Galleys, 1970 - 1979
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Item On the Draft Lottery for 1971(1971-10-19) Mikel, BruceItem Galley Regarding the Futures Committee(Bennington College, 1975-11-12) Fredericks, Claude....All this is a misuse of power and position. The statement about the Futures Committee, purportedly issuing from the FEPC, is nothing other than an underhanded piece of political maneuvering that seeks to sabotage months of serious work on the part of the Futures Committee on a matter of urgent importance...Item Ben Belitt responds to the Futures Committee.(Bennington College, 1975) Belitt, Ben, 1911-2003"As one of the signers of a bill of objections called "scurrilous" by Claude Fredericks, I too had hoped we might turn our attention to the prospectus for the Future of Bennington College without unnecessary distraction but that is precisely what I believe the statement permits us to do." Ben Belitt, a professor of literature, began teaching at Bennington College in 1941. This Galley pertains to the controversial "Futures Committee Report" during President Gail Thain Parker's tenure.Item Angela Davis Trial(1972-05-03) Kleiner, Gerald; Slessarev, Helen; Cartelli, Tom"The case is not only important because it points out the tainted nature of American political process, but also because Angela Davis embodies the basic struggles of our period - she is black and she is a woman. Her defense is in great need of aid and is currently $200,000 in debt. The Defense Committee to Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners has been supplying the funds for this trial which may prove to be the most expensive in judicial history. Contribute to fight repression!"Item Sister Son/Ji(1972-06-01)Directed by Brenda Dixon Stowell. Performed by Esther Moses Ryvlin. With: Christopher Bishop, Julian Gerstin, Tommy Guralnick, John Hagen. June 7, 8, 9 Barn Studio Theatre 8:00 p.m.Item Black Music Division Lack of Space(1976-10-06) Ash, Jay; Graves, Milford; Hoyer, Jeff; Brooks, Arthur"We have been aware, on a personal and divisional level, of the closet cultural racist ideologies displayed by various individuals within the other divisions at this college for some time now, and, the continued existence of this chauvinism is indeed one of the major reasons for the "separate but equal" status within the discipline of music at this institution. Furthermore, it was our understanding (based upon conversations with the deans earlier this year), that until such time as Bennington College sees fit to change it's policy regarding the existence of a Black Music Division, this type of slanderous, reactionary, political activity would no longer be tolerated."Item Open Letter to the Community about the Black Music Division(1976-10-08) Hoyer, Jeff"The issues referred to in this week's open letter to Dr. Murphy were supposed to have been resolved three years ago. That this meaningless and often slanderous debate is allowed to go on, represents a continuing insult to those of us who would rather be engaged in those activities for which we have been hired, i.e. teaching and creating music. The fact that there are still those among us who cannot see the blatant racism of the situation, and continue to ask such questions as: "Why is there Black Music?", or "Why can't we all work together?", is indicative of the incredible intellectual bankruptcy and social irrelevancy of what (we are continually told) was once the vanguard of American higher education."Item An open address to the Bennington College community in the form of a letter to Dr. Murphy(1976-10-05) Frisch, Richard"I am writing this letter to ask that you and the entire Bennington community again consider the grotesque racio-musical situation now existing in this gem of a college. A few years ago the faculty voted to accept the proposal that there be an independent Black Music division. A few weeks ago another decision, consistent as it is with the school's sense of fair play and the separate but equal status of the two music divisions, yet typical of the basic fallacy at the core of the situation, was handed down through the administration. It was decreed: .that· each music division would have use of the carriage barn three and one half days per week."Item Black Music Division Lack of Space(1976-09) Brooks, Art; Horenstein, Stephen; Ash, Jay; Dixon, Bill; Hoyer, Jeff; Milford, Graves"Due to the inadequacy of the space situation as it currently exists at the college for the practical implementation of teaching and the work of students in the Division (and we need not mention that occasional performances arise out of such situations), all classes in the Black Music Division will be indefinitely cancelled."Item Performance and Design(1976-03-02) Carruthers, Tony"It is one of the positive advantages of the Performing Arts at Bennington that they encourage such discourse and allow interdisciplinary extensions to illuminate t he topic. The active interaction between dance, drama and design may well offer a unique context for learning . It is certainly one which is hard to find elsewhere."Item Updates(1976-02-23) Cohen, Ronald"Because Fall Term was rather hectic and ended with many issues of concern left unresolved, I am writing to try to bring you up to date on the events t hat have occurred since then."Item Steering Committee Newsletter(1976-02-09)Item A Reading of Student Poetry and Prose for the VAPA Dedication Weekend(1976-04-20) Nisselson, Jane E.; Schwartz, AnneItem Three Galleys(1975-10-31)"1. Booth House is Sponsoring a Masquerade Ball 2. Black Music Workshop 3. Vermont Symphony Concert"Item Black Music Division Presents a Lecture by Larry Neal(1975-10-16)"Mr. Neal is currently teaching at Williams College in the English Department. He is the Co-Editor of the publication Black Fire. His lecture will be on the relationships between Black Literature and Black Music."Item Photographer Sally Mann Offering a Workshop(1975-11)"Photographer Sally Mann, a former Bennington student now working in Lexington, Virginia will be offering a two-day workshop for photography students and others interested in the medium on Wednesday & Thursday, November 12 and 13."Item Rehire Bill Dixon(1975-05-28) Svane, Christina"The desire to cripple the Black Music Division is a symptom of the college's current hypocrisy about its role in the arts and the world. If it hopes to regain its role as a pioneer, it must decide to do so, and know that it has decided, and function accordingly. If it wants instead to limit itself to the perpetuation of styles that have already been widely accepted, safely passed the test of public opinion then it should admit to this change in its philosophy, and not waste its integrity by having to keep up a front."