Apollo : for 10 percussion
Score (19 leaves) ; 32 x 46 cm.
Composed in Danbury, CT and dedicated to Dave Smith
1976
M985.M907_A66_1976
Elsie Ryan (interview)
49 mins
The recording had degraded significantly, making us unable to provide a transcription.
Topics discussed : (side A): Role at WestConn; was a secretary in several departments/areas; began as secretary in social science department; followed by being secretary for Dr. Cook until he retired; then worked for Dr. Teal who replaced Cook before he retired; worked for 2 executive deans, followed working in education department; Student activities; didn't know many until working in education department; placed students into student teaching jobs; Dr. Haas; had an open door policy; was always here early; she was down to Earth and a remarkable woman; library named after her; Library; opened in 1969; prior to that, it was located in Old Main; it was beautiful until they painted it; Dr. Bersi and Dr Feldman; not liked because lack of communication; no open door policy for either; Dorms; Fairfield Hall was the first dorm; guys weren't allowed in beginning; Basic Studies program; began in 1973; Vietnam; no problems on campus; no protesting; Name change; college to university; no one seemed to really notice; Dr. Bersi; close door policy, faculty felt kind of shut out; Dr Feldman; seems very standoffish; charming to talk to; Faculty; too many assistants and high paying jobs; high position people; some unnecessary jobs in the administration; Catherine Pickett; works same job as she did; Tensions at WestConn; confrontations between faculty and administration; poll on Feldman's competence a/ a lot of negative response; Unions at WestConn; she currently works for AAUP; first union began around 1976; helped w/ grievances the faculty had; some were more involved than others; Large enrollment at CSU schools; Saul Meeks; excellent teacher and good for the students; stepped on too many toes and went about things the wrong way; she had a confrontation w/ him over use of Xerox machine; he could be abrasive at times; started the credit union; most students liked him; now teaching at small school in Midwest; Westside campus; split campus; it was a hassle for both students and faculty; was talk about moving entirely to Westside, but now keeping midtown; money prevents it from happening; Racial problems; not aware of any race problems; small campus keeps any problems out; Well; balanced school; Sports; too much emphasis placed on sports; never cut budget to the sports; most minorities come to Western for sports programs; many athletes were in the Basic Studies program (side B): Student evaluation; teachers evaluating if students could make it as a teacher; one student in a wheelchair was told by one teacher he didn't think he would make it as a teacher; physical education was once a requirement to become a teacher; Western evolvement; the business school grew; named after Ancell, who donated money to Western; started by John Bratton; now education, business, and criminal justice are over on Westside; Bulletin boards; amount of advertisement; Stan Klein; worked w/ him for 5 years; was chairman of the education department; Faculty interest; faculty in education department care about students; Dr. Janick and Dr. Leopold are similar; Truman Warner; was her first boss when she began at Western; he was chairman of the social science/history department then; Enjoyed time at WestConn; made many friends over the years; miss them, but keep in touch w/ most of them
1986
ms012_11_62
A second sett of favorite airs and a march : arranged as rondos for the piano
11 pgs
Autographed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katerina_Veronika_Anna_Dus%C3%ADkova
1805?
ms056_01_4.1
Dr. Ellen Rosenberg (Interview)
33 mins.
Topics discussed: (side A):
0-10 minutes: Introduction; retired in June 1995; Classes taught; Interview w/ Dr. Warner; her perceptions of the history/social science department; Role of women teachers; Physical changes at WestConn; Two campuses; Midtown and Westside;
10-20 minutes: Problems/negatives of teaching at WestConn; Drop in average age of students; due to the times and events of period; Basic Studies program; came about due to integration; Teaching about Africa; Current events; would talk about them in class; students' feelings about them;
20-30 minutes: Changes she would make about herself and WestConn; One semester sabbatical; Keeping up w the Times; it is essential in a social science class; Majors of students; business majors increased; political issues influenced student decisions; Events during her teaching career; developed lectures around the current events; Students in the classroom; manners and behavior; Technology;
30-40 minutes: "Only at WestConn"; negative image of Western from its students; Dr. Ruth Haas; Dressing at the school; Final comments
1998
ms012_11_55_rosenberg
Marguerite Orgelman (interview)
~30 mins.
