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Foundation Head To Speak at Fall Honors

When Richard W. Lyman, the new president of the Rockefeller Foundation, de- livers the 11 a.m. Fall Honors lecture on "Whatever Hap- pened to the American Cen- tury?" Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Graham Chapel, it will be a homecoming, for he taught at WU during the mid-fifties for five years.

Lyman, a specialist in con- temporary British history, served on the WU faculty from 1953 to 1958 before ac- cepting an appointment at Stanford University, where he rose through the ranks to be- come its president in 1970.

For some 10 years, until assuming his new duties as head of the Rockefeller Foundation last summer, he presided over Stanford where, according to The New York Times, he "acquired a national reputation as one of the country's most prominent educator-administrators, pro- viding firm leadership during a time when the university, like many others, was torn by student demonstrations against the war in Vietnam."

Lyman was selected from 1,000 candidates for the foundation post, succeeding the late John H. Knowles, a 1951 graduate of WU's School of Medicine, and a member of the WU Board of Trustees.

Lyman is also president of the Rockefeller Foundation's Commission on the Humani- ties which in mid-October is- sued its long-awaited report on "The Humanities in American Life." The 32-mem- ber commission, established in 1978, was comprised of many noted scholars and edu- cators, including William H.

WU Accepts Kresge Challenge For Engineering Improvement Plan

Richard W. Lyman

Gass, WU professor of philosophy and author.

Its members met five times between September 1978 and January 1980, as the commis- sion labored "to offer a pro- file of the humanities in American education and pub- lic life—their contributions and weaknesses." It also rec- ommended means for strengthening the humanities over the next decade.

Lyman has been a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation since 1976. He also serves as vice-chair of the National En- dowment for the Humanities, and is a member of the Na- tional Committee on U.S.- China Relations.

A Phi Beta Kappa, he earned the BA degree with high honors from Swarth- more College in 1947, where he majored in history. He was awarded the MA and PhD de- grees from Harvard Univer- sity in 1948 and 1954, respec- tively.

Lyman is the author of a book on The First Labour Government, 1924, published in London in 1957, and re- issued in New York in 1975. He is coeditor, with Lewis W. Spitz, of a two-volume work on Major Crises in Western Civilization, published in New York in 1965.

A $500,000 challenge has been received by WU from the Kresge Foundation to be ap- plied toward the Facilities Im- provement Plan for the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Chancellor William H. Danforth has an- nounced.

Implementation of the plan is estimated to cost more than $6 million. It will include con- struction of a new 37,000 gross square foot engineering building, now being built; ex- tensive renovation of Cupples II and Urbauer; and the pur- chase of new scientific equip- ment for instruction and re- search. Fund-raising efforts already have raised $4.6 mil- lion; an additional $900,000 must be raised before WU re- ceives the Kresge grant.

In accepting the challenge, Danforth stressed that the

Kresge gift will be a vital con- tribution to the overall ex- pansion program of the School of Engineering. "We are most grateful to the Kresge Foundation for what I consider a most farsighted gift. We have been provided with key funds at a critical point in our campaign. Now the challenge is to complete the job which is so essential to progress and growth of the study of engineering on this campus," he said.

The foundation's deadline for raising the additional funds is July 15, 1981.

The Kresge Foundation was created solely by the per- sonal gifts of the late Sebas- tian S. Kresge. Since 1924, appropriations of over $383 million have been made to institutions in the areas of higher education, health

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An artist's rendering of the gallery of Lopata Hall.

Indian Heritage Colors Writing In Revard's Prose, Poetry

This fall season has been as spectacular as its fiery foliage for Nompewathe. Unless you're well-acquainted with the WU Department of English, you may have difficulty identifying Nompewathe, who answers to the name of Carter Revard on this campus.

Revard, professor of English, acquired his Indian name in 1952 when he officially became a member of the Osage Thunder clan. Briefly translated, Nompewathe means "fear inspiring." Revard came by this appellation quite naturally, for he is part Indian.

