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Lewis Cisle To Leave V,A, Depdrtment
By MICHAEL WILLIS
Kssay Slaff Reporter
I>ewis Cisle, instructor in the visual
arts program of the School of Design and
Production, will not return to teach next
year. The head of the department said
that the school has refused to renew his
contract.
Cisle, 34, is finishing his second year
here. He was informed last fall that his
contract would not be renewed.
The decision not to offer another
contract was made after a number of
evaluations by students, teachers and
administrators, said John Sneden, dean
of the department.
‘ Based on the response from students, it
was rather clear that things were
bothering them,” Sneden said. “There
was some question of his effectiveness as
a teacher, not as an artist. The
evaluation committee felt that perhaps it
was best that Mr. Cisle’s contract not be
renewed.”
“It (the refusal to renew the contract)
was a surprise to me,” Cisle said. “There
had been very little real communication
in the previous 18 months as to what
exactly was expected of me, and whether
or not I was living up to those unspoken
expectations.”
“I assumed everyone knew I was doing
everything I possibly could for the
program and the students. I allowed
myself to get wrapped up in a mad spiral
of activity that I thought was ap
preciated. That proved to be very foolish
on my part.
“I had known the student evaluations
were not positive. In fact, they were
downright hostile. But I assumed I would
be given the same considerations as
other members of the faculty were given.
I wasn’t,” Cisle said.
“I guess I was just much too trusting,
not cautious enough. But I don’t think
anyone is to blame. I’m to blame for
being much too optimistic about the way
things would be handled.”
Sneden said that evaluations by first
year students were made early in the
year and that evaluations by second year
students came later.
“We discovered that the evaluations
were consistent-whether from first year
or second year students, they had much
the same complaints,” Sneden said. “We
felt they were valid complaints.”
Cisle said he is not certain what he will
do after he leaves the school. He said he
has sent out a number of inquiries but
lias not received any positive response.
Segovia Honored With Doctorate
SEGOVIA, From Page 1
SEGOVIA ENTERED THE Crawford
Hall for the convocation with Robert
Suderburg, chancellor, and Sophocles
Paps, a longtime friend who came with
him from Washington.
He wore a blue suit, a black velvet shirt
with silver buttons and a white silk tie.
He carried a walking stick with a silver
handle. In one hand and wore one of the
highest honors the Spanish government
gives in his laoel.
Silva lauded Segovia for his “life-long
contributions throughout the world to the
arts and his universal aclaim in the field
of classical guitar.”
Mychal Gendron started the con
vocation when he played ‘Moderato’
from Sonata No. Ill by Manual Ponce.
Dr. Semans read a greeting and Cathy
Frank, the youngest guitar major,
followed with an andante, also by Ponce.
Silva payed tribute to Segovia in a
.speech he called “Reminiscences of
Maestro Segovia.” William Dreyer, of
the drama department delivered the
English translation.
The audience laughed at one point
when Silva and Dreyer described an
anecdote Segovia had once told. “The
reason there are so few classical
pitarists”, Segovia had said, “was
because each morning there is a struggle
between the guitar and the bed. And it is
the bed that usually wins.”
After the translation, Segovia received
the doctorate and gave a short speech.
The ceremony ended when Jan Hackman
played ‘I^yenda’ by Isaac Albeniz.
SEGOVIA’S VISIT HERE began
Sunday. He went to dinner with guitar
students at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Angus Randolph. He saw part of the
dress rehearsal of the opening bill of the
Agnes de Mille Theatre Monday night.
Segovia came here from Washington,
D.C., and a concert at the Kennedy
Center. He said he is continuing his tour
in Houston, Ix)s Angeles and San
Francisco.
Segovia had previously visited the
school in 1966 and 1971 and had given
master classes to all the guitarists. This
time he listened to guitar students all
afternoon.
“People played real well, it was an
inspiration for everyone,” said David
Oakes, a guitar major.
Segovia has been playing the guitar for
71 years. He started at the age of 10 and
had his first concert at 14 in Granada,
Spain. In 1928 he had his first recital in
New York. After that his concerts were
sold out for the next five seasons.
