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Monday. December 4. 1918'

Senate debates change of Sche
allowing non-native graduate students to teach

By DEBBIE MCDANIEL
Copy Editor

The Senate Council has received
numerous complaints about the
format of the fall schedule book. On
Friday. those complaints were
discussed but no final decision was
reached.

Non-native teaching assistants who
lack fluent English and the pass-fail
policy were also discussed at length by
the Senate Council.

The council‘s discussion on the
newspaper format of the fall schedule
book resulted from student and
professor complaints. Chairman .Ioe
Bryant said the purpose behind the
installation of the new format was to
save money. The schedule book paid
for itself this year.

However. a Nov. 9 letter addressed
to the council from James Kemp.
chairman of the admissions and
academic standards committee
expressed his dissatisfaction with the
format. “As a long-time faculty
member I have become accustomed to
schedule books I can read. I. therefore.

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want to protest against the format of
the I979 Spring Session fiasco." he
wrote.

“Who can file a newspaper? . .
.When I open the drawer this mass of
crumpled. cheaply printed newspaper-
Iike thing jumps at me. Are we so
hampered by funds that we can't have
something decent with which to advise
students?“ Kemp wrote.

Responses also came from Social
Professions Professor Constance
Wilson —— she asked the Registrar‘s
office “that they never do it again.“
and Academic Ombudsman Jane
Emmanuel suggested the council
“look for a more easily handled format

and save money at the same time."

After discussing the alternatives to
the newspaper. the council decided to
encourage the Registrar to find a
better format which would pay for
itself.

The council decided to alert
departments using non-native TA‘s as
lecturers that they can send these
people to the English department for
screening prior to class assignments.

The problem of non-native teaching

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assistants who have difficulty speaking
English and are incapable ol
explaining things from the text in
different terms. has been increasing.

“They think they can speak English
beautifully. but they can‘t speak it at
all." Bryant said. He said the English
department has three people qualified
to screen and teach English as a
foreign language.

' After a l5-minute interview. the
interviewer would be able to separate
non—native TA's who will have little or
no trouble being understood when
lecturing from those who need work in
spoken English or are hopeless as
lecturers. Bryant said.

“Students in the ‘hopeless‘ category
could probably not be trained at the
University of Kentucky and should
not be assigned to the classroom.
unless their competence in language
improves markedly.“ Bryant said in a
Nov. I9 memo.

Student Government Senator. Buzz
English introduced this issue after
Ombudsman Jane Emmanuel received
numerous complaints about student-

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’Surprising Five'
win first game easily

By JAMIE VAUGHT

Associate Sports Editor

Kentucky basketball Coach Joe B.—
Hall said last month that this year‘s
team could be called the “Surprising
Five." .

Hall looked like he was right
Saturday night when the young but
unpredictable Wildcats used a
balanced scoring attack to wallop
LaSalle 109-77 in UK’s season opener.
before 22.798 yelling fans at Rupp
Arena.

“We played well tonight.“ Hall said
in the post-game press conference. “I
was very impressed with our three
freshmen (Dwight Anderson. Chuck
Verderber and Clarence Tillman). I
was surprised with their effectiveness.“

LaSalle Coach Paul Westhead. who
currently teaches English composi
tion. was surprised. too. but in a
different way.

“I wouldn‘t have expected this big a
margin.” said the second winningest
coach in LaSalle history. “Kentucky
played good. hard. aggressive
basketball. They are a hustling team.

“Kentucky‘s freshmen looked good.
They were relaxed and very quick."

Sophomore forward Freddie
C owan. the crowd favorite. and junior

‘ guard Kyle Macy led the I0th-ranked

Wildcat attack with 17 and I6 points.
respectively. while freshmen
Verderber. Tillman and Anderson
each scored at least eight points in
their college debuts.

Verderber. who received the “Sixth-

dule book format,

difficulty understanding non-native
instructors.

