Friday. March 3. m1 SCARLET AND BLACK Page Fiv- Orchesis Coming . . . . ORCHESIS PRESIDENT Sua Ogami practices a sole for the concert. which will be presented nexi weekend. Yhoro by susan Kasser Knoph to Leave Kenyon no Knopi, Jentzen proiessor of economics at Grinnell College, has re- Resioraiion Singers “Catch 0n" é By JEFF DUNN As those who attended the Forum Catawba Dltliyramb last semester Will know, the “Catch Club” is flat Major Albert Omer’s division of the Faculty Softball Team, but rather a gang oi “profs" that spends most or its time “wining and wenching" ~ musically, that ls—with Malcolm Nelson (Eng- fish) The Dithyramh ieatured ihe first Griunell periorniance or that group —— more formally known as Restoration Catch singers — who are devoted to the rendition oi those peculiar sort of seventeenth century rounds as “Catches”. Since that highly successful display oi musicianship, the Cathers in roadtrip recitals have caught on among students oi Luthers and Graceland colleges. And now, world weary, they have iortumately consented to sing again in the Forum to‘ night. The club members are strict- ly music history hurts. Mr. Nel- son, who organized the singers from the faculty, has made extensive researches via Uni- versity Microfilms in order to locate unexpurgated editions,0i catches for the hobby which has fascinated him since 1952i He describes the “catch” as “a sophisticated canon in three or four parts usually dealing with women and wine. It is un- accompanied polyphony tor male Voices; and the text oiten contains puns or obscenitles which are emphasized, or even created by the music.” A catch diilers from a true round or canon in that parts are not necessarily duplicated in all voices and tend to catch up with one another toward the end oi the composition, finishr ing on a unison (hence the name “catch”), The catches had their most common usage in men’s drinking clubs of the Restoration and later (hence the restricted range of topics; (Are there any other?) The major purpose of the Re‘ storation Catch Club ~— how- ever professional its outrofeiown bookings may seem — is to have a good round of fun for all con- cerned. Although parts can be difficult and need close cor- ordination (and straight iaces!), Mr. Nelson does not wish to be maestro to his singers. Within certain limits, all sing- ers are expected to sustain their own individuality of line, It is amazing how well this demo< cratic approach fosters spon- taneity oi periormance. Other members of the group include Givens Thornton (psy- chology). George Eastman (education), Robert Canary (English) and Charles Sellers (Assistant to the President) Examining produce in an open—air marketplace in Lisbon is one way to broaden one’s knowl~ edge of the ways of the Portuguese people. These girls found exploring the nlnrkcls or cities around the world a relaxing change from studies undertaken during a semester at sea on Chapman College's noating compute now called World Campus Afloat. Alznda Knickerbocker of Knoxvilleflennesse —ln the plaid dress—returned from the study travel semester to complete her senior year in English at Radclitic College. inn Knippcrs of anrencehurg, Tennessee, a graduate oi the University at Tennessee, and a former Peace Corps Volunteer, first pursued graduaie sludies in International Relations and re- turned a second semester as a teaching assistant in Spunish on the world-circling campus. Students live and attend regular classes nhoard the so. RYNDAM, owned by the ECL Shipping Co. of Bremen for which the HollandsAmerica Lin: acts as general passenger agent. In-porr activi» ties are arranged to supplement courses taught aboard ship. As you read this, the spring semester voyage oi discovery is carrying 450 undergraduate and graduate students lhrough the Pnnnma Canal to call at ports in Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Denmark and Grant Britain, returning to New York Mlly 25. Next {all World Campus AndhteChnpmnn College will rake another 500 students around the world irom New York to Las Angelss and in the spring, a new student body will journey irom Los Angcles to ports on uorh west and cast coasts of South America, in western and northern Europe and as far casl as Leningmd heiorc returning to New York. For a Catalog describing how you can include a semesicr aboard the RYNDAM in your edllcn- tional plnns, fill in the information below and mail. signed to accept a position BLOUSES - SKIRrs SWEATERS _ “5555 as dean of the college and , professor or economics at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washr, President Glenn Leggett has an- nounced GRINNELL NEWTON If we do something that dis- kg: O’V pleases you. TELL us, We are al- ways glad to hear constructive criticism. of course we may chase you out with a butcher knife . . . '45:: World Campus A—floai.Direcloroindmrssions 6% Chapman College Orange. 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