University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Corrado The model for the class poses in the front of an art classroom on a platform while the students in the class work hard to complete their drawings. The models earn $5 an hour, which is really very low pay for such work, according to Holschrichter. “We have to have people who really want to do it,” he said. The art department sometimes places an ad in the Antelope and contacts the Student Employment Service if they are having difficulty obtaining models. Notices on bulletin boards also bring responses. “We like to have different sizes, both male and female,” Holschrichter said. “If they think they’re too skinny or too stout, they’re often uncomfortable about it. “Some models are better at it than others because they’re more comfortable with their own bodies and movements,” he continued. Kellie Rouse, an art major from Omaha, has taken the class as well as modeled for it, although she did not model in the nude. “I was uncomfortable with modeling nude, so 1 modeled in tights and leotards,” she said. Rouse is also a dancer. The work was extremely difficult, she said. “It’s really hard to stand in a certain position for an extended period of time,” Rouse said. “After a while, I would get very tired and shaky.” Being a dancer helped a lot, according to Rouse, because she was used to holding her body in different positions, and she knew how much her muscles could take. Often, Rouse held a pose up to 30 minutes for the class to complete their drawings. Holschrichter also has the students draw human figures that are clothed. “We start drawing people with their clothes off, then when we get better at that, we draw them with clothes. Sort of working from the inside out,” he said. Although Holschrichter said drawing in general is neither difficult nor easy, the students in the life drawing class must concentrate intently and they work very hard on their projects. “Conversation is very detrimental to the class,” Holschrichter said. “We have had models who talk during class and distract the students. We just can’t have that.” Each class has 20 to 24 students in it and it is offered every semester. The most difficult parts of the body to draw are the head, hands and feet, Holsch- richter said, because of the great amount of detail in them. Students spend extra time practicing drawing them before they do any drawing from the models.

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‘Working from the inside out’ Models bore oil for ort Getting down to the “bare essentials” is a requirement for art majors and minors at KSC. Life Drawing 204 is a mandatory class for art students, and it includes the drawing of nude models in class. “The human figure is our primary subject in this class,” said Elmer Holsch- ricther, the professor of art who has taught the class for 22 years. “It is the only art class where the subject matter is predeter- mined, and it always includes nudes.” The class is held in a large classroom with a human skelton and charts of the muscular system in the front. Students examine these to get a feel for the nude models they will be drawing. Also in the front of the room is a Jfarf platform. This is where the models pose. According to Holschrichter, the models enter the room from a dressing area, usually wearing a towel, and strike their pose on the platform after removing the towel. The students’ desks are in a semi-circle around the platform. The models usually drape themselves between poses, Holsch- richter said. The students in the class approach the models’ nudity in a professional manner, Holschrichter said. “It does take a pretty mature bunch of people though,” said Diane Martelle, who took the class this fall. “There were a few giggles the first day, but not anymore.” Drawing nudes is a necessary part of becoming an artist, Holschrichter said. HI V by Julie Clopton Many of his students agree. “When you look at art history, all the great artists have drawn nude figures,” said Melody Jones, an art major from Lincoln. “We think of the model as a subject and a learning experience, not as a person.” “It doesn’t affect you as much as you might think at first,” said Frank Marsh, a sophomore majoring in art. Once the students become accustomed to it, it’s not a problem, Holschrichter said. “We are used to encountering people with their clothes on,” he said. “You just seldom encounter nudes. “I know a lot of non-art people probably develop fantastic fantasies about the nudes, but we just don’t do that,” he continued. The students are on a first-name basis with the models, but don’t know their last names in order to respect their privacy, Martelle said. Each class usually has three or four models who pose in the nude or semi-nude, Holschrichter said, but “sometimes we’re stuck with one.” There are normally a number of volunteers for modeling, but sometimes the art department must advertise for models. “There’s a unique experience involved with modeling,” Holschrichter said. “They also like to be paid and there’s an interest in the drawing process itself.” An art student concentrates intently as she works on a sketch in life dra wing class.

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'85 rush dries out IFC tries new format by Cory Dwyer An organized semi-dry rush was the format this year for the KSC fraternities. Inter Fraternity Coun- cil, IFC. under the advising of Pat McTcag- ue. developed this new type of rush to give incoming freshmen a better idea of the greek system. This change in rush included two days of structured rush parties during which no alcohol was served. After these parties, open rush parties were held. IFC has received a lot of positive responses from both fraternity members and pledges on this new system. According to McTeague, there is even a possibility for an all dry rush somewhere in the future. There are quite a few reasons why I FC decided to change rush from all varying to partly dry. McTcague said one reason was that pledge class numbers had stayed the same or gone down. IFC thought a struc- tured type of rush might help bring numbers up, because people would be going through rush out of interest for the greek system, and not just to party. Joe Maguire of Sigma Phi Epsilon felt his fraternity had a poor ratio previously, possibly due to people signing while under the influence of alcohol, and not really wanting to be in the house. He also believes some people lost interest when they found out fraternity life includes responsibilities, and isn't all partying. With no alcohol at the first two parties, both the rusher and rushee had clearer heads, and paints were understood much better. McTeague gave quite a few other reasons why no alcohol is a positive change in rush. Having the first two parlies dry enables the rushccs to see and hear about other parts of fraternity life. People who don t want to drink don't feel forced to at these parties either. More committed mem- bers are obtained without the use of alcohol, he said. Probably the most important reason for this change in rush would be the change in the drinking age. The houses are becom- ing more aware of their legal responsibili- ties, McTcague noted. Partially dry rush seems to be better for the greek system as a whole; it “helps get rid of the stereotype of always drink- ing,” said Maguire. The structured rush parties started Sunday. Aug. 25, with a rush orientation meeting, in which 30 to 40 rushees became familiar with the greek system and had an opportunity to meet some KSC fraternity members. The next two nights consisted of rush open houses. The group of rushees was divided into seven smaller groups of five or six people each, and they took turns going to the individual houses. Through these tours, the rushees had chances to meet many fraternity members, and they had the opportunity to visit each house before they pledged. No one was allowed to sign a house until the end of the week, Friday. Aug. 30. During the rush open houses, each house had 20 minutes with each group. In that time, the rushees were shown the houses and introduced to many of the members. The whole idea was kept very informal and casual. Although probably the majority of new fraternity pledges at KSC were signed during open rush parties, the first year of structured rush worked extcmcly well. “People were more conscious of the entire fraternity system,” said Scott Acrosmith, IFC president. Since it is such a new idea, IFC is hoping that dry rush will catch on. There have been many positive comments about rush running so smoothly this year, “no problem with police or neighbors,” said Scott Kulhanek of Phi Delta Theta. He felt that greek is becoming increasingly posi- tive, “up all over campus.” Dave Frick, a new Phi Dell pledge, thought rush “seemed well organized; I felt comfortable, not much pressure.” The results were good for the fraternities, with most of the pledge classes being larger then in previous years. A totally dry rush will probably not be the format next year, although the idea is being discussed for the future. Maguire commented on dry rush saving money for the houses while creating a need for more rush party activities such as football games and barbeques. Dry rush will also help outside views on fraternity life. However. Kulhanek thinks that rush will totally change if it is dry. People might lose interest, and summer rush would become more necessary. Whether the fraternities at Kearney Stale continue to use the partially dry rush developed this year or move on to a totally dry rush, they continue to create a more positive attitude within the houses as well as in the community, McTeagilc said.