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SGA picks delegates

By ANDREW DAVIS
Senior Staff Writer

The Student Government Associa-
tion yesterday appointed three stu-
dents to delegate positions in the
Kentucky Intercollegiate Student
Legislature.

KISLE is student lobbying group
made up of 15 colleges and universi-
ties in the state which passes bills in
a mock state legislature and then
presents its bills to the General As-
sembly. SGA received three dele-
gates, out of a total of 20 from UK.
because it allocated KISLE $300 at
its Oct. 3) meeting.

“It's not like we‘re buying dele-
gates or anything like that.“ said
John Miller. assistant SGA Intergo-
vernmental chairman. "But for our
financial concerns. we‘re getting our

Engineering

By CAROLYN EDWARDS
Staff Writer

Robert Altenkirch, an associate
professor and chairman of the me-
chanical engineering department,
has stepped beyond the cliche image
oftheengineer.

Just 13 years after graduation
from Purdue University, he has pro-
ven himself a well-rounded profes‘
sional through his research, speak-
ing, published works. and University
Senate involvements.

Chosen from mechanical engi-
neers throughout the country who
have shown outstanding achieve-
ment to to 20 years after graduation,
Altenkirch will receive the Gustus L.
Larson Award of the American So
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money‘s worth as far as a lobbying
effort in Frankfort."

John Kelly, a business and eco-
nomics senior; Julie Schmitt. a jour-
nalism senior; and Ann Wesly. a
business and economics junior were
named as SGA delegate: Martha
Long, a business and economics
sophomore. was named as an alter~
nate.

Tim Freudenberg. SGA president.
made his choices “on the high rec-
ommendations" of Chris Greenwell.
Intergovernmental chairman. and
Miller, he said. “None lOf the dele-
gates) are involved in SGA because
we wanted to get new people in-
volved."

KISLE. which was started earlier
in the year by political science soph-
omore Cindy Weaver. is preparing
for its mock state general assembly.

for revived KISLE

which will be held Nov. 15-17 in
Frankfort. The youp elected its offi~
cers last week and on Sunday went
to Bowling Green for a general state
meeting to acquaint itself with the
organization.

The officers are John Fish, on
SGA senator-at-large and a business
and economics junior, president;
Kim Richerson. a political science
sophomore. vice-president; Bill
Hensley. a business and economics
freshman, treasurer; and Jamie
Callender. an arts and sciences
sophomore, secretary.

The new officers went with Weav-
er. Greenwell and Miller and other
KISLE members to the Bowling
Green meeting. “We went to get a
little more familiar." Greenwell
said. ”We leameda lot."

Greenwell was named chairman

of the banking, taxation and finance
committee while Joe Sears, an SGA
freshman senator and a business
and economics major. was named
chairman of the judicial committee.

KISLE's membership includes
Eastern, Western, Murray and
Morehead State universities. The or-
ganization started last year, but UK
was not represented because of a
lack of interest, Last year at UK the
group became an arm of SGA brief-
ly before it died.

Weaver transferred from Western
to UK and started KISLE again, but
as an independent student group.

“I thought it was important to
KISLE as an organization (to start
the group again)." Weaver said.
“It‘s (also; important to students.
. . . It's something UK could use.“

See KISLE. page 2

professor wins national recognition

ing the group‘s annual meeting in
New Orleans this December.

Altenkirch already has a national
and international reputation for his
combustion research. said Clifford
J. Cremers. the mechanical engi-
neering professor who nominated
him.

Q‘emers said Altenkirch is also an
active speaker and publisher. “He is
a highly competent person all the
way across the board," Cremers
said. “it’s kind of amazing that
someone with his abilities has
stayed here.“

Altenkirch has been involved with
award-winning research on prob-
lems associated with coal combus-
tion and the effects of buoyancy on
flames. Recently he was chosen by
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to design an experi-

ment to be done on a satellite, study-
ing combustion at zero gravity.

Cremers said he was warned that
Altenkirch might not have a good
chance of winning the award be-
cause he did not have the experience
of those who graduated 20 years
ago. They said “it probably wouldn‘t
go because of the politics of the
thing."

But Cremers still believed Alten-
kirch could win because he has
moved more quickly than most
young engineers and has a broader
range of interests.

Altenkirch himself was surprised
when he won over the other candi-
dates. “They had six more years to
do morestuff,”he said.

