The Tan and Cardinal January 11, 1974

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January 11, 1974

Otterbein College, Westerville. Ohio

Education department holds workshop A five-day workshop held by the Otterbein Colle_ge department of education kicked off a new phase of the planning for the proposed four-phase teacher education program at Otterbein. The workshop, one of two faculty participation sessions at Otterbein during the iterterm, was held for a number of college faculty and guests. At , the meetings, the department of education presented a preliminary design for ~he new compet'ency-based program and called for suggestions and comm~nts by other department members, and by off-campus experts participating. The proposed competency-based program, presently support~d in part with funds from a Ford Foundation Venture Grant, is being designed to produce insights and competencies that teachers need and at the same time to provide for the special interests and needs of the individual. Dr. L. 0. Andrews, -to the working group consultant While harried Secretary (Marianne Wells) watches, a and professor emeritus of The brokenhearted John Sorel (Allen Roese) examines his wife's purse State University for clues of her existence in "The Consul" produced by the _ Ohio department of education, Otterbein Opera Theatre on Jan. 18 and 19, 8: 15 p.m. in Cowan participated in the sessions and Hall. commented on the proposed program. Recognizing what he termed the "wide range of materials" within the developing program, he expressed enthusiasm for the Otterbein "The Consul", winner of the Richard Chamberlain, plan. The four-phase program, New York Drama Critic's Circle member of the Otterbein faculty Award for best musical play and who has concertized extensively calling for major revisions in the current Otterbein teacher the Pulitzer Prize for Music, will in the U.S. and abroad, having be sung by the Otterbein College appeared under the Cultural education design, opens with a general education phase which Opera Theatre on Jan. 18 and 19 Exchange Program of the would include proficiencies at 8: 15 p.m. in Cowan Hall. Department of State, will be Mr. A contemporary tragedy in Kofner. Prof. Chamberlain's granted by pre and post testing. Second phase would be the singing and dialogue, "The l"rofessional career has included pre-professional level, geared to Consul" is set in a contemporary principle roles with opera provide a broad overview of the European country and tells the companies -in Mannheim, educational system for students, imaginary story of John Sorel, Cusseldorf and Palermo, in offering field study and human who is forced to flee his country addition to U.S. companies. relations training. In this phase, for his freedom. Reminiscent of Others in the cast include skills in new media the refugee flights from Eastern developments and Europe, Sorel's escape for Paula Thrush, Mary Jan micro-teaching, peer teaching survival means that he must Whitacre, Steve Ricard, Robyn and audio-visual utilization leave his wife and baby and his Pruett, Frederick Knapp, and would be introduced. The third mother behind. Magda Sorel, Gary Wo.oten. "The Consul", is , being phase is to include educational trying to join her husband in psychology and the practices freedom, seeks help from the produced and directed at and principles of teaching, Consul's office, only to find Otterbein by the college director emphasizing the development of herself thwarted by endless of choirs Dr. William Wyman. Conductor of the orchestra will a teaching s~yle. Fourth phase nf papers and documents. the new program would be the Time passes, and the · Sorel be Wybo Van Biemen. Stage teaching practicum. baby dies, as does -John's design and lighting is by David For each phase of the mother. When Magda learns that Hammond with costumes by Jan developing program, pre and John is coming back for her, she Walters. Choreography is being post testing of competencies realizes he will be arrested and designed by Jan Whallon. Tickets for "The Consul" will would be developed. she sends word through tire Consul that he must not, for she be available at the Cowan Hall The competency-based box office, 1-4 p.m. beginning will be dead. teacher education design at Major singers in the musical Jan. 7. Seats are $2.50 and Otterbein, to be in 1 at Otterbein are Allen Roese as $1.50. For reservations, _call developmental stages for several 891-3331. Sorel, Betz Loweas--Magda, and years, has as project leader Dr. Jill Leasure as the mother. Other Mildred Stauffer of the All Non-dorm stude~ts have singers in the cast are Walker Otterbein department of a mail box in the basement of Outten as the Secret Police education. Project participants Agent, Tom Lloyd as the Towers Hall: Please check and if are professors Dr. Chester Magician, Carolyn Windom as you do not have a mail box, Addington, chairman of the report to it to the College Mail Anna Gomez, and Marianne , department; Dr. Oris Amos, Dr. lroom. Wells as the secretary. Roger Deibel, Dr. Jen:y

