5p, one-sided pages, mimeograph on matte off white paper. The Faculty will meet on Wed eve to discuss the Fall Quarter class registration of the students announces that the exams for entrance into the Senior Division will not be given this session until the Winter Quarter. Announces that the fall enrollment include at present 22 NEW students (see Students Present); there is also a list of current people in the College community on the last page. Fall NEW students: Peggy Benett, Sue Kay Burton; Dorothy Carr; Judith Chernoff, Jeanno Cormany; Joan Couch; Curtis Cowan; Marvin Daniels; Janet Goldsmith; Joan Keiser; Ann MacKinnon; Alice McCanna; Elizabeth Osbourne; Lorna Pearson; Janet Ramsey; Anna Schauffler; Eleanor Smith; Harriett Sones; Lucy Swift; Suzanne Teasdale; Edwin Woldin Other enrolled students: Richard Albany; Nancy Albee; Henrietta Barth; Marilyn Jean Bauer; Jagna Braunthal; Roxane Dinkowitz; Charles Forberg; Beate Gropius; Gerda Hagendorn; Betty Kelley; Helen Marden; William McLaughlin; Janet Rees; Betty Schmitt; Harold Schuyler; Jane Slater; Nancy Smith; Egbert Swackhamer; Lana Yarash. Visitors- Expected visitors: Miss Eunice Miller; Mr and Mrs Theodore Rondthaler of Clemmons.
BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE COMMUNITY BULLETIN College Year 12 Monday, October 9, 1944
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CALENDAR:
There will be a student meeting in the lobby of South Lodge on Monday evening at 7:15 o'clock.
The Community Chorus will meet in the Dining Hall on Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock,
There will be a meeting of the Committee on Committees on Tuesday evening at 9:30 o'clock in Bob Wunsch's Study.
The Faculty and the Student Officers will meet with William Morse Colo on Wednesday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock in the Faculty Room,
The Faculty will meet on Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Faculty Room chiefly to discuss the Fall Quarter class registration of the students.
There will be a concert of chamber music in the Dining Hall on Saturday evening, October 14, beginning at 8:15 o'clock. The program will include Beethoven's Serenade, Opus 20, in D Major that will be played by Trudi Straus, Gretel Lowinsky, and Anna Schauffler; Mozartis Simfonie Concertonto in E Flat Major that will be played by Trudi Straus, Gretel Lowinsky, and Edward Lowinsky; and Brahms? Violin-Piano Sonata in G Major that will be played by Trudi Straus and Heinrich Jalowetz,
Note: It is recommended that all evening events open to the public begin at 8:15 o'clock.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Annual Business Meeting of the Faculty, scheduled by the ByLaws of the Corporation of Black Mountain College for the first Tuesday in October, has been postponed until Wednesday afternoon, October 18, at 4:45 o'clock.
Examinations for entrance into the Senior Division will not be given this session until the Winter Quarter.
Jack Lipsey, because of ill health, and Will, his brother, have given up their work in the College kitchen and have returned to Atlanta.
Dick Albany will act as publicity assistant to Bob Wunsch during the Fall Quarter.
Telegram from Wilton, Connecticut: "Operation suddenly postponed, Arriving Black Mountain Wednesday 2:45. Sam Brown."
Betty Kelley and Bob Wunsch will attend a meeting of the Executive Board of the Children's Theater of Asheville at the Pack Memorial Library on Friday afternoon. Betty will give a synopsis of her now children's play that is scheduled for production at the Plaza Theater on Saturday, December 2.
NEWS ITEMS FROM LAST WEEK :
If This is a time of doubt and worry. War, dreadful as it is, looms loss fearsome than the problems that arise from the breakdown of certainty." Herbert Miller was addressing the students and teachers at the beginning of the twelfth year of the institution at exercises held in the College Dining Hall, "In all previous . times the people could look forward to the old religion, to the old moral values, to the old economic and political systems, Not long ago one knew what property meant, but it is getting now interpretation. We once accepted democracy without question, but now wo are full of criticisms and doubts about its future. Time
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and space are so reduced that suddenly all the world with its differing cultures has become our neighbor."
Dr. Miller spoke of the changes science had made already before the war in many old religious interpretations. "But there was still a great deal that remained fairly stable; now that stability seems to be slipping away. There is just as much need for and reality in religion as ever, but its form has not yet been put into modern terms," he said.
The moral code which used to get its authority from religion is also changed," he continued, "and it is difficult to be dogmatic about conduct. We may accept Duty, spelled with a capital D, as still an imperative; but the little duties are hard to define." Dr. Miller spoke of the nature and function of manners and conventions. They are artificial, and they differ from region to region; but they are the stuff that binds people together. Sudden change is disturbing, politeness smooths out differences, even though the particular form seems unimportant. We must remember that the purpose is of fundamental importance."