To teach at U K. non-native persons
must take an English exam for
certification. Bryant pointed out in his
memo that screening them here on
their English ability is probably the
best way to insure fluency in English.

Tapes sent overseas may not be.

accurate. ,. .

lhe council unanimously passed a
recommendation to inform all
departments about the available
interviews. The item will be placed on
the University Senate agenda to
sensitize people to the issue.

After a lengthy discussion. the
council amended and approved the
Undergraduate Council‘s proposal to
change the pass-fail policy in order to
vallieviate problems in the College of
Business and Economics.

A Nov. 22 memo from the
Undergraduate Council stated
students in this college who had
completed their major‘s requirements
were enrolling in courses in their major
on a pass-fail basis and treating these
courses as departmental electives.

Continued on page 6.

Quality of freshmen insures everyone a chance
but Macy’s position as nice guy is intact

By MIKE KENNY
Staff Writer

In Kentucky‘s finest season opener
since Joe B. Halltook over in I972. the
Wildcats shocked LaSalle by a score of
l09-77.

While most Big Blue fans felt
Kentucky could give LaSalle a good
game. no one really expected a
runaway. Especially not Coach Paul
Westhead. whose LaSalle team
returned four starters from a squad
that went to last year‘s NCAA
tournament. “ I wouldn‘t have
expected this big a margin." he said. “
but they (UK) are a hustling team.”

Kentucky‘s biggest asset seemed to
be the great depth of its bench. The
non-starters chalked up 57 of the I09
total points and shot 54 percent from
the floor. Not bad at all considering
three of them were freshmen. playing
in their first collegiate game of the

regular season.

Coach Hall was impressed with his
reserves and said that this shuffling of
the lineup will help in the long run. He
was somewhat surprised with the

 

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effectiveness of his freshmen as the
three of them were in the lineup
simultaneously (they were undera
great deal of pressure from the LaSalle
veteran players.) LaSalIe's Westhead
added that the freshmen “ were relaxed
and very quick."

While the reason for their quickness
is talent. the major reason for their
being relaxed is Kyle Macy. Freshman
forward Clarence Tillman called Macy
a premier guard. one that simply
cannot be compared with. " He‘s cool
and calm and that makes us cool and

 

calm. Tillman said.

Anyone observing Macy on the
court Saturday night could see the
patience he had with the freshmen.
When Dwight Anderson (first year
guard) had opening game jitters. Macy
'did not climb on his back but merely
helped him settle down by words of
encouragement.

After the game. Macy explained his

attitude towards the freshmen. He
noted that coming out of high school
these guys were all-American. He
added. “ I don‘t feel I‘m in any place to
yell at them because I‘m just like
them...l‘m just one of the players.“
That in short is what is so
remarkable about this year’s edition of
the Wildcats - everyone is good
enough to just be one of the players.

Wheelcats beat Louisville

The UK Wheelcats. a basketball
team made up of handicapped
students. beat Louisville at Louisville
twice this weekend. Saturday night.
the Wheelcats defeated the Louisville
squad 4l-34. Sunday morning the
Wheelcats defeated Louisville 56-32.

The wins brought the squad‘s season
record to l2-0.

The Wheelcats will take on
Knoxville this weekend at the Seaton
Center. Game time is 6:30 pm.
Saturday. Admission is free and open
to the public.

'with help Of frosh

Man Award" for being the
outstanding U K substitute. pumped in
I4 points. Tillman (Dr. Silk) made l2
points. hitting all eight of his free
throws:

The other Kentucky player in
double figures was Tim Stephens. The
junior from McCreary County
connected on six of eight shots for l3
points. -

Verderber. a 6-6 forward. was asked
if the game was the biggest thrill of his
life. “Definitely. yes." he said.

“Chuck Verderber is the president
of the Sixth-Man Award. . . he really
hustled and deserved the award.“ said
Hall. who is entering his seventh year
as the Wildcat boss.

