Skidmore News Volume Thirty-eight SKIDMORE COLLEGE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., DECEMBER 6, 1962 Number Seven Basa Nova? (cha-cha-cha) WE WISH YOU A MERRY College Vesper Services Include Carols, Sermon Christmas Vesper Services will take place in College Hall on Sunday, Dec. 9. The afternoon dress rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. is open to the public and includes the entire evening program with the exception of the reading of the prayer and benediction by Dr. Norma MacRury, Dean of the College, and the sermon, “Meditations on Christmas,” to be given by Dr. Val H. Wilson, President of the College. The 7 p.m. performance is for students and faculty only. The three Skidmore choirs, numbering over 200 voices, will open the program after the Organ Prelude, “There’s a Star in the East,” with the traditional procession to “In Dulci Jubilo,” composed especially for the Skidmore Vesper Service by Mr. Stanley Saxton, Professor of Music and College Organist. Following the Scottish carol, “Ba Loo Loo, Lammy,” arranged by Adelaide Corbin ’63, the Freshman Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Francis Carver, Assistant Professor of Music, will sing three carols by Britten. After the entire audience joins in the singing of “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” Mrs. Virginia Waner, Associate Professor of Music, will conduct the Sophomore Chorus in three anthems, “Carol of the Bells,” a Ukrainian carol, “Carol of the Drums” and “Gloria! Gloria!” (a Polish anthem). Dean MacRury will then read from the Bible, after which Mr. Hoyt Irwin, Professor of Music and Chairman of the Department, will lead the College Chorus. In keeping with the rest of the program of 16th Century music, this group will sing songs by Constantini, Palestrina and Aichinger. The solo voices of Jane Boyle, Dona Fagan and Geraldine Wasserman, all class of ’64, will be heard. The College Chorus will conclude their performance with the singing of “A Christmas Motet,” by di Lasso. The audience will again join in with the singing of “Joy to the World.” The combined choirs, this year under the direction of Mrs. Waner, will climax the program with “Three Choruses from Cantata No. 142” by Bach. The Benediction and Response follow. The recessional to “In Dulci Jubilo,” completes the program. The organ postlude, “Bell Gloria,” ends another year of Christmas vespers at Skidmore. Dr. J. S. Bolton Presents Annual 'Christmas Carol' Dr. Joseph S. G. Bolton, former Chairman of the English Department and Professor Emeritus of English, will read Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Monday, December 10, at 4:15 and 8:15 p.m. in the Rec Center. Coffee will be served after the evening’s reading. This year’s presentation, sponsored by Pegasus, will continue the 24-year-old tradition of his reading of the Dickens’ story. The first time it took place was at a Pegasus Christmas party, when Prof. Bolton was asked to play the role of Santa Claus and to read the tale. When first asked to read A Christmas Carol, Prof. Bolton reflected, “I was amazed. Lionel Barrymore reads that story— how can I?” He states that he “receives a tremendous feeling of warmth and can honestly feel the spirit of the whole roomful of people when I read Tiny Tim’s final speech at the end of the story.” The reading of A Christmas Carol is one of the few traditions at Skidmore which was begun by the students themselves. Perhaps this is the reason why it is so eagerly anticipated and well attended each year. Prof. Bolton commented that “he is delighted to come back and keep up the tradition.” [photograph] Dr. Joseph Bolton reading the Christmas Carol. Chamber Quartet Performs Varied, Modern Program The First Chamber Dance Quartet will present a performance on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Tickets may be purchased for $.90. The group will perform “Na-gare,” Japanese Folk music; “Tr2,” electronic music; “Inner Obstacle” by Dimitri Shostakovitch; “Allegory” by Antonio Soler; “Bach Suite” by J. S. Bach; “The Imminent Vision,” by Ernest Bloch. The quartet will also give a free lecture demonstration at 11:30 a.m. in the Little Theatre. President Wilson Elected to Office Dr. Val H. Wilson, President of the College, was elected Vice President of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York at its annual meeting. Also at this time, Chancellor William P. Tolley of Syracuse University was elected President and President Buell G. Gallagher of City College of City University, New York, was elected Secretary-Treasurer. Financial Aid? Get Blanks Now Return By Feb. 1 Students needing financial assistance for the coming academic year should obtain blanks from the Office of the Dean of the College now. These blanks must be returned no later than February 1, 1963 as the Committee on Financial Aid will meet in February to consider applications for returning students. Financial aid is not automatically renewed and applications must be made annually. Students are not eligible for financial assistance unless they are in good academic standing. Awards will be announced in late