In addition to Altenkirch‘s work in
engineering, he is active in the Uni-

Explorations

Community Education program offers special courses in 12 areas every semester for all kinds

By KAREN MILLER
Reporter

Come explore with us —— that's the
logo for Community Education, a
part of UK’s Extension office, which
offers variom non-credit classes to
thecommunity.

“We invite the community to
come explore and attend their edu-
cations with us," said Tom Shearer.
assistant director of Community Ed-
ucation in charge of non-credit
classes.

“The Community Education pro-
gram was formed in August of 1m
with the purpose of offering non-
credit experience to the general pub-
lic," said Dawn Ramsey. director of
Community Education.

Originally the program had three
target populatian: blacks. women
and senior citizens. 'No of the ear-
liestclaaaeswereaviaittotheAp—
palachia region and a speed reedlrg
class. Raniaeyaaid.

The mam now includes 12 dif-
ferent areas of classes and averages
too comes a aemoter.

Shearer said the most interesting
area the program offers is the event
series. “Here, we introduce any new
or unusual classes as well as include
ones we hold every year."

“Annually, we have a group that
goes to different plays in the area
and a group that goes to Stratford,
Ontario, for the Shakespeare Festi-
val," he said. “For the spring we’re
planniru classes in basket weavim,
organic gardening, floral arrangim,
needlepoint and cooking classes."

A second section is the humani-
ties, which includes such things as
novel-review classes and poetry
writing workshops.

“The area of performing arts and
exercise has always had a large
amount of participation," Shearer
said. This division includes aerobics.
var-tom dance and piano classes. be-
ginning guitar and, in the spring, be-
gtmirgyogaandhanjoclaasea.

“We also «fer a variety of chil-
dren's menu. which we hope to
expand on,” Sham aaid. Amom
the popular children’s classes are

versity Senate and the Senate Coun~
cil.

He was the chairman of the com-
mittee which researched and imple-
mented a Universitywide selective
admissions policy. This involvement
is rather uncharacteristic of engi-
neers, Cremers said. “Getting in-
volved in politics doesn’t fit into en-
gineering characters," he said.
“They vote their conscience and
common sense."

Altenkirch received his masters
degree from the University of Cali-
fornia at Berkeley in 1971 and then
transferred to Purdue University to
study for his doctorate. In 1975 he
began teaching at UK and in five
years was associate professor and
chairman of the department.

Cartooning for Children and Music
and Movement for Young Children.

The visual arts area offers ad-
vanced joinery (woodworking).
charcoal portraits, pottery, silk-
screening and watercolor painting.

Shearer said the largest area that
classes are held in is self-enrich.
ment because so many courses fall
under it. The photography classes
have been the most popular, but
classes are also offered in speed-
reading, body language and prevent-
irg procrastination.

Claus aimed at those in business
are included in the business and
technical series. This includes
classes on time management, corn-
munication, and speech-making.

To make classes ma'e convenient

to those who work, the “Downtown
at Noon" series was created.

“We offer a low price, convenient
location and time to those who
work,‘ said Lisa D’Agostine, pro-
gramcoordinator.

See EXPLOIATIONS. page 2

McConnell predicts

upset in Senate race
against Huddleston

By ANDY McGlLL
Reporter

Republican Senate hopeful Mitch
McConnell spent part of his last day
of campaigning on campus yester-
day. speaking on the “resurgence of
the Republican Party in Kentucky"
and predicted a victory for himself.

Speaking before a gathering of
about 75 supporters, McConnell said
his race with Democratic Senator
Walter ““Dee Huddleston was in a
“virtual dead heat" and cited seve~
ral polls that put him in the lead.

According to an informal poll
taken in 200 Kentucky high schools
in 95 counties, President Reagan
was leading by a 3-1 margin and Mc-
Connell by 2-1, he said. A Louisville
radio station‘s poll gave him a 16-
point lead over Huddleston. McCon-
nell also said the Washington Post
predicted that Kentucky would see
an upset in the Senate race.

McConnell reminded the group
how long it has been since there was
a Republican Senator from Ken—
tucky.

“All of you aren‘t old enough to
remember the last time a Republi—
can was elected statewide." he said,

McConnell mentioned several fac-
tors that he feels will lead him to
victory. One is a well-run campaign
financially. Another is being on the
same ticket with Reagan, he said.

