Clarion 1984-09-28 Vol. 60 No. 03

              the
Clorion
vol. 60 no. 3
3900 belhel drive saint paul, minnesora 55112
September 26, 1984
Alumni director Curt Fauth leaves Bethel
by Karen J. Anderson
The man known as "Mr.
Bethel," Curt Fauth, alumni
director, leaves October 1 for
Whittier, California to become
associate minister of Christian education at Whittier
Area Baptist Fellowship.
"Curt is one of the best things
that ever happened to Bethel
alumni and we will all miss
him," said Nancy Gerdin Vail,
Fauth's former secretary/
assistant.
"He's a people person," said
Dan Wiersum, director of the
annual fund, "and his capacity to remember names and
faces is remarkable." Fauth
counts this "uncanny ability,"
as he calls it, among hisgreat-
est assets. Although he considers it a great gift of God, he
said he works at it every day.
He feels it enables him to
make people feel important.
Among Fauth's strengths,
explains Vail, is his ability to
make the present student body
feel connected  with alumni
and vice versa. "He's a bridge
builder," says Wiersum. "He
serves as a catalyst for people
to become involved in Bethel.
He has a great gift for creating
a warm, hospitable atmosphere." Both Vail and Wiersum cite Fauth's ability to
recognize people as a great
asset in drawing various
groups together.
Wiersum points out that
alumni contributions to the
annual fund have increased
from $28,000 per year to almost $200,000 per year since
Fauth has been alumni director.
Fauth said he has also
"shown alumni that there are
services, other than financial,
that they can offer." He explains that alumni have become actively involved in student recruitment and upgrading of career placement.
By his "enthusiasm and drive,"
Fauth said he "spearheaded a
more active alumni board. The
board is strategic and strong,
and its recommendations are
Curt Fauth, Bethel's "people person.'
heard and being implemented."
In pondering his years of
service here, Fauth states,
"We've put Bethel alumni on
the map. We've seen wh&t'e'
alumni have been and have
made strides in encouraging
alumni  to  get  involved  in
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prayer support, student recruitment, career placement
support, and financial support." Before Fauth came to
Bethel, Vail explains, a real
distance existed between the
alumni and the present community. She said, "Curt was
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Casts of fall shows prepare for opening night
by Julie Bach
Seventeen actors will mount
Bethel's stage a total of 16
times this fall. Some supporters are afraid that few people
will see them. That, they feel,
would be a waste.
Jeffrey S. Miller, instructor
in theatre arts, and Meg
Zauner, also an instructor in
theatre arts, are both excited
about the plays they are directing this fall.
"I don't know how anyone
could walk away not liking
the play," said Miller of The
Dining Room, a two-act play
by A. R. Gurney, Jr. Miller's'
play will be the first of the
1984-85 season.
Actors now in rehearsal for
The Dining Room voiced the
same enthusiasm. "It's a challenging play for all of us because we get to play so many
characters," said Barry Ross
Rinehart, a senior theatre
major. "I think it'll be fun for
the audience," he added. Lorraine Sauter, the show's assistant director and stage
manager, agreed. "The scenes
are so different; everyone will
be able to relate to something,"
she said.
Rehearsals for The Dining
Room started Friday, Sept. 7,
immediately after auditions
on Sept. 5 and 6. The cast will
have three weeks to prepare
the show before performances
on Oct. 4,5,6,9,11,12, and 13.
All performances are at 7:30
p.m. except the Tuesday, Oct.
9 matinee at 4 p.m.
The show will run about an
hour and forty-five minutes,
Miller said. He chose it because it "is a subtle indictment of parts of American
culture. This play shows an
erosion of values," he described. He thinks the Bethel
audience will identify with it.
"It's truth," he said. "It creeps
in from behind."
The play is about human
relationships. It is a series of
vignettes in which the dining
room figures as a symbol of
interaction. Characters flow
in and out of the room in
stream-of-consciousness succession, leaving poignant impressions with the audience.
Anyone who is interested in
human interaction will enjoy
the relationships created on
stage.
Miller and his cast feel the
rehearsals are going well, and
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Northwestern College President
Nixes Art Shows as
Pornographic
Friedhelm Radandt, president
of the Orange City, IA, campus,
said one painting among a 36-
piece show was "unacceptable,"
prompting artisl Bob Plageman
to remove all his pieces from the
show.
Student Gets Tuition Refund of
$6210
Myrna Baxter got her refund
after Brown Mackie College in
Salina, KA, promised ils students
repayment if they didn't get a job
within 120 days after graduation.
Baxter got a job 150 days after
graduation.
It's the first refund the school's
made since adopting the policy
last fall.
New Mexico's Embattled Presidential Nominee Steps Down
John Elac, the Washington, D.C.
hank official whose controversial
eler.lion as university president
sparked vehement protest from
U. New Mexico students and
faculty, has announced he won't
accept the job.
Protestors argued they'd been
excluded from Ihe search process, lhal Elac's qualifications
were inadequate, and that that
Elac's ties to an official of the
search firm employed by the university were inappropriate.
Henry Jaramillo, regents' president, called Elac's withdrawal
"unfortunate."
Inside . . .
Homecoming '84 sports theme
of unity. A week of celebration
culminates this weekend.
... page 5
New campus pastor visits Bethel chapel before joining the staff
in January.
... page 4
Art faculty discuss work in
first art matrix.
...page 3
Football team drops third
straight to tough St. Thomas
squad.
... page 8