He is also the recipient of a distinguished alumni award, one of four conferred this month by his alma mater, the University of Tulsa, where he earned the BA degree in English in 1952. Revard, a mild-mannered fellow despite his awesome Osage name, explained that because of that University's international reputation in petroleum engineering, he shared the alumni laurels with three oilmen, one of them a Venezuelean former head of OPEC. To a writer for Dialog, the University of Tulsa alumni publication, Revard quipped, "I will try to represent the liberal arts beside the petroleum crafts as bravely as possible."

Other achievements have made this a most productive season for him. Three Revard poems with enigmatic titles— "Now," "Dancing With Dinosaurs" and "The Country's"— were published in the Denver Quarterly's latest issue, which also carried an article he wrote called "History, Myth, And Identity Among Osages and Other People." In it, he recounted the nuances of his Indian name (pronounced Nom-peh-wah-theh), and explained how it gave him a personal identity which "care- fully, explicitly, unmistakably links me with that of my people."

Revard's poetry also appears in the current issue of Focus Midwest, and come Novem- ber, an illustrated book of his poems, Ponca War Dancers, will be published by the Point Riders Press. The book is a collection of some 30 poems, including one dedicated to his step-grandmother, Josephine Jump, who brought him into the tribe. A picture of his step- grandfather, Jacob Jump, also appears in the volume.

Born in Pawhuska, Okla., Revard grew up on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma, and is proud of his Indian heritage. He points out that "the mystical histories of the American Indian have influenced much of my writing."

Revard is a director of the American Indian Cultural Center in St. Louis, and also belongs to a gourd dance group with members from several Indian tribes.

His sympathies for the Indians have inspired him to invent a new word, "Ameropean," which he has used in his Denver Quarterly essay "to avoid the racist slur white and the ethnic slur Anglo." Revard revels in the study of language, and likes nothing better than to coin imaginative words.

When he's not preoccupied with these interests and his teaching at WU, Revard concentrates on the preparation of an Index of Middle English Prose, culled from the Bodley Manu- script Collection of the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England. Revard is also something of a literary sleuth who, through painstaking research, has amassed evidence showing that the scribe of a 14th-century manuscript known as "Harley 2253," which scholars regard as the best collection of Middle English lyrics before Chaucer took quill in hand, was a lawyer and chaplain from Ludlow, in Shropshire, England. If he is cor- rect, Revard may claim still another sobriquet—the Sherlock Holmes of Middle English antiquarians.

Carter Revard

Performers come from all over the country to participate in WU's annual ragtime festival Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 in Edison Theatre. The New American Ragtime Ensemble opens the festival tonight, that is, if conductor Tom Maguire (above) makes it in time.

Ragtime Festival Opens Tonight; Captures Era's Glamour, Charm

"Ragtime, '80," Edison Theatre's widely acclaimed festival of ragtime music and dance, will be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 on campus. All concerts begin at 8 p.m.

Ragophiles from throughout the country and Canada are drawn to the Edison Theatre festival for its many forms of authentic ragtime—folk rags, Harlem strides, classical rags, two-steps and contemporary rags—presented "show-style," with musicians garbed in glittering vests, colorful bow ties and garters, and dancers in lavish, whimsical costumes.

"Authorities sensitive to the heartbeat of ragtime believe that the Edison festival is the only one in the country centering exclusively on the history, performance and preservation of ragtime," said Steve Radecke, festival head and musical direc- tor of the WU Performing Arts Area.

The program is as follows: Thursday, Oct. 30, New Ameri- can Ragtime Ensemble; Friday, Oct. 31, Amherst Saxophone Quartet, Etcetera String Band, Dick Zimmerman, Ian Whit- comb, Dave Jasen; Saturday, Nov. 1, St. Louis Ragtime En- semble, Etcetera String Band, Amherst Saxophone Quartet, "Ragtime Bob" Darch and Steven Radecke; Sunday, Nov. 2, Trebor Tichenor and the St. Louis Ragtimers, Dick Zimmer- man, Ian Whitcomb, Don Burns and Dave Jasen.