Kentucky. who forced LaSalle to
commit 33 turnovers. never trailed in
the .game as Cowan and LaVon
Williams each scored six of the
Wildcats‘ first l6 points. giving UK a
l6-9 margin. The Cats held a 50-3l
advantage at the intermission.

LaSalle. led by All-American
candidate Michael Brooks. who had
the game-high of 23 points and I6
rebounds. simply could not play catch
up ball in the second half as UK
gradually increased its lead. The
Wildcats' biggest bulge of the foul-
plagued game was 32 points.

The game‘s cumulative foul total
was 75. which broke a previous UK
record of 7l. set in I954. Five LaSalle
player's fouled out. three of them
starters. Williams. who had the
toughest assignment of guarding

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Brooks. was the only Wildcat to be
disqualified.

Hall said his team‘s defense in the
first half was the turning point. “The
big key was our early defense . . .
LaVon did a great job on keeping the
ball away from Brooks. and Macy was
equally effective on his man. They
were the leaders in our early defense.“
- Westhead refused to say if he thinks
Kentucky is a Top 20 team. “I really
can't say.“ he said..

The game was a special one for
Tillman. not only because it‘s his first
college game. but because LaSalle is a
Philadelphia college.

“I felt pretty good because I was
playing against a team that is from my
hometown.“ Tillman explained. “I
thought I played well. but I need to
work on my defense."

Continued on page 4

 

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state

THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BLACK OFFICIALS in
the state has slowed. the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights

It said yesterday that blacks now represent only l.2 percent of elected

 

officeholders while making up 7.2 percent of the state population.

The latest directory of black elected officials shows 78 blacks serving
after the I977 elections. an increase ofthree from the previous year. This
year three more blacks assumed posts.

Galen Martin. executive director of the commission. in a letter to
mayors. county judges and school board chairmen urged them to make
more appointments of blacks.

Martin said most blacks appointed since I972 were named to vacancies
created by resignations of blacks.

nation .

THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM IS NOT CAPABLE of
mobilizing enough recruits to meet Pentagon needs in time of a crisis. a
congressional report said yesterday.

Even with the most optimistic assumptions. the study said. it would
take more than twice as long as the timetable set by the Pentagon to
deliver the first recruits to boot camp.

A pessimistic estimate is that it would take more than three times as
long. according to the report.

Selective Service is now in what is called “deep standby.” with only 98
employees in its national and regional headquarters. and no state or local
structure. With the military depending only on volunteers. Selective
Service does not register or classify potential recruits.

THE FIRST AMERICAN SPACECRAFT INTENDED TO ORBIT
VENUS will arrive at the cloud-shrouded planet today. leadinga flock of
US. and Russian probesthat will attempt to investiagate Earth‘s nearest
neighbor.

Trailing the Pioneer Venus I orbiter are five more American probes
that are the first US. craft aimed at the planet's surface. The probes were
self-contained pieces of a single craft that split apart as it neared the
planet. They are to reach Venus on Saturday.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration describes its $225
million project as an ambitions study of the planet's atmosphere and

climate. Scientists hope to get new clues to the forces that drive the
weather on Earth.

ALI. EIGHT PASSENGER CARS AND TWO OF FOUR
ENGINES of a Southern Railways train piled up on a curve in
mountainous south-central Virginia yesterday. killing five people and
injuring at least 60. authorities said.

An injured cook was still entangled in the wreckage of the dining car
more than eight hours after the accident. His legs were pinned beneath a
stove. and rescue workers used bulldozers to peel back the side of the car
to get at him.

Most of the derailed cars piled into a ravine when the train derailed
early yesterday morning about three miles north of Shipman. between
Lynchburg and Charlottesville.

The Southern Crescent train was carrying 65 passengers and |2 crew
between Atlanta and Washington. The cause of the crash has not yet been
determined.

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U.S. shouldn’t judge allies differently Letters to the Editor
than others in human rights stands

When Jimmy Carter pledged to be a strong
advocate of human rights in the early months of his
presidency. it was understood as a courageous.
humanitarian stance. But now the administration‘s
motivation on the international human rights issue
appears tainted by political motives.