Otterbein presents award-winning opera

Hopfengardner, Prof. Harold McDermott and Prof. Virginia Mellott. Attending the worksnop were off-campus guests Ross Bar, supervisor of teacher education certification for the Ohio Department- of Education; Bob Bennett, curriculum director of Jefferson Local Schools; and Earl Riggle, head of the Department of Education at Muskingum College. Also; Ray Bertelsen, curriculum director of

Westerville Public Schools; and Douglas Theaker, administrative assistant in curriculum for Big Walnut Local Schools; in addition to a number of Otterbein professors from various departments. Support by the Ford Venture Grant has been made for the initial developmental phase of the project. Additional funding is being sought by Dr. Stauffer and the department for the succeeding phases.

Otterbein students take inter-term trips How did you spend your winter interterm break - at home, on compus, working, or just ·relaxing from all the drudgery of studying? Several Otterbein students took trips to various parts of the country and the world. Among the trips was a concert choir tour of the Eastern United States, a student tour to Mexico, and a student tour to London. The Otterbein College Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. William Wyman, left for their yearly tour on November 25. They traveled through Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. and its surrounding area. The choir presented twenty .one high school and church concerts in all. Several of the- concerts took place in high schools and churches of student_s in the group, including the alma mater of Dr. Wyman. The students traveled in a chartered bus and stayed in homes of families on the tour. The highlight of the 1973 tour was the two-day stay in Washington, D.C. The choir presented a concert in National Cathedral during this stay. They had time to tour the Nation's Capital. Gayle Bixler was even fortunate enough to see Senators Hubert Humphrey and Edward Kennedy. Some of the selections that the choir performed while on tour were: "Bach Motet," "The Gloria" from Hassler's Mass, "O Bless the Lord my Soul" from Godspell. Tom Lloyd and Ed Morris, both senior voice majors at Otterbein, acted as student directors during the concert choir tour. A small group of students from Opus Zero also performed during the high school concerts. Among their selections were "I Need You," "Across the Universe," and "Summer Breeze." The choir -re turned to Otterbein on December 6. Dean Van Sant took thirteen Otterbein students to London, England. The group included: Lee Ann Barber, Marsha Rice, Helen Krieg, Connie Evans, Bernie Zingale, Cindy Spriggs, Jan Rhodehamel, Cindy Klatte, Nancy Grace, Pam Pauley, Sue

The group left New York on November 29. On the first Saturday that they were in London, they had a bus tour of the city. The rest of the time , everyone was free to see and do whatever they desired. Some ()f the things that most of the students . visited were Westminister Abbey, St. Paul's church, and, of course, Buckingham Palace. The group saw several plays in London and Andre Previn and Julie Andrews performing with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Many students took train trips to places outside of London, such as Canterbury, Oxford, Stratford, and Stonehenge. Everyone found that London was darker than normai due to the energy crisis which has hit Great Britain especially hard. The group found that the attitude of the Londoners concerning the energy crisis was fantastic. At a gas station or "petrol" station near their hotel, cars were usually lined up for three or four blocks, because gasoline was scarce. Doctors and taxi cab drivers were given preference over other people for gasoline. However, whenever taxis ran out of gas they would just have to go home because they could only have so much a day. The drastic three day work week and other measures to conserve energy were not announced by the British government until a few days after the Otterbein group returned to the United States. Seipel, Carol McClain, and Mary Ellen Berger. Dr. Day and Dr. and Mrs. Rhodabaugh from Lancaster were also members of the entourage. There were not enough students to go on a theatre tour this year, so Dean Van Sant offered to take a few students with her. She went to London especially to gain more information and ideas on movement in theatre. Otterbein College just began a program in movement in theatre last spring. Dean Van Sant teaches the course. She went to Goldsmith College outside of London because it is well-known throughout the world for its dance and theatre departments.


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