On Nov. 1, the St. Louis Ragtime Ensemble, a professional touring company based at the University, will present the pre- mieres of two dance works choreographed especially for "Rag- time '80." Anna Marie Schary and Frank Kliegel will appear in "La Femme d'Erte," an elegant French rag with choreography by Annelise Mertz, director of the dance division, and costumes by Clyde Ruffin, assistant professor of drama. Costumes were inspired by the creations of French designer Erte.

In the second premiere, the raffish "Mannequin Rag," choreographed by artist-in-residence Gale Ormiston, three con- temporary punks invade a ragtime museum inhabited by a floozy and a mechanical piano player. Other popular repertory works are also on the program.

This year's festival will have a bigger sound, with more per- formances by bands and ensembles slated throughout the four evenings. "Traditionally, ragtime has been the province of the solo pianist," Radecke said, "but more groups like the classi- cally-trained Amherst Saxophone Quartet are diversifying into ragtime."

Tickets for each performance are $6 general admission, $4.50 for area students and WU faculty and staff, and $2.75 for WU students. Subscription tickets for the series of four con- certs are $18. For more information, call Ext. 6543.

Center, Department Collaborate On Internship in Washington

The Center for the Study of Public Affairs and the Political Science Department will inaugurate the Washington Semester Program next semester. An intensive, semester internship, the program is open to juniors in all academic fields, with the ap- proval of their deans.

According to Karen S. Dawson, faculty administrator of the program, four students have applied for the program; two have been accepted for spring 1981. One is an economics major who wants an internship in consumer affairs. The other is a business school student interested in communications regula- tions and policy determination.

The program is administered through the Washington Center for Learning Alternatives (WCLA), a non-profit educational organization which develops comprehensive learn- ing opportunities in the nation's capitol for undergraduate and graduate students.

"The student provides something like a job resume," Daw- son said. "The WCLA sends it to the various agencies and of- fices in Washington, and the student selects the most applic- able one from the available placements."

Students will work at that agency for 35 hours a week. In addition, attendance at a weekly seminar provided by the WCLA is required. The organization also arranges housing for students.

Students also must write research papers under the direction of a WU faculty member. Completion of the program entitles the student to 15 hours of credit.

The political science department has been thinking about inaugurating such a program for the last few years. Last spring, Dawson began studying it in depth, and finally the program was established when the department became affiliated with the WCLA.

"There were two routes we could have gone," Dawson said. "We could have operated the program ourselves, but that would have required hiring a faculty member to be in Wash- ington almost full time. The other route was to engage the WCLA.

"We're starting small with a limited number of students. Eventually, we hope to send about 10 students, preferably juniors, who will have enough academic background to make the experience one worthwhile." IXreSQC continued from p. 1 services, the arts, social wel- is William K. Y. Tao, another fare, and conservation. alumnus and member of the

The new engineering University's Board of building has been named after Trustees. He is president of a prominent St. Louis busi- William Tao and Associates, ness and civic leader and WU Inc., Consulting Engineers of alumnus Stanley L. Lopata, St. Louis. The St. Louis archi- and his wife, Lucy. Lopata, tectural firm of Smith and founder of the Carboline Co. Entzeroth, in association with of St. Louis, was recently Constantine E. Michaelides, elected to the WU Board of dean of the WU School of Trustees. Two years ago, he Architecture, designed the received the Alumni Achieve- new building, ment Award from the School A ,. „ . . of Engineering, and last year Apphcat.ons Sought received an Alumni Citation For Truman Awards at the University's Founder's Applications are being ac- Day ceremonies cePted for Harry S- Truman

National chairman for the Scholarships. The awards of Facilities Improvement Plan UP to $500° a year for four

years are for sophomores The WU Record is pub- wjtn "outstanding potential

lished weekly during the for leadership in govern- academic year by the Infor- ment," according to the foun- mation Office. Editor: Char- dation. One scholarship is lotte Boman (Ext. 5251). awarded every year to a resi- Calendar Editor: Marcia Neu- dent nominee in each state in man (Ext. 5254). Address the country. For further in- communications to Box 1142. formation, call Ext. 5100.