“I‘ll tell you one thing, I would
heck of a lot rather run with Ronald
Reagan than Walter Mondale,“ he

said. "The president will carry the
state by a large margin. "

McConnell stressed that even
though the president's popularity
will be helpful. he and his campaign
staff have worked hard to “get close
(to Huddleston) on our own. "

McConnell predicted that he would
carry the “urban triangle," which
consists of Louisville. Lexington.
and northern Kentucky. and the tst
and 5th congressional districts.
These regions would be enough to
secure a victory, he said.

McConnell said the student vote
was very important and has
changed since he was in college.

“When I was in college. the stu»
dent vote was predictably Demo-
cratic,” he said. “Now. the 18 to 26
age group is the most solid for the
president."

McConnell pointed to Huddleston's
record as the most important issue
in the campaign. Concerning atten~
dance, he said that only two out of
100 Senators have missed more ses-
sions than Huddleston

According to McConnell. Huddles
ton is tied for first as the biggest
spender in the Senate. He has also
won the National Taxpayers Union‘s
“Big Spender Award.“ given at»
nually to the Senator who spends the
most money, McConnell said.

McConnell also mentioned that
Huddleston has been more often in
opposition to Reagan‘s policies than
Gary Hart, Allen Cranston. and Ted
Kennedy

New bus routes aimed
at easing transportation

By SCOTT WARD
Staff Writer

Students who park at Common-
wealth Stadium each morning will
not have to wait so long for bus
service, thanks to a new express
IJexTRAN bus service that will take
passengers from the stadium park-
ing lot non-stop to the Chemistry-
Physics Building.

The express service was instituted
by the department of public safety
and the Off-Campus Student Board.

Jeff Willey, president of the board
and a computer science senior. said
the board's busing committee pre-
sented the idea for the express
routes after more than a dozen bus
riders expressed a need for them in
a questionnaire distributed by the
group.

Willey said the board had consid-
ered the idea. but the questionnaire
prompted it to take the suggestion to
the department of public safety last
spring.

David Brewster. assistant director
for parking and transportation for
public safety, said the department
discussed the plan with LexTRAN
officials and agreed on a plan. The
buses began running yesterday.

Willey said the new express bus
system will primarily serve “the
students that park in the stadium.
which is the majority of the com—
muting students.“

Brewster said the regular bus
schedules will not be cut. but that
some of the intermediate stops the

 

“There have been a
large number of
complaints on the
buses because so many
commuter students
must use the busing

system. ”
Phil White.

Off- Campus Student Board
_
buses have been making have been
cut out. He said this will result in an
additional 10 runs in per day. The
buses will be running from about
7:30 am. to 10 am. and again at
noon.

Ed ’I‘ramell, a psychology sopho-
more and a member of the board,
said in a prepared statement deliv-
ered by Willey “we hope it will alle-
viate some of the problems off cam-
pus students seem to be having."

Those problems include general
parking difficulties and lack of ad-
equate security at the coliseum, Wil—
ley said.

Phil White, an advertising junior
and another board member. said in
the same statement. “I definitely
think this is a step in the right direc-
tion. There have been a large num-
ber of complaints on the buses be-
cause so many commuter students
must use the busing system.

“We think the express bus may re-
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Mondale, Reagan finish up presiden

By DAVID Espo
Associated Press

Ronald Reagan and Walter F.
Mondale played out the final scenes
yesterday of a yearlong campaign
drama, the president saying his
work in Washington has “only just
begun" and the Democratic chal-
lenger charging that if Victorious.
Republicans would claim a “historic
mandate" to raise taxes and send
combat troops to Central America.

The president. ending his final
campaign swing with a nostalgic
tour of California, said the conserva»
tive “prairie fire“ he promised to ig-
nite two decades ago had now swept
the nation

“It was the second American Rev-
olution, and it‘s only just begun." he
said. Listing his goals for a second
term, he said, “No. 1 of all is peace.
disarmament and the reduction of
“'0! id nuclear weapons . "

His underdog challenger implored
a crowd in Los Angeles to provide
the votes for “the biggest upset
ever. . . . We can prove that a presi-
dent who insults our intelligence
every day will pay the price on
Election Day," he said.

The polls showed Mondale gaining
in the campaign's final hours, but
despite that, and for all the crowds
he drew along his way. he trailed
Reagan by runaway margins in

nearly every reckoning except his
own.

