Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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ARTHUR C. LAMB JR. '59 above, Baltimore, Maryland, has followed a course of study in his major. Biology, toward the realiza- tion of his pre-med aspirations. Much of Art's interest involves the Jazz idiom: He wrote a regular jazz column for the BDH; he ex plored new directions, dimensions, and distillations in jazz as co- founder and co-leader of the Nunotes, a prominent and alternately hot and very, very cool jazzgroup. For a decidedly cool sound to be introduced on a campus as dixie-infested as has been Brown for many years, it takes a dedicated group unwilling to play anything unpleasant to its own tastes. Art's Nunotes are Jjust such a group - and he has taken the punishment lack of work and reaped the rewards a dedicated and steadily-growing following of his ironclad dedication. His creative weapon, generally, has been a tenor sax- aphone, although Art trades it occasionally for the pen, specializing then in a highly-personal brand of poetry and short story. Next big scene: med school. JAMES S. GURNEY '59 left, Brockton, Mass., Beta Theta Pi, comes from a family with a strong Brown tradition including two uncles one amember of the Iron Men , two cousins, a grandfather, and a brother. As a debater Jim was vicepresident of Delta Sigma Rho, he took part with a great deal of sophistry in Debating Union-sponsored dinner debates. He upheld the affirmative in a match the topic of which was Resolved: We should give the Cam- marian Club away for Christmas, and the negative against a resolution that the I.D.C. is out to lunch. For amusement, Jim likes to just sit down and write speeches. This has been useful to his active career in campus affairs: he was a member of the Key and the Cammarian Club and served during his last three years as president of the Class of '59. Under his direction, the class sponsored lectures by Eleanor Roosevelt with '58 and Clement Atlee. BRUNO B. MODIA '59, Gloucester, Mass., majored in English Expression Honors, specializing in composition. A Wayland Scholar and a member of the Dean's List, Bruno dropped out of the Cammarian Club his junior year in order to have more time for academics. As editor of Brown's literary magazine, BRUNONIA, he arranged for a sales agent in New York and broke all circulation records. Born in Genoa, Italy, Modia came to this country in 1951 became a citizen in '56, and has worked closely with the World Community Commission, a meeting-ground for Brown's Foreign students. Making use of his interests in international affairs and writing, he's writing his thesis on the beginnings of Fascism - and illustrating the points he makes with excerpts from fiction rather than with statistical and strictly factual material. As a substitute for Philosophy IC 1-2, Bruno did a paper on the concept of Googoolplet; and for an honors course, he traced Chaucer's origins in Boccaccio - arguing against modern currents of criticism, he proved that Chaucer didn't have a full understanding of this source material in Boccaccio. Bruno has also served as captain of the fencing team. He plans to do graduate work in International Relations at John Hop- kins or at the American University of Foreign Trade in Phoenix.

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RICHARD A. FOREMAN '59, Scarsdale, N. Y., took part in the Honors program in English Expression Composition. Aside from occasional experiments with painting. Fore- man's interests and activities almost completely involve drama. As an actor, he's starred in many Sock and Buskin roles in addition to a heavy schedule of summer stock work. As a playwright. In addition, he has authored a novel, Circle of the Grass, served as Literary Wattlebit, performed by the Scarsdale Summer Theater, Frankie and Johnny, given by a Sarah Lawrence theatrical group - and has written a play as his honors thesis. The Man Who Was Not Wise. Foreman is an admirer of Bertolt Brecht, the great modern German playwright. In addition, he has authorized a novel. Circle of the Grass, served as Literary Editor of BRrRuUNoNIA, and founded the Creative Workshop - a showplace for under- graduate artistic efforts of all kinds. WILLIAMH. TRAUB '59, Richboro, Pennsylvania, is a member of Delta Upsilon. Bill is most well-known for his football ability. In addition, he is a firstclass skier both kinds, water and snow and has earned his pilot's license. Although he missed four complete games, he led the Ivy League in passes-caught in his last season, tied the Brown record for passes-caught in a single game against Harvard-7, was named to the coaches' 2nd team All-Tvy, honorable mention Associated Press All-TIvy, and 2nd team All-New England. Academically, Traub is a top student highest grades on football team, is

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30 STEPHEN K. OBERECK 60, Kirkwood, Mis- souri, is an English Expression Honors major composition and a member of Alplia Delta Phi. At Williston Academy, he was tire New England interscholastic diving champion. This accomplish- ment, combined witli his work with a professional Indian dancing society fat age 13 and his spear- heading of a drive to establish a fund for seagulls, comprise Steve's main non-literary activity. Steve is a poet - one of the finest undergraduate poets in the country. He's had dozens of poems pub- lished - this fact, plus an impressive publication list of short stories and criticism, makes him an important literary figure on the Brown campus. Although he didn't get his gym credits done until his sophomore year, he made dean's list. Steve was Associate Editor of EDITOR and Poetry Editor of BRUNONIA. His book and movie criticism was a popular feature of the BDH. At seventeen, he pub- lished a magazine Protons. His favorite poets are Villon, Rimbaud, Mallarme, Valery, Crane Hart, Stevens, Cummings, Thomas, Hopkins and Holder- lin. Teaching, writing, foreign service, and journal- ism are being considered for post-graduate school endeavor. JOHN L. LAZZATTI '59, Somerville, New Jersey, was an honors major in Classics. He was a member of the Cam- marian Club where he opposed changes made in the Club's system of representation and the Inter Dormitory Council where he favored constitutional changes leading to the formation of the Interhouse Council. As a junior, John served in the presidency of the Debating Union. During his tenure in that post, the Union held the First Annual Brown Debate Conference which was - as anyone who was able to sneak into the Saturday night party will testify - a howl- ing success. The topic was the right-to-work law and the scores of delegates had hundreds of debates before the event- ual winner. Harvard, emerged at the top of the heap. John won two of the Ratcliffe Hicks Prizes and Premiums for Excellence in Debate. His honors thesis is a commentary on the fifth Aneid. Plans teaching classics on the college level.