Arts and crafts from around the world are offered at the International Bazaar.

Nightly Entertainment Featured at Annual Campus Y Bazaar

Baubles, bangles and beads from the exotic lands of the Orient, Africa, Europe and the Middle East are among the many items for sale at "A World of Gifts," the Campus YMCA-YWCA's annual International Bazaar. The bazaar will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 4 through 7, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Ann Whitney Olin Women's Building Lounge.

For the first time, the bazaar will feature nightly entertain- ment. A touch of the "old world" will be added to the interna- tional extravaganza when a medieval club, the Society for Creative Anachronisms, performs folk dances and gives jost- ing demonstrations. Magician Cliff Solomon will wander through the bazaar performing magical feats. Performances by jazz musicians and Genesis, a spiritual band, are scheduled throughout the week.

A variety of international foods, coffees and teas will be sold at the International Bazaar Tea Room in the lounge throughout the bazaar. The Tea Room menu will change daily to include cheeses, bratwurst, Swedish meatballs, baklavah and other pastries prepared by Campus Y board members.

Merchandise will be sold in various price ranges. A booth for jewelry will include cuff links, necklaces, rings and jewelry boxes from Israel and India. Another booth will be devoted to toys and children's items. Wood carvings from Kenya, copper bowls and trays from Greece, spices, macrame hand bags and calendars from the Far East are just a few of the items that will be available at the bazaar.

The bazaar was planned over the past year by 23 WU undergraduate students. An additional 200 to 300 students volunteer to sell during the week of the bazaar. All proceeds go to the Campus Y to help finance its programs.

Nov. 2-8 Declared International Week Chancellor William H. countries. WU students learn

Danforth has declared the other languages and study week of Nov. 2 through 8 In- other cultures. They go ternational Week on campus. abroad to enhance their edu- In his announcement, he cation. Research is of interest noted that "it is appropriate to scholars of all nations." to remind ourselves at WU The Chancellor expressed that many of our efforts in- hope that "the activities of volve an international com- this week will suggest how munity. Many students, pro- near other peoples are and fessors and other staff mem- that we will take a moment to bers who enrich our institu- affirm our commitment to all tion come to us from other humankind."

CID Volunteers Hold Holiday Sale The Central Institute stitute for the Deaf, 818 S.

Volunteer Association will Euclid Ave. Small gift items, hold a Holiday Preview stocking stuffers, baby quilts, Thursday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. baskets, homemade breads to 7:30 p.m., at the Central In- and jellies will be for sale.

Calendar October 31-November 6

Friday, Oct. 31 4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar, "Peptide Antigens: Lessons for IR Gene Control," David W. Thomas, WU asst. prof, of pathology. 509 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., 4750 McKinley.

Saturday, Nov. 1 9 a.m. Neural Sciences Program, "New View on Glia," Richard P. Bunge, WU prof, of anatomy and neurobiology. 928 McDonnell Sciences Bldg., 4750 McKinley.

Monday, Nov. 3 4 p.m. Departments of Biological Chemistry and Genetics Lecture, "Localization of Nonhistone Proteins on Polytene Chromosomes of Drosophila," E.K.F. Bautz, U. of Heidelberg. Erlanger Aud., 4750 McKinley.

4 p.m. Department of Biology Seminar, "Matrix-Cell Interaction and Osteoclast Differentiation," Marilyn Krukowski, WU assoc. prof, of biology. 322 Rebstock.