“We're gonna win," he claimed,
with vice presidential nominee Ger-
aldine Ferraro virtually the only
voice seconding him.

A political pioneer. Ferraro was in
the final hours of her campaign, as
well, racing from Ohio to Pennsylva»
nia to New Jersey to New York with
her message: "Stand up and fight
for Fritz Mondale.“

Reagan radiated confidence as his
top campaign aide said the presi-
dent would “try to win everything"
and roll up a historic 50—state sweep.

The president offered no predic—
tion about the verdict of the voters
as he n'pped into the Democrats as

the party of “torpor, timidity and
taxes."

“I'm proud to say that in the past
four years, not one square-inch of
soil has been lost to communist ag-
gression." he added, touching on a
theme he used often during the cam-
paign.

Vice President George Bush wrap-
ped up his 37,000-mile campaign for
a second term with a flying tour of
Texas, where he sought to help GOP
congressional candidates.

“Keep America on the move. Help
us keep the peace. Help us keep the
prosperity," he said, his voice
hoarse from weeks of campaigning.

Mondale, making his way from
California to Iowa and then home to

Minnesota, said, “Tomorrow, some-
one is going to make history. let it
beus.Letitbeus."

The race for the White House was
the main event by far, but the politi-
cal parties were pourirg millions of
dollars, as well, into the race for 33
Senate seats and a new 435-member
Home of Representatives. In 13
states an election for governor was
on the ballot as well.

Democrats looked for gains of two
or three seats in the Senate, not
enough to regain control after four
years of a Republican maioritv.

Both the president and his chal-
lenger began their final campaign
rounds in California, the largest
state with 47 electoral votes.

tial bids

Reagan's spokesman called it a
“nostalgic trip, a good luck charm"
that had the president on a journey
from Sacramento, where he took the
oath of office as governor in 1967, to
Dos Angeles and San Diego, where
he held the last rally of his success-
ful 1980 campaign for the White
House.

From there, the president and his
wife, Nancy, were going to their
mountainside ranch north of has An-
geles.

From California, Mondale was
going to Mason City, Iowa, site of a
campaign rally on the day he
launched his candidacy 20 months
ago, and home to Minnesota.

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There are four areas which include: Professional De-
velopment for Secretaries. Survival Skills for Manage-
rs. Real Estate and Construction and Personal Profes-
sional Development

D‘Agostine also coordinates the Employee Training
Resources area «ETRt

“This is custom-made training tor businesses, We ac-
tually go to the facility and train people on the sight.
Skills offered include stress and time management, and
computer skills." D‘Agostine said

"We try to draw our teachers from the L'K faculty
and take advantage of their specialities. If we don't
know of anyone offhand to lflSlFUCI a particular class,
we locate someone off campus." D‘Agostine said.

D‘Agostine added that "all noncredit classes, includ-
ing ETR. offer CEI"s tContinuing Education Units).
One unit is given for every ten hours of training a stu-
dent receives. and their name is recorded in the regis-
trar's office “

The two remaining areas are special programs and
computers.

The special program series mainly consists of a trav-
el agent certificate program "This prepares students
for the entry level as a travel agent." Shearer said.

The computer area 15 divided into two sections. one of
general computer classes and the other a computer cer-
tificate program

Among the general computer classes are: computing
for beginners. programming classes and word proc-
essing.

“One very successful class we've had was called
Choosmg a Personal Computer and Making it Work for
You.“ Shearer said

The computer certificate program was new this fall
and consisted of five sequential series of classes. “We
developed a computer advisory council of local people
here on campus and asked them for advice on structur-
ing a program for students.” he said

“The most unique class offered next semester is the
Dream Work class which deals with interpreting
dreams."hc said

“The majority of our classes arc offered on campus.
although we have a push on for more to be located off
campus We hope to make thcm more accessible to the
public." he said.

Shearer added that "we want to give people a chance
to continue their educations in whatever areas they may
be interested in. ”

For tnore information on classes contact Community
Education by coiling ‘25? 3294, or go by the office in 205
F‘razee Hall

OKISLE

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\tcznc". who is state speaker of the house. said
KlStJ-J is an effective organization throughout the coun-
try It has sister groups in about 35 states

"KISIE has no business being part of SGA. It needs
to be autonomous." she said

John Miller. who proposed the SGA bill which allo.
cated $300 to KISLE, said ['K hurt itself last year by not
being in the group

“What Student Government wanted to do was take
our loobying effort and vary it as widely as possible.
Miller said “We think KISLE is a fine group to lobby
through "

Miller said a good example of how UK was hurt be,
cause it was not in KISLE was the Mission Vlodel For-
mula Funding issue. which UK was for and the other
state univerSities against because it would have funded
universities based on their size. among other things

"()ur voice was lost in the shuffle of a larger group
saying that 'hey. we oppose it.‘ We were fighting
against each other." he said.

