Lawrence University Lux Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers Milwaukee-Downer College Publications and Histories 10-5-1951 Snapshot, Volume IX, Number 1, October 5, 1951 Milwaukee-Downer College Follow this and additional works at: http://lux.lawrence.edu/mdc_newspapers © Copyright is owned by the author of this document Recommended Citation Milwaukee-Downer College, "Snapshot, Volume IX, Number 1, October 5, 1951" (1951) Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers Paper 177 http://lux.lawrence.edu/mdc_newspapers/177 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Milwaukee-Downer College Publications and Histories at Lux It has been accepted for inclusion in Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Lux For more information, please contact colette.brautigam@lawrence.edu APSH Vol IX No MILWAUKEE-DOWNER COLLEGE FIRST FAMILY ENJOYS NEW FACULTY MEMBERS COLLEGE LIFE JOIN SCIENCE, ART, To know the students individually and invite them in small groups to the President's House, is the principal desire of Milwaukee-Downer's gracious First Lady Mrs Johnson has studied at Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland; spent her last two years at the U of Chicago Although her major was botany, she is very interested in art, and has studied a little at the Chicago Art Institute Here at Downer she would like very much to take ~I:ss Groom's art courses, and also cerami cs and plastics, but at present can find no lime Mrs Johnson loves to sew, s'' e makes a good many of her own clothes and will continue to Besides this she is a photography fan, and would like to play bridge occasionally if she could find time You probably have seen or met the three biggest reasons for this chronic lack of time: Randy, Davie, and Lucy Randy, at present a definite extrovert, was three in July, and will enter kindergarten next ye::r Parental sources say that ever since they left Kansas City he has been talking about "Waukee-Downers" Davie, who will be six in December is in upper kindergarten at Hartford School IIe still has his green sweater with the "0" on it, marking him as the mascot of the Orions He's a real wild wes tern cowpoke, riding the range with Roy (Please turn to page 3) THE FUTURE LOOKS UP With the coming of Dr J B Johnson, Jr., an era of life at Downer has begun, not separated from the past, but intermingled with it Evolution comes as the natural and slow result of a real need, not just a fancy for whatever is new, an:l the change, if it is to be continued progress, not merely a short interlude, must be gradual Dr Johnson, as those who have sat around a conference table with him know, has a keen perception of where changes are needed and effects them in a way beneficial to everyone concerned It is impossible, with the intelligent co-operation of all of us, for such a man to fail The ease with which I, as a Snapshot reporter was admitted for an interview a October 5, 1951 few days ago was in itself indicative of the unstilted conversation to follow My deadline was only a few hours away when I decided that the only way to really fulfill my assignment of a column on our new president was to speak to him in person At one-thirty I asked Miss Brown for an appointment At two-fifteen I told Dr Johnson my dilemna and asked for his views of his own relationship to CGA and the students "One of the fears I have about the college presidency (and I hope I can find a way to solve the problem"), he said, "is that I will lose contact with the students In the past I have been able to lecture in the classroom, sponsor clubs, and help (Please turn to page 3) AND SPEECH DEPTS Four new faculty members have come to Downer this fall They are: Miss Marianna Cherry, instructor in physics and chemistry; Miss Edythe agler, instructor in zoology; Mr Lars Kittleson, assistant in applied arts; and Mr David E MacArthur, assistant professor of speech and drama Miss Cherry received her B.A degree from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Massachusetts, and her M.A degree from Bryn Mawr College She has taught for two years at Sweet Briar College Miss Nagler comes to Downer from the University of Vermont where she taught zoology for two years She is a graduate of Beloit College an:l holds her master of arts degree from Syracuse University, New York, where she was a graduate assistant instructor Some of Mr Kittleson's pieces in the faculty art exhibit in the library served as his introduction to Downer He is a graduate of Wisconsin State College and received his mas ter of science degree in applied arts at the University of Wisconsin He served for two years with the army in Europe, and now returns to his profession Students and admirers of drama should take special interest in Mr MacArthur's activity here He received his B.A and M.A degrees from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and has done additional work at Ohio State University and at the Theatre School of Dramatic Art, ew York Mr MacArthur taught at both Western Reserve and Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa., where he was head of the speech correction clinic and co-director of the Westminster Little Theatre and Summer Theatre He has acted and