Friday, July 19, 1968
KAMPER KANSAN
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Supervisor Lawson likes hunting, fishing
Fishing, hunting, and kids are a few of the hobbies of Charles Lawson, one of the supervisors for the 1968 Midwestern Music and Art Camp.
Standing approximately five feet six inches, Lawson is a man very well known around the camp. Lawson has brown hair, hazel eyes, and a deep, stern voice. He has a very distinct manner that makes him unmistakable to any camper. Lawson has worked with the camp for
three years in which time he has held various positions.
Lawson feels that there is a problem with the student rebellion against camp rules. He is very concerned about this and is trying to improve the present situation.
Being supervisor is not an easy job by any means. Along with the supervising, Lawson has to handle many disciplinary measures.
Some campers feel that he is unjust in a lot of his decisions.
There are some who feel that he is just a very hard man with a lot of power that he likes to throw around. Despite the feelings of the campers, Lawson says that he loves all high school students.
During the year Lawson is a band and orchestra teacher at a Wichita High School. Lawson has taught there since the opening of the school seven years ago. He enjoys his work very much, he says.
It's Really Great
Boy campers like ballet
By MERI MAFFET Kamper Kansan Reporter
Nicky Gardner and David Smith have an unusual girl problem.
As the only male campers in the ballet division, they have the 104 young ballerinas of the troupe competing fiercely for their attention.
ISN'T THE situation frustrating?
$400 given for study in design
James H. Johnson of Buckner, Mo., has been awarded a Joseph Mitchell Kellogg scholarship for an entering freshman in the School of Architecture and Urban Design at KU. The scholarship is for $400 in the 1968-69 academic year.
Johnson, a graduate of Fort Osage High School, is the son of Mrs. Phyllis E. Johnson and the late Thornton A. Johnson of Buckner.
The Kellogg scholarship memorializes the late professor who taught architecture at KU for 34 years before retirement in 1956. He was chairman of the department for many years when it was in the School of Engineering and Architecture.
"It's great!" 15-year-old Gardner grinned, flopping his long blond hair to one side. "The girls say how good it is to have boys here. They look up to us."
The unique position has more than one advantage, the boys agreed: the girls confide in them. "I get in on all the gossip," Nicky said. "It's fun because I know all the secrets."
THE TWO "Romeos" are old pros. Since they began their study of ballet in grade school, they have been thrown into a constant working situation with the opposite sex. But although they seldom have other boys in their dancing classes, they do not feel self-conscious.
"The girls understand about dancing," Gardner explained. He added with satisfaction, "When they find out I'm better than they are, we get along fine."
THE BOYS, who plan to become ballet masters, have not had the manliness of their occupational expectations questioned since grade school. There never was much of a problem for Gardner. Because he was the fastest runner in his school. His friends convinced themselves that he studied ballet to improve his track skills. Gardner was not about to tell them differently, he said.
"Only the ones who are envious of you razz you," he said, reflecting the philosophy of his profession.
Gardner, a native of Lawton,
Okla, started formal study of ballet three years ago when a short course in tap dancing whetted his appetite for the challenge of classical ballet.
BALLET IS a tradition in the Smith family. Fourteen-year-old Smith of Lancaster, S.C., received his first instruction at the barre unenthusiastically at the age of four from his mother. Today his teacher is still the same, but his attitude has been reversed.
The boys' experience at camp has been so favorable that they both plan to return next year. Life at camp, however, has not been without its minor problems.
Gardner is sporting a broken toe, his first broken bone, as a result of a dance rehearsal. It was not a painful experience; he didn't know it has been broken until 36 hours later after X-rays were taken.
For Gardner, camp has been a challenging experience. While he has accustomed himself to many aspects of dorm life—toothpaste on appliance handles, shampoo in beds, and after-dark snacks—he still has not adjusted to the normal routine of locking his room—he keeps losing his key.
-Kansan Photo by Bill Jeffries
COL. VIVIAN DUNN
During the first three weeks of camp he lost the key to his room twice, had his wallet stolen, forgot his "red badge of courage" on several vital occasions, and had $15 lost to theft.
Although neither of the daneurs said that he was anxious for camp to end, Smith has expressed hope that with a change of scenery his luck will improve.
He said he wasn't sure that a trip home would be the answer, however. Two weeks ago he visited home only to discover a pair of sheers waiting to snip off his long brown locks. He managed to avoid the inevitable end for two days, but eventually the snippers caught up with him. He returned to Kansas the next day with what resembled an extra-long crew cut.
Only one thing could be worse than the haircut, the boys agreed: the age old problem of finance. David is 1,200 miles away from home with only 50 cents in his pocket.
-Kansan Photo by Bill Jeffries
GUARDING THE DOOR
Charles Lawson, Ellsworth supervisor, places his imposing self at an entranceway to keep all non-campers from entering.
Students tour KC
course into Kansas City and showed them the different departments of the station. During the tour Boles explained the complete facilities of the AM, FM, and television medias.
A lot goes into the production of the news, weather, and sports as journalism students will testify to after a guided tour through the radio and television departments of KCMO.
Lew Boles, instructor of journalism, took the students enrolled in the radio-television
According to the students the most interesting part of the tour was the witnessing of a live television news broadcast.
Counselors accept challenge of positions
By JENNIE WEIN Kamper Staff Reporter
One of the necessary groups at Band Camp are the counselors.
Camp are the counselors. The counselors accepted the challenge of riding herd on high school students for many various personal reasons. (Some might enjoy it! The only benefit they receive is free room and board for the summer.
High school students are old enough to think of ingenious ways to make a counselor's life
Counselors are not helpless before such tricks; they have different ways to deal with any problems that arise. Often a stern rebuke will serve, but, if not, counselors have not forgotten all of their tricks either. Woe to the unwary camper that underestimates his counselor.
more interesting. These range from asking foolish questions, to sly tricks such as salting sheets, or a mass throwing of tin cans down halls.
Guest band conductor explains his like for music and his career
By ANN NORE Kamper Staff Reporter
Col. Vivian Dunn, principle director of music of the Royal Marines and professional head of Royal Marine School of Music, is this week's guest conductor at the band camp.
"I don't have a favorite composer. The composer I am working with at the time is my favorite. It must be this way if the best performance is to be given," he said in a crisp English accent.
"I love all instruments in the
DUNN WAS an original member of the BBC Symphony orchestra in 1930.
family of the orchestra. I probably have a special love for the violin since I was a violinist in the early days of my career." he said.
"My entire life is spent at music through composing, arranging, conducting, teaching, and recording and broadcasting. All these activities are time consuming but they have led me to an exciting and thrilling career," Dunn said.
"It IS A VERY great honor and pleasure to be a guest conductor at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp. I have grown to appreciate and admire the enthusiasm and dedication of the young student campers. They all work extraordinarily hard in the most natural and good-mannered way. No conductor could have had a more devoted response to his demands than I have had." Dunn said.
Dunn said he enjoys play golf and meeting and entertain his friends during his leisure t