Anyone with a 2.0 grade point average can join the
organization Interested students can contact Miller.
Greenwell or Fish at the SGA office.

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Sandinistas claim election win

By REID G. MILLER
Associated Press

MANAGUA, Nicaragua —— Daniel
Ortega, leader of the leftist Sandi
nista government and the party‘s
presidential candidate, claimed Vic
tory yesterday in presidential elec-
tions and said the party is leading
by “an ample majority and an
ample margin."

In Washington D.C., the State De-
partment denounced Nicaragua's
election results as a “farce" be-
cause the Sandinistas had no credi-
ble opposition.

Spokesman John Hughes said the
Nicaraguan people were not allowed
to participate in “any real sense of
the word. The Sandinista electoral

farce. without any meaningful politi-
cal opposition, leaves the situation
essentially unchanged.“

At midmorning. the Supreme
Electoral Council said that with
votes from 16 percent of the polling
places counted. Ortega was leading
with 68.1 percent of the vote. The re-
mainder was split among candidates
of five small opposition parties.

The Electoral Council said per-
centages in voting for the national
assembly were running at about the
same percentage in favor of the
Sandinistas as those for president,

()l‘lega told a news conference in
Managua: “We take for a fact the
victory of the FSIA’ in these elec-
tions.“ He used the initials of the

ruling Sandinista National Liber-
ation Front.

The main opposition coalition boy-
cotted the election, complaining of
harassment and restrictions on cam-
paigning and press coverage. In ad-
dition to the Sandinistas, five minor
parties took part in the election.

Even before any of the votes from
Sunday‘s election had been tab-
ulated, the govemment-controlled
newspaper Barricada proclaimed
“Victory for Sandino in Free Elec-
tions” in a banner headline yester-
day morning.

“The election has been a triumph
of the Nicaraguan people,” declared
Mariano Fiallos, president of the Su-
preme Electoral Council. “The peo-
ple have responded more than satis-
factorily."

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refuses to let media
name sex offenders

By RICHARD CARELLI
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote
yesterday, refused to let two newspapers and two radio
stations in Illinois report the names and former wherea-
bouts of two girls who sexually abused three young chil-
dren.

The court left intact a state judge's “gag order“
against the four news organizations even though the in-
formation is public knowledge and every other media
outlet in the nation is free to report it again.

The Illinois controversy arose from highly publicized
legal action taken against two Minonk, Ill., babysitters
accused of sexually abusing three children last July.

The babysitters, ages 14 and 12, were placed in a de-
tention center after receiving a juvenile court hearing.

The girls' names and the location of the detention cen-
ter where they initially were sent already had been re-
ported when lawyers representing the girls asked Wood-
ford County Juvenile Court Judge Richard Baner to bar
any further mention of that information,

The judge issued such a prior restraint last August
against Bloomington radio stations WJBC and WNBQ,
The Daily Pantagraph in Bloomington and The Peoria
Journal Star.

The Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear the news
organizations” appeal last Sept. 11, and lawyers for the
newspapers and stations sought help from the nation's
highest court

Past Supreme Court decisions have said that court-
imposed prior restraints on reporting almost never are

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‘Ladies’ entertaining despite flaws

When "Sophisticated Ladies"
opened the Broadway Nights Series
at the Opera House this past week-
end. it proved that a production
without a plot can be successful. In
fact. the performers became so rec-
ognizable through their numerous
appearances that they represented
characterizations of moods.

Bruce Anthony Davis personified
happiness. Roger Spivy personified
flamboyance. And Freda Payne per-
sonified melancholy.