Dr. Miller said that it is the nature of youth to want to be sure, to find some certainty to hold on to. "Of what can we be certain he asked, "I am told that many young people whose parents were non religious are turning to the church. Many bizarre religious Sects are being formed. Other young people are throwing the old mural codes to the winds." Dr. Miller spoke of character which is one thing we make by ourselves. It is the sum of all our choices. We know that learning to live together harmoniously and effectively is good. We know that the solving of problems is a justification for living."
Dr. Miller spoke of the criticism being levelled at the colleges during this time of doubt. "Every school and college is being challenged. Moreover, it is questioning itself, its objectives, its procedures. The old education attempted to transmit the wisdom of the past, but now we know that in addition to getting this wisdom we must plan specifically for the future, Black Mountain College is one educational experiment, one of many that are being made. We are sometimes misunderstood. Our main job is education, but we are also trying to get integration of character by our method of living. We do manual labor, not for pay, but to get necessary work done. That gives the College reality."
In conclusion, Dr. Miller said, "We are on the quest for certainty. We shall only partially find certainty because of the new and infinite complexity of human relations. We can be certain that we have responsibilities in this world today. Our business is to assume them with courage and not to embrace strange gods on whom to throw the responsibility."
In the absence of Rector Robert Wunsch, because of illness, Theodore Dreier, the College Treasurer, presided at the mooting. He welcomes the now students and talked briefly to them about the o educational objectives of the institution. Miss Mary Gregory gave an outline of the Work Program and pointed out its relationship to the academic activities. Charles Forberg, the Student Moderator, spoke of the possible values to the students of the Collège program.
Anni Albers is spending four weeks of complete rest, on the order of her New York doctor, before taking up her Fall Quarter teaching duties. Despite wartime conditions, sixteen states are represented in the enrollment of Black Mountain College for the fall semester of its twelfth year.
New York and Massachusetts lead in numerical superiority, Now York having sent seven students and Massachusetts having sent five,
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Other states represented include Florida, Texas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Utah, Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina.
The fall enrollment includes at present twenty-two new students. They are Peggy Bennett from Apalachicola, Florida; Sue Kay Burton from New York City; Dorothy Carr from Winchester, Massachusetts; Judith Chernoff from Brookline, Massachusetts; Jeanne Cormany from Lancaster, Ohio; Joan Couch from San Angelo, Texas; Curtis Cowan from Palo Alto, California; Marvin Daniels from New York City; Janet Goldsmith from Mansfield, Ohio; Joan Keiser from Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Ann MacKinnon from Wellesley, Massachusetts; Alice McCanna from Pelham Manor, New York; Elizabeth Osbourne from Now York City, Lorna Pearson from Nyack, New York; Janet Ramsey from Westport, Connecticut; Anna Schauffler from Prairie View, Illinois: Katherine Schauffler from Prairie View, Illinois; Eleanor Smith from Bay City, Michigan; Harriett Sonos from Dorchester, Massachusetts; Lucy Swift from New York City, Suzanne Teasdale from St. Louis, Missouri; and Edwin Woldin from Somervillo, NOW Jersey.
Other students enrolled are Richard Albany from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Nancy Albee from Accord, New York, Henrietta Barth from Plymouth, Pennsylvania; Marilyn Jean Bauer from Cleveland, Ohio; Jagna Braunthal from Woodside, New York; Roxane Dinkowitz from Norwalk, Connecticut; Charles Forberg from Minneapolis, Minnesota; Beate Gropius from South Lincoln, Massachusetts, Gerda Hagendorn from Roxbury, Massachusetts; Betty Kelley from Fulton, Kontucky; Helen Marden from Boston, Massachusetts; William McLaughlin from Easton, Pennsylvania, Janet Rees from Henderson, North Carolina; Betty Schmitt from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Harold Schuylor from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania; Jane Slater from Ogden, Utah; Nancy Smith from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Egbert Swackhamer from Middletown, New Jersey; and Lana Yarash from Detroit, Michigan.
Black Mountain College will open its twelfth dramatic season with a Roman comedy, Plautus! "The Braggart Warrior." The cast for the play was announced today by Robert Wunsch, Director of Dramatics at the College.
Egbert Swackhamer of Middletown, New Jersey and Marvin Daniels of New York City will play the leading roles. Egbert will portray Palaestro, a man of no mean ability at creating situations. Mr. Daniels will play the title role.
The supporting players include Bill McLaughlin as the Warrior's parasite; Curtis Cowan as the Warrior's slave; Lucy Swift as an old gentleman; Suzanne Teasdale as an attractive girl and Harold Schuylor as her lover, a young Athenian, Roxane Dinkowitz will be the scheming woman, and Katherine Schauffler will take the part of the woman's maid. Dick Bush-Brown will play the part of a slave boy named Lurcio.
Mr. Wunsch announced that the play will be given first at the College, before Thanksgiving. After this, if plans permit, the play will go on tour in the vicinity for the entertainment of servicemen and women,
On Saturday evening, in the Lowinsky Living Room, George Zabriskie read a series of poems on the graphic arts from the incomplete volume that will probably be his third,
After the reading there was informal dancing in the Dining Hall. Dance music was provided by Eddie Woldin, at the piano, and Egbert Swackhamer who played drums.