8:30 p.m. School of Architecture Lecture, "Le Corbusier, Who Had No Desire to be Charming: One Account of His Strength," Peter Prangell, WU Harris Armstrong Visiting Professor; prof, of architecture, U. of Toronto. Steinberg Aud.

Tuesday, Nov. 4 12 noon. Biomedical Engineering Program Seminar, "Ophthalmic Instrumentation—Present and Future," Jay Fleischman, director, Retina/Vitreous Service, St. Louis U. 405 Bryan.

4 p.m. Cellular and Molecular Programs Lecture, "Murine T. Lymphocyte Clones with Distinct Immunological Functions," Frank W. Fitch, dept. of pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine. Erlanger Aud., 4750 McKinley.

Wednesday, Nov. 5 11 a.m. Fall Honors Assembly, "Whatever Happened to the American Century?" Richard W. Lyman, president, Rockefeller Foundation. Graham Chapel.

4 p.m. Department of Microbiology Lecture, "Processing of Ribosomal RNA in Cultured Mouse Cells," Lewis H. Bowman, WU research assoc. in microbiology and immunology, and David Schlessinger, WU prof, of microbiology and immunology. 509 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., 4750 McKinley. 7:30 p.m. Black Studies Program W.E.B. DuBois Lecture Series, "The Pathology of Oppression," Florynce Kennedy, N.Y. attorney and feminist. Graham Chapel. 8 p.m. School of Fine Arts Lecture, with Noel Martin, graphic designer. Steinberg Auditorium. 8 p.m. Department of English Poetry and Fiction Reading Series, Patricia Goedicke, author of Crossing the Same River, reading her poems. Hurst Lounge, Duncker.

Thursday, Nov. 6 12 noon. Hillel Lecture, "The Soviet Draft: Catch 22," IgorTufeld, Hebrew U., Jerusalem. Third floor, Ann Whitney Olin Women's Bldg.

4 p.m. Department of Chemistry Seminar, "Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Reaction Dynamics of Ions," G. Barney Ellison, prof, of chemistry, U. of Colorado. 311 McMillen Lab.

4:30 p.m. Department of Sociology Seminar, "The Difficulties of Democracy in Brazil," Pedro Cavalcanti, WU adjunct assoc. prof, of sociology. 219 McMillan.

Music

Friday, Oct. 31 8 p.m. Early Music Festival Concert, with Nicholas McGegan, WU artist-in-residence, and Lynn Hizer, WU doctoral student, baroque flutes; Charles Metz, WU grad. asst., harpsichord. Works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach. Holmes Lounge. Admission $2.

8 p.m. "Ragtime '80," with Richard Zimmerman, Ian Whitcomb, the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, Etcetera String Band and Dave Jasen. Edison Theatre.*

Saturday, Nov. 1 1 p.m. Early Music Festival Master Class, Nicholas McGegan, WU artist- in-residence, baroque flute; and Charles J. Metz, WU grad. asst., harpsichord. Holmes Lounge. Performers must register in advance by calling Ext. 5574. Admission free.

8 p.m. Early Music Festival Concert, with the Concerto Castello, performing a program of Italian works. Holmes Lounge. Admission $2.

8 p.m. "Ragtime '80," with the St. Louis Ragtime Ensemble, Etcetera String Band, Amherst Saxophone Quartet, "Ragtime" Bob Darch and Steven Radecke. Edison Theatre.*

Sunday, Nov. 2 1 p.m. Early Music Festival Master Class, with the Concerto Castello. Performers must register by calling Ext. 5574. Holmes Lounge. Free.

8 p.m. University City Symphony Concert, directed by William Schatzkamer, WU prof, of music. Silvian Iticovici, violin soloist. Graham Chapel.

8 p.m. Early Music Festival Concert, "II Ballo dell' Ingrate" (The Ungrateful Women), a short opera by Monteverdi, performed by members of the WU Collegium Musicum and directed by Nicholas McGegan, WU artist-in-residence; and the "Magnificat" from Vespers, by Monteverdi, performed by the WU Madrigal Singers, directed by Orland W. Johnson, WU professor of music. Holmes Lounge. Admission $2.