The music. dance and costumes in
this revue of Duke Ellington's best
tunes brightened the show. but a few
snags lessened the enjoyment

Ellington‘s music. taken largely
from the '305 and ‘40s ranges from
serene to jazzy. The dances and cos-
tumes visualized this range. Willa

Kim's period costumes lacked pizazz
and leaned more toward convention-
ality. But Kim's creative ability
shone with her dancing peacock and
human taxi costumes,

The main problem with the show
was a sound system that couldn‘t
overcome a loud band. The words of
the singers were often drowned by
blaring horns and pounding drums.
And when you put too many per-
formers onstage at the same time.
the better talent seems to get lost in
the shuffle. The best routines in this
show occurred with three or less
people onstage.

Particularly noteworthy among
the performers was Bruce Anthony
Davis. who lit the stage whenever he
flashed one of his cheery smiles and
launched into one of his lively danc-

es His enthusiasm is reminiscent of
Ben V'ereen.

Freda Payne the headliner of
the 15»person cast , and Roger
Spivy stood out among the other
cast members: Payne with “Soli-
tude" and Spivy with his tap dance
numbers.

“Sophisticated Ladies" may not
have dazzled the audience with elab-
orate sets and grand Showmanship,
but the talent of the performers
brought to life the mood of an era. a
musician and a people. If the excite-
ment of this show continues through
the Broadway Nights Series. Lexing~
ton will be treated to more top~n0tch
productions

DAMON ADAMS

Maine man produces chainsaw art

By ROBERT ()‘MEARA
Associated Press

WAUSAU. Wis. _ Take a chain
saw. hammer and chisel. sanding
tools. a block of black walnut, and
about two months of work. Add 50
years of experience. and you have
the kind of sculpture that has pro-
duced 1984‘s Master Wildlife Artist.

“1 do subtractive sculpture.”
Charles Greenough “Chippy“ Chase
said in an interview at the Leigh
Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. “All
you have to do is get rid of part of
that piece of wood. If you do it right.
you have one of my three-dimensio
nal birds. "

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Chase. white-haired and hearty at
76. makes it sound comparatively
easy. He and his fellow artists know
otherwise.

The Woodson museum chose the
Brunswick, Maine. native as this
year's Master out of 116 artists from
around the world invited to partici-
pate in the annual “Birds in Art"
exhibition that includes 32 sculp-
tures. 89 paintings and nine graphic
works. He is the first sculptor to be
honored by the museum. which has
held eight similar shows

His works on exhibit include a
golden eagle. a Canada goose. a vul-
ture and a belted kingfisher. all car-

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ved from black walnut. There's also
a snowy owl chiseled out of elm.

Chase's carvings. which border on
the abstract with their fluid lines
and a minimum of feathered detail.
contrast sharply with the more rea-
listic bird paintings on the walls of
the museum.

But he is one of the least tutored
of the show‘s artists.

(‘hase starts on his section of wood
., black walnut preferred ~~ with a
gasoline chain saw. sending chips
flying. Then he picks up his hammer
and chisel and sculptor‘s knives.
Hand sanding is also part of the
process.

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Headley-Whitney art exhibit
merits a serious examination

An exhibit of 32 paintings by 30
artists now on view at the Headley-
Whitney Museum merits a visit by
those with a serious interest in visu-
alart.

The works can provoke visual ex-
periences not easily met outside the
full collections of big museums. The
paintings are on loan from the
Hirshhorn Museum under the aus~
pices of the Smithsonian Institution
Exhibition Service.

The exhibit's title. ‘Aspects of
Color." promises that the works
have to do with considerations of
color in form and space. But the
title also predicts that color does not
have one look or appearance for
things, and the show aims to that
point of view.

To begin with. an 11-inch high
water color by Charles DeMuth
t1883-1935). “Sailor, Soldier and Po-
liceman." is filled with a group of
three uniformed men in conversa-
tion. The figures are washed in with
palest tones of transparent water
color; this in itself tends to distance
the viewer from the work.

Upon closer inspection. though. a
fine. sharp delineation of surface
areas, obtained through buildup of
the washes pushed to the edges of
form. is noted. This resulting line—
throughcolor is weighted in areas of
fullness and lightened in areas of
compactness of the forms

What seems to have been a scat-
tering of our attention with the
seemingly weak washes is really a
closing in on a sense of underlying
form masterfully delineated. With—
out recourse to details . no buttons.
epaulettes or textures DeMuth de
scribes three distinct figures.

Another work that can intrigue the
eye is “Decorative Composition." by
Maurice Prendergast (1859 1924).
completed in 1914. Appearing at first
as a covering of horizontally laid
down brush strokes overall. even»
tually figure, ground and even water
is so