Last week. for example. aState Department
spokesman commended China for “acknowledge
ment of past violations” of human rights. That
announcement followed a report by Amnesty
International that accused China of continuing to
arrest citizens for political reasons and of violating
other human rights.

The organization had cited reports that the
president of China‘a Supreme Court had said many
people are wrongfully imprisoned in the country.
That confession. said State Department spokesman
Hodding Carter. is “a positive development“ in that
it could show an intention by the communist
government to seek further improvement.

Carter‘s administration could stand some
improvement as well, particularly in achieving some
consistency in its pronouncements about the civil
rights policies of other nations.

Despite its supposedly strong stand promoting
human rights. the administration has used the issue
as an extra item of justification in deciding to punish
or reward other nations.

Criticism of the Chinese government and some
other countries who imprison, torture and abuse
their citizens (Iran naturally comes to mind) has
been reserved. if present at all. But other countries

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who commit the same violations. such as the Soviet
Union and South American nations. have been
routinely condemned. Civil rights violations have
been cited as reasons for threatening cutoffs in
foreign aid funds.

The only distinction in such behavior is a
diplomatic one. It is politically expedient to ignore
repressive characteristics of governments that the
administration wants to get along with.

Thus. Iran. a bulwark against Soviet communism
and a principal oil supplier. escapes criticism.
Powerful China. a potentially vast market for US.
goods and exporter of raw materials. is commended
just for admitting it has violations. Would
Nicaragua‘s Somoza be praised for admitting his
jails hold political prisoners?

If a humanitarian stance is going to be taken on
the civil rights issue at all. it should not be influenced
by diplomacy. Human rights are absolute. and
torture is no less painful in the dungeons ofa US.
ally than it is in the prisons of one of America‘s foes.

Carter‘s administration should stick to regular
“state of the world“ reports on the status of civil
rights in all suspect nations. reported as fairly and
impartially as possible.

Basic human rights in other countries are a
legitimate issue for the administration to be

'concerned with. and are relevant to the foreign
policy of the United States or any democracy that
espouses freedom. But its an appraisal that should
be made consistently. and not tailored to fit
whatever the diplomatic ends of the month are.

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In four years there has been Miss Fight Song and then Ms. Libby,
but columnist was unprepared for evening with roommate’s latest girl

In the four years we‘ve roomed together. my roommate.
Franklin. has dated some girls who were. to say the least.
rarities.

For instance. there was Cindy. who had been a high
school cheerleader. Cindy was from Dung. Ky.. and had an

-accent that made Scarlett O‘Hara sound like a Boston
Brahmin.

Cindy liked to talk in fight songs. One night I came home
and she and Franklin were in the living room. “Do you
want to go eat?“ Franklin asked her. Cindy jumped up. ran
to the center of the floor and threw her hair behind her

 

hands with a cute blonde. “Hi." said Franklin. “This is
Patty Xerox. Patty. this is Gregg.“

“Hi.“ she said. and she giggled.

“Hi.“ I replied. noticing that Franklin‘s new-found love
was dressed a bit stangely. She was wearing a plaid skirt.
blue knee socks and penny loafers.

“Can I see you in the kitchen?“ Franklin asked me.

We walked in. “Franklin.“ I said. “is it all right to cuss in

front of her.“

“What?“

“Well. she's dressed like a nun.“

“Oh. don‘t worry.“ he assured me. “All her friends dress
like that. Now. listen. I have to take a shower and then

I ' I Patty and l are going out. Will you talk to her for awhile?“
ran In an me “Sure.“ I said. I walked back into the living room and sat

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back. She put her arms squarely in front of her and kicked
into the air. As she f'lailed her arms. she yelled in
cheerleader fashion. “Let's go and eat tonight.“ Then she
did a jumping jack and landed in the splits on the floor.
“Joe B‘s. Joe B‘s. Fight! Fight! Fight!“

Franklin quit dating Cindy after a few weeks. He later
told me it was because she refused to quit shouting “Rah!
Rah!" during orgasm.