At one point during the festivities
Monday, the maestro said that he
practices five hours a day.
Practice Room Issue
Development s
ROOMS, From Page 1
practice rooms. Harsanyi said in a
written reply to a reporter’s question that
there had been no complaints.
Schillin in a recent interview said, thftv
two students have complained to him
about the practice rooms and that the
rooms are “not perfect” and “lousy”.
Schillin said that the deparbieht “just
doesn’t have the money for
improvements. I think students should
know the fund which money would come
from is the School of Music’s Repairs and
Alterations fund. There’s a choice of
repairing the schools instruments or the
practice rooms, or a little of both from a
very small fund.”
BUDDY ENGELBERT, school
accountant, said, “Money for practice
room improvements would not come
from the School of Music’s Repairs and
Alterations fund. We have money in other
funds which would be used.”
Sokoloff decided money was available
and had carpet installed on the wall of
practice room Q on January 9. Sokoloff
said, “I instructed the maintenance
department to install carpeting on one
wall of one practice room. The carpet
was obtained, fire proofed and installed,
but I’ve had no comments as to its
effectiveness.”
Practice Room Q is constantly in use.
John Gardner, a trumpet major,
interviewed in room Q while practicing
stated, “The accoustice were bad before;
they’re good now. I do wish they would
cover two opposite walls, but there is a
great deal of difference with just one wall
carpeted.”
A X.
. “WHY CAN’T THEY put scrap carpet
j ® rooms?” asked Jane
Macdonnell, a violin major. “The rooms
reverberate so much you can’t hear
absolute pitches,” she continued. “The
rooms hide flaws in bowing. It’s verv
annoying because the rooms are very
misleading musically. They encourage
false optimsm. I find it’s a waste of time
to practice in the rooms, in fact
harmful.”
Macdonnell went to Schillin with a list
of carpet suppliers and a suggestion that
the music department put scraps on the
walls. SchiUm says, “Nothing has been
decided yet.”
Stuckenbruck said that in the meeting
with student representatives where tht
problem was discussed, no firm decision
was reached about obtaining scraps and
remnants. Stuckenbruck recalled, “It
was suggested students go to factories
and get the remnants.” When asked if
Harsanyi had volunteered to drive
students to the factories, Stuckenbruck
replied, “He didn’t offer and we didn’t
ask.” .
Maestro Andres Segovia ' '
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the major cause of the problem.
At an academic faculty meeting on
Nov. 15, Dr. William Baskin, academic
dean, presented a proposal suggesting
smoking be banned from classrooms
which was unanimously approved.
Shorts!
Smoking
By SHELLY MCPHERSON
Kssay S(aff Hoporler
There are new decorations in the
academic classrooms this term. They
are the “No Smoking” signs for which a
lot of students with respiratory problems
are thankful. They can now breathe in
peace during classes.
Triggered by an increase of students
reporting to the infirmary with
complaints of nausea and breathing
difficulties, this action was decided upon
Nov. 15. Mrs. Margaret Porter, director
of health services, felt that smoking was
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Awards
By AMY SALGANIK
Kssay Staff Keporter
In a showing that topped last year s
record, the Visual Arts department has
made a remarkable showing in the
regional preliminaries of the National
Scholastic Art Awards. The department
won a total of 28 awards, more than any
other school in the state. Winning Gold
Keys were Joel Beck (2), Anne Rankin
(1), Diane Syrett (2), Pete Hoyle (2),
Sandra Boswell (1) and Janis Fee (1).
These students will now be eligible for
national competition, and a chance to
have their work exhibited in New York
City. There were also 19 Certificates of
Merit Awarded; Michael Morgan (1),
Susan Glenn (1) Diane Syrett (2)’
Melissa Aberle (2), Shirley Goco (1)’
Karen Greene (1), Fred Heina (1)’
Jackie Kirkman, (1) Sarah Keith h)’
Robert Tunnel (1), Karen Greene (1)’
Chris Babski (1), and Sandra Boswell
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