Tough Hands Needed In Carillonneur's Job
A carillonneur faces the problem not only of improving his technique with practice but of toughening his hands.
Albert Gerken, KU's new carillonneur, has been working to toughen his hands since he began playing the carillon two summers ago at the University of Michigan.
A NATIVE OF Bradford, N. H., Gerken received a B.A. degree with a major in organ from the University of New Hampshire in 1960 and received the master of music degree from the University of Michigan last year.
It was then Gerken, the organist, learned the obstacles of developing into Gerken, the carillonneur.
At the University of Michigan he was a student of Percival Price, one of the nation's leading carillonneurs.
GERKEN HAS STUDIED organ since he was in high school and played the instrument in the Methodist church in his hometown since he was 13.
When Gerken began studying carillon at the University of Michigan he discovered a striking difference between playing the organ and the carillon—the former is played with the hands; the latter with the fists.
"THE ONLY REAL similarity between the organ and the carillon is that each has a pedal," he said. However, the organ has more keys than the carillon.
Gerken said carillon playing is often difficult because the span between the carillon keys is wide.
"SOME HAVE 77 and some have as small a number as 23."
Another problem a carillonneur faces is the number of bells in carillons varies throughout the country.
The KU carillon has 53 bells, ranging in size from 7 tons to 10 pounds. The instrument is located in the World War II Memorial Campanile that overlooks Memorial Stadium. The campanile and the Memorial Drive were a $350,000 gift to KU from alumni, students and friends in 1951.
Unfortunately the pitch of a carillon is fixed permanently at the factory, so the only adjustment a carillonneur can make is with his ears.
Gerken replaces Ronald M. Barnes who was carillonneur since the instrument was installed at KU in 1951. Barnes is now carillonneur and master of the tower at the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
GERKEN, who is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, finds it difficult to replace Barnes who has had more than 17 years experience.
"Ive only been at it for about a year and a half," he said.
But he practices at least four hours a day.
"FOUR HOURS is a minimum. I woud do more if I were not teaching classes."
Gerken is an instructor in music theorv.
He plans to continue presenting carillon concerts at 7 p.m., Wednesday and at 3 p.m., Sunday.
AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR at Coker College in Hartsville, S. C., Gerken taught organ and piano, choral conducting, music history and theory. In addition he was choir conductor and organist at the Episcopal church in Hartsville.
JFK Pledges Support To Keep Alabama Peace
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—President Kennedy, urging whites and Negroes to unite in steps toward peaceful progress before more lives are lost, has thrown the power of the federal government into the search for the church bomber who killed four Negro children in Birmingham, Ala.
Kennedy yesterday pledged federal aid in preserving the peace in racially tense Birmingham and tracking down the bomber.
THE REV. DR. MARTIN Luther King urged Kennedy to send federal troops to the city. However, a high government source indicated that no immediate use of troops was contemplated. But 300 federalized Alabama National Guardsmen are available for duty, along with 450 Birmingham police, 150 sheriff's officers and 300 state police.
VIOLENCE FLARED sporadically throughout the tense city last night and a Negro youth was shot in the arm by a white motorist who fired three pistol shots into a crowd of Negroes throwing rocks at cars. Similar rock and brick throwing crowds caused traffic to dwindle to a trickle through most Negro neighborhoods after sunset.
About 1,000 Negroes voted last night to stage a segregation protest march on the state capitol in Montgomery, but Negro leaders later said the plan required more thinking.
Authorities last night announced the arrest of two white teenagers who police admitted shooting to death a 13-year-old Negro boy on a bicycle. The incident happened about seven hours after the church bombing Sunday and at about the same time police fatally shot a rock-throwing Negro youth who ignored their order to halt.
Rock by rock, splinter by splinter, FBI bomb experts continued today to examine rubble from the church bombing.
61st Year, No.3
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1963
Daily hansan
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Housing Completed for 800; Progress Slow for Others
Topics to be discussed will cover the structure of U.S. society with emphasis on race and class factors, U.S. government institutions, and policy toward Latin America.
Seven student leaders from Colombia, South America, will arrive at KU tomorrow for a five-day visit to exchange ideas with students and professors.
On Thursday the students will visit Eudora, where local officials will explain small town government. They will visit Haskell Indian Institute on Friday.
The Colombians are traveling at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State. All arrangements for the trip were made by Prof. John P. Augelli, director of the Center of Latin American Studies.
Living facilities for more than 800 men will have been available here this fall.
Fred Ellsworth Hall, KU's newest and largest men's residence hall, opened this fall with accommodations for 670 men.
The seven students, who represent four Colombian universities, are Jaime Ceballos Bohorquez, 26, university student; Julio Cesar Corrales, 25, third-year law student; Hugo Sanchez Pineda, medical student; Ignacio Coral Quintero, 23, fourth-year law student; Anibal Dussan Arroyo, 23, fourth-year law student; Hernan Gomez, 21, third-year law student; and Omar Guerero Munoz, 24, third-year law student.
Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity has moved into its new house south of Stouffer Place and Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity will occupy its new house across the street later this month.
DEDICATION OF Fred Ellsworth Hall will be at 2:30 p.m.. Oct. 6. Speakers will include Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe and Fred Ellsworth, the person for whom the hall is named. Ellsworth is retired executive secretary of the KU Alumni Association.
The hall's student government has gotten off to a good start, Crawford said. The dormitory has begun its social activities.
