KAMPER KANSAN
Friday, June 27, 1969
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Volume 6, Issue 1
1,700 Campers invade Oread for six weeks
By SAYE SUTTON
Kamper Kansan Reporter
One thousand seven hundred Campers from 50 states are enrolled in the Midwestern Music and Art Camp, according to Russel L. Wiley, Camp director. They are involved in an intensive six-week study of their choice.
Students are offered courses in these 10 areas: ballet, music, speech and debate, Latin, Spanish, French, German, journalism, art and science and math. Classes
are divided by experience and level of learning.
THE CAMP, a non-profit independently financed structure, was opened in 1936 with less than 20 students attending. The cost for the six weeks was $56. Since that time the Camp has become the longest continually operating arts camp.
The Camp has steadily increased in size and structure, halting only during World War II. It is run with no state, federal or
individual grants. As the cost of living has increased so have registration costs. This year's budget reached $750,000.
When asked about the 400 student drop in enrollment this year over last year Wiley said, "We are extremely fortunate with the number of Campers this year The drop is twofold due to the nationwide economic pinch and parental concern over campus unrest."
Director abolishes council after meeting
"It is the general feeling among all of us that the Camp Council should and will be disbanded." Russell L. Wiley, Camp director announced Wednesday.
The disposal of the council, which was in its fifth year, came after a meeting of the Camp's entire supervisory personnel. "We feel that the students have already begun to use the council as a forum for argument—not as a place for constructive criticism." Wiley said.
also thoroughly disgusted," Wiley said.
The decision came following the initial Camp Council meeting, Tuesday night. "I was not only greatly disappointed with the general tone of the meeting, but
"We bring you to this Camp for the sole purpose of giving you six weeks of intensive training in the fields in which you are interested," Wiley said. "We are fulfilling our obligations and we are going to expect each Camper to fulfill his or her obligation in living and working in the Camp in an orderly fashion and accepting the regulations as they are laid out before you without protest."
Wiley warned that if any Camper felt he could not live under Camp regulations, he has the alternative to leave the Camp.
Wednesday the Camp director answered some of the questions asked by Camps at the Tuesday night meeting, First he said that
LANGUAGE, SCIENCE and art departments are down in enrollment. Language dropped 100 students and art had to reduce the number of pupils to 300 due to a shortage of facilities. For the first year science students are not financed by grants, yet, the department enrollment only dropped 10.
Music, ballet and journalism contain the largest increase of students to date. According to Wiley $30,000 more was spent on public relations this year with information being sent to 17,000 high schools, 1,000 ballet teachers and 38,600 music teachers across the nation.
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Three hundred campers are on working scholarships and do anything from sorting mail to answering telephones.
JUNIOR HIGH Band Camp,
held June 5 to June 15, met its
quota at 440 campers. An offshoot
of the Camp, it has increased its
attendance yearly.
On general Camp enrollment Wiley said, "We have the finest, highest campers and we are very proud of the crowd attending."
Camp goes on despite holiday
By LEA ANNE BROWN
Kamper Kansan Reporter
All Camp divisions will be in session July 4 according to LeRoy Esau, administrative assistant.
Esau said, "Any Camper planning to leave July 4 must complete a leave of absence form." This form, which may be obtained in the residence halls, requires the signatures of the Campers' parents and any instructors whose classes will be missed.
CAMPERS MAY leave by bus train, taxi or with their parents. Only very special permission will authorize Campers to leave with
persons other than their own parents.
Campers who remain in Lawrence may attend the fireworks display in Memorial Stadium. This event begins at 8:30 p.m. and Campers will be given permission to return later than the 10 p.m. curfew if they bring back their ticket stub.
The fireworks are provided by the Lawrence Jaycees who will admit camp students for 25 cents.
ALL CAMPERS are requested to remain away from the Campanile area. No Camper may possess fireworks.
The Camper must wear his identification at all times, when he is outside his room. Any Camper caught not wearing his badge will come under strict discipline Esau said.
Wiley urges students toward revitalization
Two years ago after a serious accident, Camp officials were afraid for a while that the wrong set of parents had been notified. The Camper was not carrying the old white identification card and initial identification revealed only the first name.
Russell L. Wiley, director of the 1969 Midwestern Music and Art Camp, urged students to revitalize their efforts in a new situation at a mass meeting of all campers at 7 p.m., June 18, in Hoch Auditorium.
Wiley noted that the 1,700 Campers include representatives from all 50 states.
DURING THE introduction of Camp personnel, the announcement of a new service available to Campers, the Guidance Bureau, was made. The counseling service, located in 116 Bailey Hall, will offer assistance to all interested Campers. Students may telephone Orv Wiebe, guidance service counselor, or Jean Parsons, guidance service counselor at UN 4-3931 for an appointment
Wiley announced that Calder Pickett, professor of journalism, would replace Lee F. Young as director of the journalism division. Young is resigning to assume the position of acting dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism.
Camp Recreation Director Jerry Denk announced the formation of an intramural recreation league. He added that bowling competition would also be available.
Identification badges back this summer
Wiley closed the meeting by urging Campers to attend the concerts and exhibits given by the various divisions.
THE MOVE has become necessary, Esau said, because many Campers are not carrying their identification cards with them. In case of an emergency Camp officials must have a quick and accurate method of identification.
The Camp administration has found it necessary this year to again issue Camp I.D. badges to be worn at all times, LeRoy Esau, administrative assistant, has announced.
The badges, which will be somewhat different than last year's, will be issued to all Campers by this weekend. The identification will be similar to that used by conventions with a blue card in a clear plastic cover.
This year they will include the Camper's name and room number typed on the card which will have "Midwestern Music and Art Camp 1969" printed on it.
1969" printed on it.
And the Campers gather once more