directed at Ohio State "Stadium" Theatre, Col umbus, Ohio; at Western Reserve "Barn" Theatre; Cain Park Theatre; and Cleveland Playhouse Those of us who have talked to Mr MacArthur about his and our hopes (fast becoming plans) for Downer drama work have been greatly encotuaged Ilis enthusiasm and ability is already being felt among the Mountebanks; the fall play should be proof for everyone 2 SNAPSHOT SNAPSHOT WHAT HAPPENS TO begun as a Johnston Hall news sheet YOUR BLANKET TAX printed by Fakler Printing Co Editor and Business Mgr Rightie Revercomb Co-Editor Peg Port News and Editorial Staff: Betty Klemm, Jane Klade, Collee n Wilson, Vera Dunst, Barb Worth, Sally Hubbard Art Staff: Mary Pat Liss, Mary Basso Distribution Mgr ancy McLoud Faculty Advisor Mrs Gertrude Jupp SNAPSHOT-KODAK MERGER? In the meetings of Publications Board last spring when the relationship of Cumtux Kodak and Snapshot was being discu~ed, the idea was mentioned that Kodak and Snapshot might combine The difficulty then was that staffs had already been appointed for this year Unless the idea of something resembling a newspaper was to be dropped completely, the merger publications would need to come out at whatever intervals Snapshot would by itself This suggested the idea that Kodak might be incorporated mto Snapshot, and the editors of Kodak obJeCted The idea was abandoned Kodak, however, was greatly in debt, and as the Cumtux sinking fund was too low to be really a safeguard, and Snapshot had at that time an excess of funds, saved by publishing a meager paper in the past, Snapshot gave $100.00 to each the Kodak and the Cumtux sinking fund This brought Kodak out of debt This fall the editors of Kodak, fmdmg that they had no money except what they yet have coming this year from ~GA proposed a merger to Snapshot Agam, everyone immediately concerned agreed to the principle of the idea Again editorial difficulties interposed At present th e "negotiations are stalemated", but the editors of Kodak are getting estimates on their in~ivid~al publication to see if they can extst wtthout a merger Snapshot will publish the results of tlus investigation as soon as they are known If you have any opinions about this merger, please send them in to Quatscherei CGA _ $1.50 cso Class Dues _ 1.50 2.00 Cumtux 4.00 Snapshot 1.00 Kodak _ 1.00 13.6% 13.6% 18.2% 36.4% 9.1% 9.1% When the idea of a Blanket Tax was first put into effect at Downer it was to save the individual student the pam of receiving a bill from each organization of which she is a member If there were no such cover charge, we would be faced with CGA dues, class dues, the cost of the publications, more expensive tickets for dances We would have had to raise a separate student fund for the new mimeograph CGA bought last spring In other words we would receive bills constantly As th e matter stands, as the cost of all the above things, especially the publications, has risen greatly The $11.00 tax which has been in effect for at least the last ten years (we have no definite reco rds before that) is becoming more and more inadequate, and the question of how to split the fee among organizations so that all may barely exist is becoming more difficult At present of the $11.00, CGA keeps $1.50, CSO $1.50, Cumtux $4.00, Snapshot $1.00, Kodak $1.00, and $2.00 goes to class dues Out of the CGA portion comes the fund for ocial comm_ittee All of these organizations would, of course, like more money Some of them need it Printing costs have risen in huge percentages The money which was once sufficient to publish an annual or newspaper without financial worry is now inadequate Kodak, our literary magazine, is hardly able to exist Cumtux struggles desperately every year to raise enough money through advertisements to k~ep out of the red and put out somethmg recognizable as a yearbook Three years ago it went in debt and must borrow from another publication or CGA If that should happen this year, t.here would be no other fund from which it could borrow Snapshot which always used to have a surplus of money, is scraping rock bottom and trying to turn th e resulting sand into gold The reason for this is the change at the end of last year from a mimeographed paper to a printed one of twice the page size The printing contract is so low-cost, however, that only by mimeographing our own paper could we save any sizeable amount, and the difference in appearance is so great that it is almost necessary to have it printed The sub criptions for Snapshot in its present form from non-students will greatly help to finance it, but if the paper were of such a form that subscriptions could not be solicited, little would be gained by the lower cost of publicatio.n In short, the publications cannot ex1st on less money than they are at present receiving The editors of this paper have not yet investigated the spending of the funds which CGA, CSO and the classes receive from blanket tax With the consent of these organiza- 0UATSCH ERE I One of the most important experiences of college life is the discussion of the problems and possibilities of the campus among people who are member of a common group and who, basically, hold in common the same ideals CGA is such a group and through parti