David Crawford, resident director of Ellsworth hall, said the dormitory has 400-450 freshmen and many transfer students among its 670 residents.
KU to Host Latin Group
Other stops on their tour of the U.S. are Miami, Fla.; Puerto Rico; Niagara Falls; New York City; Atlanta, Ga.; and Washington, D.C.
Most of the residents felt the organization of the hall was moving along smoothly. "The hall does not have a feeling of oneness, but the wings do," said James Carroll, Kansas City freshman. "Hall spirit will increase in time."
Ellsworth is presently operating under a temporary constitution and government which will continue for eight weeks. Larry DeMarea, Kansas City, Mo. senior, is the acting president.
The general feeling is that the large number of freshmen are capable of helping the development of the hall to a great extent. Richard Hendrix, Coffeyville sophomore, said "We have quiet hours and most of the freshmen respect them."
The new Lambda Chi house represents a significant change for the fraternity. Its old house held 55 men; its new one accommodates 72 men. This enabled the Lambda Chi's to pledge its largest pledge class this fall — 32 men.
CONSTRUCTION for the TKE house started behind schedule and its members are presently living at a nearby motel. Present plans call for moving into the new house by Sept. 28.
Dedication of the 80-man house is tentatively set for November The fraternity's old house held 53 men.
The entire Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has set up temporary quarters at the Holiday Inn Motel, 23rd and Iowa, while construction workers are completing the new fraternity house.
Kansas Weather Fair; Cindy Threatens Gulf
The Weather Bureau forecasts partly cloudy weather for the Lawrence area tonight. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with showers likely. The high today is forecast for the middle 80's with the low tonight in the 60's.
On the Texas and Louisiana coast, however, the forecast is far from calm. Hurricane Cindy is expected to reach the area around noon today. Winds of 80 miles an hour are expected along with torrential rains in an area from Galveston, Texas, to Vermillion Bay, La.
The New Orleans weather bureau said that high winds extended outward 100 miles from the center of the hurricane.
Forecasters in the Galveston weather bureau said the storm may not get any worse than it is now in Galveston, where the highest winds were 74 miles an hour.
Heavy rain is expected to spread northward throughout most of extreme east Texas and west and north portions of Louisiana
The new house at 19th and Stewart, was slated for completion before classes began this fall.
The delay resulted in a demand upon builders to finance a per cent of the cost of housing approximately 80 TKEs and their house mother at the motel. The amount was not disclosed.
CONSTRUCTION officials estimate the new house will be ready before the end of the month.
A dedication and open house is tentatively scheduled for some time in November, Rod Lennard, TKE president, said.
Members of the KU Co-op council are seeking contractors to complete repairs which were to be done before classes began.
Future construction will further boost KU's housing facilities by more than a thousand persons.
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity plans to start building a new house expected to be ready for occupancy by second semester. Site for the house is immediately east of the Pi Beta Phi sorority house.
Work is now in the planning stages for a new dormitory south of Ellsworth which will house nearly 1,000 students. The hall is scheduled to open in the fall of 1965.
Key Privileges OK'd By AWS
For the fourth year at KU senior women will have "key privileges."
A. two orientation meetings last night in the Kansas Union, the senior privileges board of the Associated Women Students explained the rules for using the keys.
The keys allow senior women to choose their own closing hours.
LESLEY HAGOOD, Prairie Village senior and chairman of the board, said the success of the senior privilege plan is up to the women themselves. A woman who violates any of the rules forfeits her key.
A woman who has checked out a senior key may not allow other persons to enter the house or dormitory with her. Irregularities in the key system must be reported to the senior delegate, the president or the director in each organized house.
In addition, senior women must have the consent of their parents to obtain keys.
MISS EMILY TAYLOR, dean of women, said there has never been a lost or stolen key in the three years of the program.
"We expect the senior women to be mature enough to use their keys in accordance with the common standards of good conduct."
The keys wil be distributed this week.
Philosophy of War and Peace To Be Discussed in Open Seminar
A distinguished KU professor will begin a lecture series Wednesday night on "The Philosophy of War and Peace."
Errol E. Harris, the Roy Roberts distinguished professor of philosophy, will deliver the first of the weekly public lectures at 7:30 p.m. in the new auditorium of Dyche Museum.
PROF. HARRIS will deal with problems of war this semester, and problems of peace second semester.
problems of peace second grade. Students of at least junior standing may receive two hours credit each semester by enrolling concurrently in Philosophy 187, a seminar class which will meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays in 108 Strong Hall. Prerequisites for enrollment in the
Credit will not be given for attendance of only the lectures.
seminar are Philosophy 184 or Political Science 16L
EDWARD S. ROBINSON, acting chairman of the department of philosophy, said the lecture series is probably the first at KU open to the public, offering credit through participation in a seminar.
Prof. Robinson emphasized that admission to the lectures and seminar will be without charge.
"It is possible that the date of the lectures may later be changed to Thursday evening to avoid conflict with the SUA Classical Film Series," he said. "Any such change will be announced Wednesday night."
THE LECTURES will cover economic, military, political and legal aspects of war and peace, Prof. Robinson said.
Prof. Harris, holder of the distinguished professorship created by Roy A. Roberts of the Kansas City Star, came to KU last year.
He served as acting head of the department of logic and metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh in 1959-60, and earlier taught at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and at Connecticut College.
He delivered the Dwight H. Terry Lectures at Yale University in 1957 and is the author of numerous books and articles.