken Moon. And Jenks To Posts she chooses are songs that mir- ror her own yearnings, sympa- Bob Moore, and Don Ross. Bob Loch, Student Council thies, and imaginings, but are BETA SIGMA Doug Aitken. President, has appointed Bard none the less delivered with Bill Long, Larry Murage, Mark Schaack to the position of eloquence. Siefert, and Ed Walychowicz. Homecoming Chairman of 1962- DELTA IOTA KAPPA Dennis It was in Junior high school 63. Bard, from Gowanda, N.Y., Jackson, Jim Johnston, Bill that Odetta first became associ- is a Junior and was the As- Krasinski, Dave McClintic, Dave ated with music when she join- sistant Homecoming Chairman McDougall, Mike Reardon, Jim ed the glee club. "I was fooling this year. This conforms to the Sherer, Marv Shoronski, Dave around at the top of the scale current policy of appointing the Snedden, and Bob Wall. one day, she recalls, "and when Assistant Chairman to the po- the instructor heard me she de- EPSILON PI Jim Bell, Henry sition of chairman. Any Sopho- cided that I should have music Bernard, Bob Davis, Brian Gur- more interested in the position lessons. She wanted to make ney, Dick Horton, Dean Kistler, of Assistant Chairman for me another Marian Anderson." Bill McNeese, Bob Nivison, Homecoming may apply at the Against this Idea of being "an. Dick Proctor, Gary Roberts, Student Council Office. The As- other" Odetta rebelled; she Lynn Seeger, Dick Stitler, Ed sistant Homecoming Chairman caught what she terms a psy- Styduhar, and Mickey Yaroch- will be selected at the 2nd meet- chological cold," and the lessons owicz. ing on March 27. were discontinued. KAPPA ALPIIA PHI Carl Am- Bob Loch also announced that Following high school she aditz, John Arnett. Paul Bauer, Odetta Rick Jenks and Barry Gruver worked at various employments Joe Ewing, Bill Gallagher, Jim were appointed as Orientation during the day while she stud- Kenny, Gene Larson. Neal Leh- Board Chairman and Assistant man, Bill Little, Ben McClelland, Speech Week Over; Pittsburgh Playhouse led music at night-artsongs and Chairman respectively. Both the classics. To folk music she Rich Riley, Jack Schneider, Winners Announced John Semyan, Bob Shebeck, and Will Present MacBeth Rick and Barry served on the had never given a thought. Orientation Board this year. Later, by chance almost, she Carl Stock. Speech Week ended on Wed- Rick is presently planning the began experimenting with work NU LAMBDA PHI Lyle Bain- nesday, February 28, with the The production of Shake- orientation program of next songs while singing profession- bridge, John Bartholomew, War- speare's Macbeth, the most am- ren Bernard, Jim Charletta, Rodgers Oratory Contest, fol. year. ally in a West Coast production bitious undertaking of the sea- of "Finians' Rainbow." During Lee Foster, Jim Gustafson. lowed by the announcement of son at the Pittsburgh Play. Record Library Opens this time she had met two Bay Dick Hoopman, Bill Lemmon, the winners of the various 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 resident, professional theater The Student Council has an- In Oral Interpretation, Joy 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, opening of the theater classic brary will reopen on Monday. Carol Phillips and Barbara Sit- effort, considering the fact that Bernie Borman, Bob Covert, are proceeding at a pace that March 12. The students who ler as second and third respec- in her first song "Down in the Dave Dalzell, Tim Flanagan, spans roughly twelve hours a have been hired to operate the tively. Jan Machen, president of 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 and Tom Tulenko. These stu- Bob Callahan, John Campbell, speaking, followed by Ralph will be Robert Loggia of "Dick comment as though it had a Jim Harrison, Kirk Heilman, dents will be the only persons Karn and George Towle. mind of its own. Indeed the ac- Powell Show,' "Somebody Up 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 performance. United Fund Started 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 the third, $10, to Robert Dent. dental as was her introduction Hastings, Ken Heasley, Edgar adopted the idea of uniting all students will be able to find Hill, Joe Joy, Pete Leyonmark, The plaque for highest score in to the art itself. One evening, of the various charities which the records which they wish to Bob Meredith, Bob Puhl, John the tournament went to Jan as she was seated in the audi- collect on our campus under have played more easily. Reitinger, Ron Richards, Bob Machen who averaged 88 ence of the "hungry I". in San one group. Rather than have The hours which the record Francisco, she was introduced Shimenr, Chuck Stadler, George points. several separate groups trying After the Oratory Contest, the library will be open are as fol- from the stage as a "touring" Towle, Larry Tremitiere, and to raise money at the same Frank Wajaseski. lows: singer. Urged into the spotlight, speakers and the audience time, or different times spread went to the Rare Book Room out over the whole school year, Monday 3:15 5:15 7:30 9:30 she sang one song and was hir- 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 9:30 one Peggy Tolk-Watkins, who was deducted, it is very pos- Jones, Donna Ulmer, and method of raising funds will George Towle, all of whom prove successful on this cam- Friday 2:30 4:30 7:30 9:30 was about to open a new club, sible you are not getting the correct wage credits posted to have achieved notable records Saturday 2:30 :30 The Tin Angel, in San Francis- pus, as it has at other schools CO. "If I like you.', she said, your account. in debating. in our area. Sunday 2:30 4:30 (Continued on Page 3)