Photo by Nancy Abrams
New couples make friends fast...with the chiggers
A camp couple, who are not at the moment identified, show that it is possible for people—who did not know each other two weeks ago—to become good friends, and to relax, too.
Fireworks show July 4 has many meanings
By MARY McCORVY
Kamper Kansan Reporter
Saturday, at dusk, students enrolled in the Midwestern Music and Art Camp will have an opportunity to attend the fireworks show that will take place in Memorial Stadium on the campus, sponsored by the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The city of Lawrence annually has its own Fourth of July celebration, a fireworks display that one can see for miles. The show is held in the Stadium before a full house, beginning at sunset. A guest speaker addresses the audience and as the sun sets the fireworks begin. The show ends with a grand finale.
It is traditional to shoot fireworks on the Fourth, but 200 years ago only bells rang and people shouted.
Volume 7, Issue 1
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
July 3, 1970
Music enrollment highest in camp
By KURT ANDERSEN
Kamper Kansan Editor
"Music—it soothes the savage beast!" If this proverb is indeed true, there will be a great number of "savage campers" soothed by the end of the five-week camp session.
Music is in no short supply at the Midwestern Music and Art Camp. Not only does the Music Division have more participating campers than any other single division, but it is the oldest as well.
The first camp, offering only music, was held during the summer of 1936. The Music Division and Camp Director then, as today, was Russell L. Wiley, who recently retired his professional post at the University of Kansas to make the administration of the
Midwestern Music and Art camp his only duty.
Several instrumental and vocal groups, as well as many small ensembles comprise the performing musical organizations offered at the camp. Those instrumental students with the highest proficiency are placed in the Concert Band or Concert Orchestra. Other music campers playing instruments are given the opportunity to perform in the Red, Blue, and Gold Bands. "Any of the bands require a lot of time and effort, though," says music camper Bill Thompson. "You're going to work whichever one you're in."
The instrumental groups perform free, weekly concerts.
All musical groups, including the four bands, two orchestras, two choirs, and small groups.
have rehearsals as early as 7:30 a.m., and sometimes as late as 4 p.m.
Many guest conductors will be present during the five-week session, rehearsing with the various bands for a week, and conducting the group in its weekend concert. Last week, for example, Col. Sir Vivian Dunn, regarded by many as the finest English bandmaster, was guest conductor.
One of last year's music campers, Rikki Andersen, who returned to hear last weekend's concert, remarked, "They're about as good as we were last year—and they have less people." Similar responses were heard from several returning music campers.
A concert schedule for the remaining weeks of camp is printed on page four of this issue.
Camp opens 33rd season
By KAROLINE KROEMER
Kamper Kansan Reporter
The 33rd season of the Midwestern Music and Art Camp opened June 21, with Russell L. Wiley once again serving as director.
According to Mr. Wiley the camp initially began to give "young people of America a chance to explore to the heights, to the greatest of their ability, the subjects in which they're interested, whether it be music, journalism, or whatever."
Music students, in very small numbers, were the first to attend the camp, which now contains many other areas including art, journalism, speech, mathematics, science and foreign languages.
Mr. Wiley said the camp has grown to be the largest of its kind in the world. He said the quality of the students and the quality of the work have improved considerably.
Mr. Wiley estimated that there are 1,250 campers this year, representing every state. There were also 400 junior high campers at the University of Kansas a week before this camp began.
There are approximately 150 Kansas faculty members this year.
Campers welcomed at KU
Last week, the highways that lead to Kansas were filled with excited, yet apprehensive, teen-agers. With checking in, registration, a meal in the dormitory cafeteria, and one bed check behind them, previous anxieties began to disappear.
The arrival of Midwestern Music and Art students to the University of Kansas is nothing new. This year marks the 33rd year that the camp has been in session.
By KIM HUDSON, Kamper Kansan reporter
Reservations that parents may have about leaving their sons or daughters in a strange city can be dismissed. The people of Lawrence take care of the campers. A perplexed student need only ask for directions and help will be given.
No one makes the camper feel more welcome than the faculty. They take a sincere interest in helping each student. The teacher becomes involved with the camper as if the two were going to be together for a semester or more, not just five weeks.
The Midwestern Music and Art campers should be grateful to the city of Lawrence, and to the camp faculty, for the time, effort, interest and planning put forth for their behalf.
Photo by Mike Greer
Heavenly bound!
Cathy White, member of symphony orchestra, prepares for concert.
Photo by Leonard Sonhrin
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