Then there was Libby. Libby had discovered. much to
her surprise. that women are people. too. The only
problem was. she forgot men were. For instance. the first
time I was introduced to her. I said: “How do you do?“

“If all you want is to get me into bed. forget it. buster.

because I don‘t get into any medieval stereotypes.
understand?“

“Sure." I replied. rather weakly.

“And as for that tired old notion that I know you‘re
going to ask me about. no. I am not here seeking an M-R-S
degree. lye already given myself an M-S an I want an
education in order to free myself from male dominance.“

“Oh.“

Franklin quit dating Libby when she hijacked a bus in
order to prove that women could commit violent crime just
as well as men.

The list goes on. And last Saturday it got longer. I was
sitting in the living room when Franklin entered. holding

down across from her. “What‘d you and Franklin do
today?” I asked.

“Oh. my sorority had a tea party." she said.

I started to laugh. then realized she was serious. “Oh
really? What sorority are you in.“

“Delta Alpha Clone."

“You're the ones . .

“ . with the blonde hair. white Camaros and knee
socks. Yes. that's us. Say. do you have a cigarette?”

I offered her one of Franklin‘s. which were on the coffee
table. “Oh good. Salem Lights" she giggled. “I used to
smoke Virginia Slims but last week the chapter voted to go
low tar.“

“Oh.“ I said. “Do you like being in a sorority?“

“Um-hmm.“ she said. tossing her blonde hair behind her
neck as she struck a match and lit her cigarette. She eyed
me cautiously as she blew out the match. “You're not one
of those Greek-haters. are you?“

“Not me.” I said. handing her an ashtray. “Sometimes I
wonder how your boyfriends tell you apart when they
come over. though.“

“Oh. that’s easy.“ she said. “We all wear nametags
around the house. It helps us tell each other apart. too.”

“Sounds like a good system.”

“Well. some people dont know what being in a sorority
is all about. They make fun of us and always go around
saying we‘re snobbish and stuff.“

“No.” I said. trying to sound for real. “You don't really
discriminate do “on?”

“No. silly.” she giggled. “As long as they have blonde
hair and wear knee socks. we'll consider anybody."

 

Correction

EDITOR‘S NOTE: The letter

. appearing in Friday. Dec. l‘s Kernel

concerning the image of the UK
School of Medicine In the rctrultraent
of minority students. was lrstcndsd to
he the opinion of the University
Kentucky chapter of the Student
National Medical Association. Larry
C. Woods. whose name appeared as
author of the letter. is president of the
organization.

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Last Saturday evening at the
Kentucky-LaSalle game a number of
UK fans demonstrated the type of
behavior which has given the
University of Kentucky a reputation as
a racist southern institution. A group
of UK students shouted derogatory
remarks at a black LaSalle player and
visibly embarassed this young man.
While these students may hide behind
the anomynity of a large crowd. this
University cannot.

When these “brave“ students
reoccupy their places in the first two
rows of section 33 in the seats adjacent
to section 34. for the West Texas and
Kansas games. a proper welcome is
befitting for they will no longer be
anomymous.

William Godoy

lst year Law Student
Patrick Naughton
Political Science junior

All-time low

If no one else has the conviction to

- say it. I will.

The Kernel has stooped to an all~
time low in allowing the classified ads
for People‘s Temple membership
drives and Guyana “scratch and sniff“
pictorials to run.

The Libertarian theory of the press.
while allowing total and unrestrained
expression. would not seem to serve
any constructive purpose in this
instance.

“Sounds pretty liberal to me.“ I said. beginning to wish
Franklin would hurry up with his shower.
She flipped an ash into the ashtray. “I‘ll admit that

I find nothing humorous about the
senseless deaths of 900 human beings.
The individual who placed the ads. as
well as the advertising director who
allowed them to run. are as sick as Jim
Jones himself.