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WITH FORMER STUDENTS:
Now Addresses:
Mrs. Alvin Eisenman (Hope Greer) 24 Maple Avenue Eatontown, New Jersey
Larry Fox, s 1/C Company A, Platoon 4 P. A. D. #5 Camp Parks Shoemaker, California
WITH FORMER MEMBERS OF THE STAFF:
Now Addresses:
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Voigt 5617 Annapolis Road Hyattsville, Maryland
In the Mail:
Marjorie Voigt writes from Maryland: "Barney is working for the Office of Strategic Services as Illustrator with Eoro Soarinon. The Office of Strategic Services does research for the Allied Chiefs of Staff, and Barney finds this absorbing.... Much of my time has been taken up apartment-hunting. So far I've been very unsuccessful trying to find some thing closer in town. Our hopes are high though, for many people seem to be leaving Washington.."
VISITORS:
Among the visitors expected are: Miss Eunice Miller, Herbert Miller's sister, who will arrive on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler of Clemmons, North Carolina, guests of the College, who are expected to arrive Friday or Saturday.
ROSTER OF PEOPLE IN THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY
as of October 8, 1944
*Not living on campus
STUDENTS:
Schauffler, Anna Lowinsky, Edward
Schauffler, Sue Miller, Herbert Albany, Richard Schuyler, Harold
Straus, Trudi Albee, Nancy Smith, Nancy
Wood, H. McGuire Bauer, Marilyn Jean Smith, Eleanor
Wunsch, Robert Bennett, Peggy Sones, Harriett Zabriskie, Georgo Bush-Brown, Dick Swackhamor, Egbert Braunthal, Jagna Swift, Lucy
FAMILIES:
Burton, Sue
Teasdale, Sue Carr, Dorothy Woldin, Edwin
Dreier, Barbara Chernoff, Judith Yarash, Lana
Dreier, Edward Cormany, Jeanno
Hansgirg, Maria Couch, Joan STAFF:
Jalowetz, Johanna Cowan, Curtis
Lowinsky, Grotel Daniols, Marvin Barth, Henrietta
Lowinsky, Naomi Ruth Dinkowitz, Roxane Boyden, Elizabeth Millor, Bessio Forberg, Charles Emory, Peggy
Wood, Emily Goldsmith, Janet Hagendorn, Gerda
Zabriskie, Elizabeth Gropius, Ati
Rico, Noll Holing, Janet Stone, Annette
KITCHEN, MAIDS, ETC.
Koisor, Joan
Stone, Jano Kelley, Betty
*Allen, Bas Mardon, Helen W. FACULTY:
Few, Malroy MacKinnon, Anne
Lytle, Gertrude McCanna, Alice Albers, Anni
*Lytle, Jessie McLaughlin, Bill Albers, Joseph
*Sneed, Ben Noel, Layton C. Dreier, Theodore Williams, George Osbourne, Betty (sec)Gregory, Mary Pearson, Lorna Hansgirg, Fritz
GUESTS: Ramsey, Janet
Jalowetz, Heinrich Roos, Janet
Kazin, Alfred (10/9) Cole, William Morse
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STUDENT DECISIONS:
the first Student Meeting of the 1944-45 Session on October 3 the students agreed to:
Accept the agreements that have become more or less customary at Black Mountain College:
(1) "The Bedroom Agreement" : not to visit in the bedrooms of the opposite sex.
(2) "Do not Disturb Sign Agreement":
(a) Not to use "Do Not Disturb" signs except
when alone. (b) Not to knock on a door where "Do Not Disturb" sign is displayed.
(3) Not to sleep in the Studies Building.
B)
Adopt a plan of organizing downstairs suites and individual attics in a system of rotation for general cleaning.
c) Act cooperatively in:
(1) Cleaning off tables in the Dining Hall. (2) Returning coca-cola and milk bottles. (3) Borrowing.
D)
Postpone the election of a student officer to take the place of Lorrie Goulet.
At a meeting on December 5, the students decided in connection with the Community Work Program:
A)
To have one person as the center of responsibility in each area of work.
B)
To have a chief coordinator to manage all exceptions to the regular routine work and to handle change from one crew to another.
C)
To make no crew permanent but to allow members to change if desirable.
To accept as crew heads or sub-coordinators, the following volunteers:
(1) Chuck Forberg, Maintenance (2) Janet Heling, Farm (3) Betty Osbourne, Office (4) Ann MacKinnon, cleaning (5) Egbert Swackhamer, Hauling
É)
To postpone for two weeks the election of a chief coordinator of work (Chuck Forberg will act as Chief Coordinator until thon).
IMPORTANT DECISIONS OF THE FACULTY:
At the meeting of the faculty on October 5 it was decided that:
A) A tutorial will be given only when a student has given unmask
taxable proof in a regular course that he is entitled to special private work. ("A tutorial should come as a kind of reward")
B) Students should be told not to return to the College or come for the first time until all financial matters have been completely arranged.