March. The forms of aid are described on the back of the blank. They include scholarships, grants-in-aid, loans and employment. Students applying for financial aid are expected to work at a campus job. They should fill out a separate card in the Vocational Bureau for their assignments. Students who have not received financial aid previously at Skidmore must also file a College Scholarship Service blank. These forms are available in the Office of the Dean of the College. Dr. Robert Lana To Speak Tonight Dr. Robert E. Lana, newly appointed Chairman of the Psychology Department at Alfred University, will speak tonight on “Motivation Theory and Exploration Phenomena” in the Rec Center at 7:30 p.m. His lecture is being sponsored by the Psychology Club and the Department of Psychology. The entire college is invited. Dr. Lana received his B.A. from Rutgers University in 1954 and subsequently obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, specializing in Social Psychology. Prior to his appointment at Alfred University, he taught for several years at American University in Washington, D.C. There he also received a $30,000 research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the order of opposed arguments in persuasive communications. He has written articles on persuasive communication and also on the topic he will discuss this evening. Dr. Lana is presently collaborating on a book dealing with problems of experimental design in attitude change research. Dr. Donald C. Baker To Discuss Education Dr. Donald C. Baker, Assistant Professor of American Studies, will speak on “The Significance of a College Education” on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rec Center. The lecture is sponsored by the Junior Class as part of Freshman Orientation. The College Community is invited to attend. Coffee will be served. Candle Bearing Frosh Give Christmas Serenade [photograph] Freshmen carol Christmas cheer. Christmas caroling, the class of 1966’s first project, will take place on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 9:00 to 9:45 p.m. The freshmen will sing Christmas carols at the upper class dormitories and at the homes of faculty members. In the Skidmore tradition, the carolers from the sixteen freshman dorms will follow three routes wearing white hoods and bearing candles. The class will have a meeting to practice the four selections they propose to sing on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 12:30 p.m. in College Hall. Susan Vincent, Class President, hopes that “all of the class will support their first endeavor enthusiastically, and help send the Skidmore student body home with the Christmas spirit.” Dr. O. Fellows Lectures Here Dr. Otis Fellows, Professor of French and Chairman of the Language Department at Columbia University, will speak on “Man and His Mirrors” on Monday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Language Center. Dr. Fellows received his A.B. and also the Diploma Dijon from American University, Washington, D. C., in 1930, and his A.M. and Ph.D. from Brown University, where he taught from 1935 until 1939. He has been associated with Columbia University since 1940. During World War II, Dr. Fellows worked with the Office of War Information and with the United States Information Service from 1942 through 1945. The author of two books, French Opinion of Moliere and The Periodical Press in Liberated Paris, Dr. Fellows is also the co-author of Diderot Studies. “Man and His Mirrors,” Dr. Fellows’ topic, is based on his field of specialty, the history of ideas in the French 18th century. Madrigal Singers Present Program For Xmas Chapel The Christmas concert by the Madrigal Singers will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 11:00 a.m. in the Little Theatre. The program will include: “Dona Nobis Pacem,” traditional hymn; “Jubilate” by Helmut Walcha; “A Virgin Unspotted” by William Billings; “Der Heiland ist Geboren,” a traditional German hymn, “Lasst Frolich nin uns Singen” by Adam Gumpelzhaimer (this will be sung by a trio—Carolyn Pratt ’65, Susan King ’63 and Liz Carter ’65); “Carol of the Children” by Mark Dickey; “Marienlieder,” a group of seven songs by Johannes Brahms, (in this the Madrigal Singers will be assisted by Dr. Val H. Wilson, President of the College, Mr. Francis Carver, Assistant Professor of Music, and Dr. Robert McGill, Assistant Professor of English); “When Christ Was Born” and “A Cradle Song” (words by William Blake) by Louis Edgar Johns. Also at the Thursday, Dec. 13, chapel service, at which Dr. Wilson will be the speaker, the Madrigal Singers will perform. This is traditional at the last chapel before Christmas vacation. They will sing the commencing anthem, “Carol of the Children” by Mark Dickey and the benediction, “Jubilate” by Helmut Walcha. The Madrigal Singers are comprised of sophomores, juniors and seniors. The students run all its organizational aspects. They hold the annual auditions and select the new members. Once they have been selected, they remain a part of the group until graduation or voluntary withdrawal. Miss Ruth Lakeway, Assistant Professor of Music, is the director.