8 p.m. "Ragtime '80," with Don Burns, Dave Jasen, Dick Zimmerman, Ian Whitcomb, Trebor Tichenor and the St. Louis Ragtimers. Edison Theatre.*

Thursday, Nov. 6 8 p.m. Department of Music Graduate Recital. Bruce Berr, piano. Graham Chapel. Admission free.

•General admission $6; $4.75 for WU faculty, staff and area students; $2.75 for WU students. Tickets available at Edison Theatre Box Office.

Films

Friday, Oct. 31 1 p.m. WU Gallery of Art Films, "Expressionism" and "Klee." Steinberg Aud. (Also 2 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2, Steinberg.) 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "North Dallas Forty." Brown. $1.75. (Also Sat., Nov. 1, same times, Brown.) 12 midnight, WU Filmboard Series, "The Exorcist." Brown. $1. (Also Sat., Nov. 1, midnight, Brown.)

Monday, Nov. 3 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "To Have and Have Not." Brown. $1.75. (Also Tues., Nov. 4, same times, Brown.)

Wednesday, Nov. 5 7:30 p.m. WU Filmboard Series, "The Tree of Wooden Clogs." Brown. $1.75. (Also Thurs., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Brown.)

Exhibitions

"William Jay Smith, Man of Letters," a retrospective exhibit of the author's books and literary papers. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, 5th level, Olin

Faculty Discuss Election And Foreign Policy

Five WU faculty members will participate in a panel dis- cussion on the topic "United States and the World: Will the Election Make a Differ- ence?" The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Oct. 30) in the Mudd Hall courtroom.

Panelists are: Victor T. Le- Vine, professor of political science; Gary W. Shanafelt, visiting assistant professor of history; Stanley Spector, pro- fessor of Chinese studies and director of international studies; and Richard J. Walter, chairman and profes- sor of the department of history.

The program is presented by the Committee for Gen- eral Studies.

Library. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. Through Dec. 30.

"Greek Vases and Roman Glass." Print Gallery. Through Nov. 23. "Cubist, Expressionist and Surrealist Paintings and Sculptures." Upper Gallery. Through Nov. 2. "American Art." Lower gallery. Through Feb. 1. All in the WU Gallery of Art, Steinberg Hall. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays; 1-5 p.m., weekends. "St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1879-1980." WU Medical Library Annex, 615 S. Taylor. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays. Through Dec. 12. "Visual Catalogue Exhibition." Bixby Gallery, Bixby Hall. 10 a.m.- noon and 1-4 p.m., weekdays; 1-5 p.m., weekends. Through Nov. 14.

"James S. McDonnell Memorial Exhibit." Olin Library, main floor. Hours: 8 a.m.-12 midnight, Mon.- Thurs.; 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.; 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat.; 11 a.m.-12 midnight, Sun. Through Dec. 4.

Sports

Saturday, Nov. 1 11 a.m. Women's Volleyball, WU vs. Missouri Valley College, Ann Whitney Olin Women's Bldg. Gym.

Sunday, Nov. 2 2 p.m. Soccer, WU vs. Quincy College, Francis Field.

Gouldner Featured On Wheatley Program

Alvin W. Gouldner, WU Max Weber Research Profes- sor of Social Theory, will be featured on nightly inter- views conducted by Parker Wheatley on KMOX-TV (Channel Four) the week of Nov. 3-7. He will discuss "Be- yond the Presidency: The U.S. Leadership Crisis." These programs will air Monday through Friday after the CBS Late Movie. The programs will be repeated on Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 4-8, at 5:40 a.m. Gouldner can also be heard on Sunday, Nov. 9 from 6:30 a.m., to 8 a.m., when the entire series of programs will be aired in con- tinous succession.