Perhaps a review of advertising
policy would be in order. The question
of good taste is one the Kernel should
consider in the future. as it has been
blatently lacking in the past.

Sharon L. Itiec
Journalism junior

‘Many thanks

I would like to thank each and
everyone of you who attended the first
of Student Center Board's special
activity. the Celebrity Breakfast. with
Joe B. Hall on Wednesday morning.
Almost everyone who signed up came‘
to meet the coach. and it would not
have been a success without your help.

I hope that you will pass on this
opportunity to your friends. and plan
to attend some of the breakfasts in the
near future. Our next Celebrity
Breakfast will feature Dr. Raymond
Betts. chairman of the Honors
Program. Feel free to stop by and let
us know if there is anyone lsse that you
are interested in meeting and talking
with. Thanks again for your support.
The Student Center Board appreciates
your interest in our programs.
Sharon Schracgle
Secretary-Treasurer
Student Center Board

At what cost?

In the Nov. 28 Kernelarticle.“Dean
Burch explains administration action
taken against the ‘Lexington ll‘.“ the
important segment of this article. that
I see. is the statement. “Burch said the
jury and judge have made their
decision and he has no need to
comment on their decision."

Perhaps there was disruption of a
scheduled speaker. Perhaps at the
time. there was no other way to restore
order than to have the protesting
students and faculty removed from the
premises. This would seem a

sometimes it can be tough to get in. though. I had a hard

time myself."
“Really. Why?"

“Well. see. my period starts on the fifteenth and the
house requires it to begin on the twelfth."
“What did you do?“ I said. beginning to feel sleep

overtake me.

“I just didn‘t mention it during rush and they gave me a

bid.‘anyway.“
“Did they find out?“

“Yeah. I tried to get by with just faking cramps three

reasonable reponse to the supposed
situation.

I personally would like to know the
University‘s reasons for allowing this
situation to progress beyond this
point. Why the University felt it
prudent to allow these people.
students and faculty to be put in a city
jail and go through the expense and
trauma of a trial when the situation all
this arises from was handled
adequately at the time it occurred.

Through the action of the court.
some of these individuals were faced
with losing student visas. some with
losing jobs. some with wasting a
semester. Obviously. these events have
been a detriment to any scholastic
endeavour.

Mr. Burch. does the University feel .
that making a point is worth these
costs?

Jeff Story
Undecided freshman

 

Letters to the Editor are accepted
daily in Room lid of the Journalism
Building. Please include your name.
phone number, major and
classification. All submissions must be
typed. Tell the world what‘s on your
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Refreshing variety

Thanks to the Office for Minority
Student Affairs and Amber Moon
Productions for bringing “Sweet
Honey in the Rock"to Lexington. The
efforts of these and other groups. the
Student Center Board. Division of
Public Affairs and the Kentucky Arts
Commission. who supponed attempts
to bring variety in music to the UK
community are applauded.

There have been excellent
performers here this season to
augment the pérennial Bluegrass
music. The Spotlight Jazz Series is a
welcome alternative. Last spring’s
performances by Breezin‘ and the
Silver Stars Trinidad Steel Drum
Band (here again this fall) were truly
refreshing.

Pat Crowley
Social Professions graduate student

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days early. But how on earth do you give yourself pimples?
Once they found out. though. they were real nice about it.

'They said I‘d been a good member just the same." She

stubbed out her cigarette. “Sometimes. though. things
don‘t end so nicely."

“What do you mean?“ I said. knowing full well that I
didn‘t care.

“Well. we had to get rid of this one girl. I mean. she
absolutely refused to buy a rain slicker. Considering the
fight she put up. you would‘ve thought she was allergic to

. green vinyl or something. On top of that. she drove a

Triumph. It was vulgar.“

“Some people just refuse to conform.“ I offered.
thinking that maybe Franklin was simply going to wash
himself until he floated. piece by piece. down the drain.

