Hamilton to. head new department of common courses Otterbein College academic dean Roy H. Turley has announced the appointment of William T. Hamilton (220 E. College Ave., Westerville) as chairman of the newly-formed Department of Common Courses, created by action of the College Senate this month. The revised Common Course mu ltidiscipline which Dr. Hamilton will chair is designed to be the nucleus of the liberal arts education at Otterbein College. Created to embrace the common theme, "The Nature of Man", it · is conceived _w ith the prime purpose of helping the student develop his abilities to become a truly humane individual. Although Common Courses were initiated at the College with the 3/3 Plan, too large classes, a confusion of purpose and theme, and a need
for central emphasis prompted the new department designed by the Task Force of the Long Range Planning Committee. Dr. Hamilton's experience in the common courses and other academic achievements including his current chairmanship of the College English Department were among the English professor's credentials for the new assignment. Dr. Hamilton has been chairman of the English Department for the past two years under a faculty rotation system. In addition to his duties as head of the English Department, Dr. Hamilton has taught classes in modern American and English literature and a number of seminars including the work of Faulkner, Hemingway, modern fie tion and a newly-designed
course which he created, the City in American Literature. When he assumes his new chairmanship this fall, he will continue to teach some English classes. He was graduated with the B.A. from the University of
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Washington, the M.A. form the University of Maryland, and received his Ph .D. at the University of Minnesota. Of his new duties Dr. Hamilton said, "We are trying to develop the Common Courses so they will work together in such a way as to contribute to the liberal arts purpose of enabling the student to best understand himself, his society, and his relationship to the universe." Common courses will encompass religion, the seiences, philosophy, and the arts. "We'd like to encourage our student to develop into the kind of individual who, regardless of his field, will with the help of a good dictionary be as much at home with a sophisticated scientific magazine as with a poetry journal, and be able to appreciate either", he added.
A new facet of the Common Course to be introduced experimentally this fall will be a Freshman Seminar course taught with a limit of 15 students per s~ction. This will mean that approximatel 1 · 25 faculty members will be teaching sections of the Freshman Seminar. The Seminar has been created to help the incoming Otterbein student better understand the Common Course concept and develop his skills in writing and forms of expression which will be called upon during his four years at Otterbein. "The Nature of Man" courses will be taught in an upper and lower division with students required to take five courses from each division. In addition to the seminar, Common Courses at Otterbein include Continued on 8
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Volume 55 Number 24
Segovia protege performs Final Otterbein College Artist Series for 1973 is scheduled for April 27, when young classical guitarist Michael Lorimer appears on the Cowan Hall stage at 8: 15 p .m. Lorimer, protage of Andros Regovia, at twenty-five is already reaching the top of his profession. Among experts, he is regarded as one of the leading classical guitarists of the younger generation.
Michael Lorimer
April 27, 1973
''Canterbury Tales'' cast is announced
. Tony Del Valle. Bill Brewer will Appearing in concert Cast for the Otterbem C?llege play the Host, Harry Bailey' who throughout North America and h e at re Pr O ,~ u ct 1 0 n , proposes the pilgrims •should in Spain, Lorimer has established Canterbury Tales has. been each tell a tale as they ride along himself as a first rate guitarist. announced by Dr. A. Richard t C t b Richard Miller f h . 1 o an er ury . Last season he gave thirty N. h 1 d' IC o s, uector o t e mus1ca. will play the Miller, Gervase in concerts all over the country, In the role of Chaucer, "'ho the Miller's Tale, Pluto in the and made his New York debut Merchant's Tale, and the Miller to critical acclaim. The "New falls in with the assorted group in the Steward's Tale. York Times" sites the young of pilgrims at the Tabard Inn is guitarist for his "superb technical control and sensitive SIBYL ORDERS FOR spirit." "High Fidelity/Musical UNDERCLASSMEN BEING TAKEN America" selected Michael Underclassmen may place and people. Seniors, Greeks, Lorimer as one of the most orders for their 1972-73 Siby1 in organizations, and candid promising Young Artists. When the Campus Center Lounge pictures of the faculty will be he is not concertizing, he teaches today, Monday, Tuesday, and included, the editors say. guitar at the San Francisco Wednesday, according to They explain that the $4 fee Conservatory of Music and at co-editors Connie Evans and Bill for underclassmen is to help the University of California in Stallings. defray total cost of Berkeley where he has a Master Staff members will man a approximately $18 for each class. · yearbook. table in the lounge from 12- 1 Program for the Lorimer p.m . and5-6 p.m. each day. "Because the publishing concert at Otterbein includes Underclassmen are asked to company must have our order "Audan e, Opus 32, No. 3", have checks or cash in the by May 4, it is essential that "Allegro con troppo, Opus 23," amount of $4 to accompany those underclassmen who · wish with otehr selections by their orders. Seniors will be sent to have a book order it at this Vernando Sor; "Andantina the book by mail next fall at mp time," says Miss Evans. Voriato" by Fagenial; "Guita in charge. "If students do not place an D Major, SNV 1011," by Bach· The 1972- 7 3 Sibyl will order now, we cannot have a and "Lambra-Granadine" by consist of three main parts, past book for them next fall," Albeniz as well as selections history , the current school year, explains Stallings. from the work of Tarrega.
