Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Cultural entertainment In order to bring a more sophis- ticated and cultural atmosphere to the campus, the cultural arts board was created. This board's purpose was to bring many different types of talent to the college. The first action of the board was to purchase Whoopsie Daisy, a controversial modern sculpture. Edmund Whiting, sculpturer and creator of MWhoopsie Daisy, was the first of the lecturers. He presented an interpretation of his 1,000-pound fiberglass structure and described it as an representa- tion of a mother's joyous love for her child. He said the continuous linear movement of the piece is as expressive of this love as the figures themselves. In the concert given by Eugene Holmes, principal baritone artist with the Metropolitan Opera National Company, South- western students and the Winfield community were exposed to a fine example of excellent professional talent. In keeping with the idea of varied presentations, Dr. Walter Judd, former congressman from Minnesota, was invited to lec- ture. He charged that communist aggressors around the world are trying to win and called for an increased understanding of the sit- uation to insure U.S. victory in the cold war. The cultural aspects of drama were clearly depicted by Bram- well Fletcher in An Afternoon with George Bernard Shaw. 8

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Varied program of symphonic, flamenco and folk music presented at Southwestern during spring In his performance he sought to reveal the fully rounded personality of Shaw, private and public, from youth to ancient. Feb. 25 found Southwestern students doing what few people in this area have the opportunity to dofhearing a really fine symphony orchestra. This orchestra, one ofthe top ten in the United States, was the St. Louis Symphony under the di- rection of Eleazar De Carvalho. The Orchestra per- formed works by Berlioz, Tschaikowsky, Webern and Ravel. Founders Day brought to the campus one of the finest musicians in the classical guitar field in the person of Carlos Montoya. This flamencan guitarist used his own arrangements and original composi- tions based on the Spanish gypsy tradition. This concert was regarded by many as one of the high- lights of the year. In April, a folk festival was hosted by Southwes- tern. The festival was co-sponsored by the cultural arts board and the student council. The festival idea was not unique in as far as there have been others in the eastern U.S. However, Southwes- tern's folk festival may have been the first in the Midwest. 3 3 Q ',y.-:s.rfs. is 5 f s t at .S Bt iw