She ran her fingers through her hair. “And I‘m really
sick of hearing about us . . ."

“. . . So am I.” I said. I stopped. “I‘m sorry.” I said self-
consciously. “l was just wondering what is taking Franklin
so long. What were you saying?“

“That I‘m really sick of hearing about how we
discriminate against blacks. Have you ever seen Otis
Singletary on the north end of town?“

“No. but Julian Carroll kissed Jack Givens last year
after we won the basketball title."

“Maybe so. But. honestly. every cook and cleaning lady
we have is as black as a lump of coal.”

Franklin. I began to worry. had drowned. Now I was
going to have to talk to this girl until I died of boredom. 'l
doni think people mean you won‘t hire blacks.“ I said.

swallowing a yawn. “They mean you wont let them be
members.“

"But there‘s the blonde hair rule!“ she emphasized.

“Oh. yeah. I forgot. It seems like peoplc‘d understand."l
stood up. “I think I‘m going to check on Franklin.“l said. I
walked into his room. but he wasn‘t there. Neither was he
in my room using my hair dryer. like he usually did. lwent
to the bathroom and knocked on the door. “Franklin.” I
whispered. ”if you don‘t get out of there I will never. ever
forgive you.”

No one answered. I knocked again. Still no answer. I
turned the door handle and went in. I ran over to the
shower. “Franklin." I yelled. “that girl‘s about as
interesting as a paper bag. Thanks a lot.“

He still didn‘t answer. so I went to the sink. filled a glass
with the coldest water I could draw. “All right. Franklin.
either you get out of there right now or I‘m going to throw
this cold water on you.“

He still didn‘t answer. I pulled the curtain back and
threw the water in. But it didn‘t land on anyone. Steady
streams of steamy water beat down upon an incredibly
empty bathtub. The curtains in the window billowed out in
the breeze. Taped to the window was a piece of paper. It
read: I in gone. sucker.

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Bassist Carter astounds Memorial Hall audience

I, CARY WILLIS
Asgistaat Ans Editor

Last Thursday night at
memorial Hall. local jazz
enthusiasts had the opponuni
ty to witness a the performance
by one of the best bassists in
jazz today.

Pony-one year-old Ron
Caner, once a member of the
Miles Davis Quintet.
performed with the group he
organized two years ago:
Kenny Barron on piano, Ben
Riley on drums, and Buster
Williams unregular acoustic
bass.

His performance was the
final installment in the
Spotlight Jazz series.

Playing before what
appeared to be a sellout, Caner
and company entered the stage
fully attired in suit-and-tie..,
From the beginning, it was.
obvious Caner is serious about
his music. Throughout the
concen. he remained seated
and calm, letting his emotion
come through his music instead

of his movements.

With his one instrument,
Caner imitated a variety of
musical sounds: electric bass,
acoustic and electric guitars.
'and. when he used a bow, cello.

In the first/piece. a bluesy
number. Caner worked well
with the tuners. and made
excellent use of harmonic
overtones (pressing the strings
lightly. producing higher,
shorter notes.) The audience
was immediately captivated.
and many seemed to let out a

'bit of a chuckle when the band

threw in an excerpt from
“When Johnny Comes
Marching Home.”

One of the highlights of the
program was a Spanish-

t'lavored piece from his Peg Leg '
album. “Sheila's Song." ‘

Drummer Riley played
castanets and Caner made
some beautiful, soothing music
with his bow. After several
minutes, Caner put away the
bow and began plucking his
strings in a manner that
sounded astonishingly like a

,Spanish guitar. One could

almost see a bullfighter bowing
nervously in a packed arena,
awaiting the enemy.

Barron provided an
interesting addition on piano,

and the piece built to a tense ‘

climax, then relaxed as Carter
took over again with his bow.
Here. the song slowed to near-
silence. and Barron astounded
the crowd by playing the strings

 

 

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