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AGLER NAMES NEW ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH Richard Seils, 27, has been named an assistant football coach at Otterbein College it was announced today by Robert Agler, Otte rbein Athletic Director and · head football coach. Seils is leaving Defiance College, where he has been an assistant coach for the past two years. At Otterbein he will be an instructor in the mens physical education department in addition to his coaching duties. Rich is no stranger to the Ohio Conference. A 1967 grad of Denison University, his father is the current athletic director at Denison, Dr. Roy Seils.
As an All-Ohio Conference guard in his senior year, Rich captained Denison's football squad to an 8-1 record in '67, being named the Big Red Most Valuable Player at season's end.
In addition to earning four letters in football, he lettered twice in lacrosse . A two-year stint as a graduate assistant coach at Ohio University followed his
Pies needed for orientation Ross Fleming, director of the Learning Resource Center, has announced that photographs and slides are needed for presentation on Otterbein for Freshman Orientation programs. If pictures could be left at the LRC, Mr. Fleming said that they would copy those fitting their need and return the originals to the owner.
The specific areas needed are as follows: Sorority/fraternity rush, sports events (intramural as well as intercollegiate), ski trips, SCOPE projects, Religion-in-life week, choir, band, Opus Zero, Dad's Day, Winter Homecoming, Women's week, Mother's weekend, SOUL Pride and Motivation.
graduation from Denison. In that time he was head freshman coach and earned a masters degree in physical education from O.U. In 1969, Rich was named assistant football coach at Grandview High School in the Columbus area. The next year he was promoted to the head job and was also head wrestling coach for two years. At Defiance for the la st two years, Rich has been offensive backfield coach and head wrestling coach. His mat team posted a 15-1 slate this past season. Seils is single and will be moving to Westerville in June. 0
The four tales, The Miller's Tale, The Steward's Tale, The Merchant's Tale and The Wife of Bath's Tale are related with lively songs and dances during the four day journey from Southwick to Canterbury. The Wife of Bath, lusty multi-married widow, will be Pam Erb, who will also play the Old Woman in the Wife of Bath's Tale. Dave Leist will be the Cook, and Sam Militello will appear as the Merchant, and the Young Knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale. Robert Pettigrew will be the Knight. Tony Mangia is the Steward, the Carpenter in the Miller's Tale, and January in the Merchant's Tale. Marianne Wells is the Prioress, and Beth Machlan will be the Nun, Proserpina, in the Merchant's Tale and the Queen in the Wife of Bath's Tale. Walker Outten is the Priest and Kevin Follrath is the Clerk of Oxford. Jerry Confer plays the Squire, Nicholas, in the Miller's Tale, Alan in the Steward's Tale, and the King in the Wife of Bath's Tale. Jim West will be the Friar and Robin in the Milelr's Tale. Pete Goldgardt is the Pardoner, Randy Adams is the Summ.oner, and Dee Hoty will be Alison in the Miller's Tale and the Miller's Wife in the Steward's Tale . John Cain appears as Absalon in the Miller's Tale and Keith Malick is Placebo in the Merchant's Tale. B:irbara Kosciuk will be May in the Merchant's Tale and Molly in the Steward's Tale . Jon Morelli is Damian in the Merchant's Tale and John in the Steward's Tale. Shelley Russell will play the Duenna in the Merchant's Tale. Others in the cast are Leslie Burrell, Holly Burrows, Julie Sickles., Debbie Her, Mary McClurkin , Julie Witsberger, Steve Black, Terry Espensheid, and Alan Roese.