This interview is a continuation of this interview: https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka/items/show/2914
0-10 minutes: (Side A) (Illegible conversation); Ms. Johnson; Southern Discrimination; Long Ridge Women’s Group; Long Ridge Library
10-20 minutes: Joining Women’s Group; Attending Meetings; Participation; Presidency; History of Danbury; Family History; Family Records Xerox
20-30 minutes: John Green History; Description of California; Sierra Nevada; Spanish-American War
1988
ms012_09_18_orgelman
Buckeye has wings
1 score (2 leaves) : 62 x 46 cm folded to 31 x 23 cm
1971
m1470 .s5685 .B83 [1975]
Performance of Buckeye has wings
Durations 4
1 score (4 pages) ; 36 cm
1962
m385_f45_d87_1962
Performance at University of Canterbury
Arts Centre Chamber Series 2021 Sunday 5 December Art Centre, The Great Hall Christchurch, NZ Mark Menzies, Violin Naomi Hnat, Cello Justin DeHart, Percussion
Madrigals (so, that I would like to die) : for chamber choir (playing perc. instrs.) and amplified piano
1 score ([ii], 35 pages) ; 35 cm
Experimental piece written in Danbury in 1973-1974
1977?
m1531_m67_m3_1977
Dr. David Driscoll (Interview)
60 mins.
Coverage: 1960s-1970s
Topics discussed : (side A): Growth of WestConn from 1960s; Dr. Haas; she had been there for many years; very pleasant and easy to get along with; Changes in student body; influx of minority students; academic preparedness of students was poor in some aspects; many of the better students were women; Academic standards of faculty; easy/relaxed standards; Teacher/student relations; student was a student, teacher was a teacher; Vietnam War; had effect on the male students between 19; 21; male students upset; Minority students; many were black males w/ attitudes; faculty felt threatened by them and their grading policies were effected; "Nature of Man"; the beginning of humanities at WestConn; Name change; went from DSC to WCSC while he was there; Transition from teacher's college to liberal arts college; student wanted program that allowed them to earn a degree that gave them opportunity to teach in CT; students wanted opportunities to stimulate leaning process; Dr. Greenwald; was in charge of the "Nature of Man"; he was also chairman of department; both used to talk about what the program meant; Make up of "Nature of Man"; a four year program w/ each year following the previous; "Old School"; teacher's training; concern was the educational background; preparing students to teach; neither he nor Dr. Greenwald cared about training teachers; both concerned about philosophical ideas; His role in "Nature of Man"; he taught the "Nature of Man I" course; Defining "Nature of Man"; selling the idea to the faculty; Student reaction to "Nature of Man"; general reactions was mixed; some unsure, others got it; students didn't change in his opinion over the course of the program; Kent State; students at WestConn didn't change much after the incident
(side B):
0-10 minutes: New Faculty; joined the college during the mid 1960s; many were young, mostly men; not sure about the impact of the new faculty had on college; Generation gap; may have been some by students; he didn't feel there was one; general attitude was liberal and not against student beliefs necessarily; Dr. Greenwald was the same way as him; the gap came from those who came from the teacher's college time; these faculty were more focused on teacher education; Dr. Haas stayed out of the way potential gap; Dr. Haas and how she viewed change of the college; her attitude was you didn't disrupt the status quo;
10-15 minutes: Dr. Haas as president; she was overall a liberal woman; must have had a great deal of difficulty in her position; she had to deal w/ the state a lot; as faculty increased, they had ideas and had to adjust to them
1991
ms012_10_19_driscoll