8 The Start mem. Sedan, Oregon, Monday Aprfl 11, 1853
Carl Hall
Talks About
Oil key Work
By CARL HAIX
The public has another week to
take advantage of the graphic
how of Gordon Gilkey, print
maker of Corvallis, at the Willam
ette University Art Gallery. Both
the man and his medium are rela
tively new to Salem, although Mr.
Gilkey has had a very important
Influence on print making in Ore
gon for a number of years. In ad
dition to creative printmaking he
Is an avid and discriminating col
lector of prints.
For those who are unawer of the
radical changes that have taken
place in the art of print making,
the show will serve to introduce
the new creative means, the tech
nical explorations that have re
vitalized the graphic field in the
past few years, especially in soft
ground etching. The deraan l for
realism, reproducing things as
seen, has, up to the last 20 years,
kept the inherent potential of cop
per locked within a category that
overlooked entirely the "rights" of
the copper itself. Herbert Read
labeled it the Cinderella of the
arts, for it was for a long period
pushed into the background as a
creative means of consequence
Through a lack of knowledge.
Imagination and understanding
the intaglio potential lay dormant
under the act of reproduction.
Now a graphic renaissance is in
full swing in America, and Oregon
plays no minor role in this rebirth
of creative copper, stone and the
lowly wood block. Oregon has a
distinguished group of print
makers and Mr. Gilkey's contribu
tion has been considerable.
The Technique
Etching can be classified into
five categories, all covered by the
term intaglio.
Mr. Gilkey has found in the in
taglio process the perfect medium
to express his outlook on life. In
his work we explore a copper
relish that quite often takes on a
whimsical, bouyant exuberance.
One has but to look at the block
print (there are two in this show)
Love in a Park" or in the same
vein, but with a more enigmatic
twist to his humor the interesting
"Which came First." Throughout
Gilkey's work this enigmatic qual
ity seems to move along the
fringes of his creations, nibbling
through his choice of titles. When
you take the titles "Relation of
Unrelated Formations", "Harlem
Ghosts", "Headworks", "N i g h t
Clubbers", you find that you are
humorously involved with a man
who is very seriously involved in
printmaking. Whether Mr. Gilkey
is aware of it or not, and I don't
imagine he particularly cares what
people think about his work or
methods, his humorous outlook on
life serves to keep in check and
give a balance to his experimen
tation in abstraction. At all times
his work retains a mooring point,
a human undercurrent usually
humorous, around which he builds
his design, textures, and tones.
Of interest in this show is the
dramatic use of Aquatint and
Soft-ground etching. Of the aqua
tints, I found "Harlem Ghosts" the
most delightful. A carefree com
position with a heavy footed swing
to its design that moves to and
fro under white eyes that peer
intently from a field of deep, rich
greys and blacks. The white areas
were achieved by cutting holes in
the copper itself: when printed the
holes make a raised impression on
the surface of the paper, creating
a third dimensional effect.
While the greater part of the
works are primarily tonal they are
given Infinite variety as well as
structural strength by the binding
together of planes, tones, textures,
through the use of the engraved
line. This line reinforces espe
cially the textures achieved in the
soft-ground by the use of linen,
lace and burlap. There are a few
pure engravings on display: "Self",
"Corvallis Seed". The comparison
of these pure line works with the
work where the line assumes a far
different role is worthy of study.
Most of us who seriously work
in the creative field are apt to take
ourselves too seriously. The in
tensity of our concern with this
mystery called art all too often
gives our existence a precarious
emotional state, we seem to be
on the defensive with ourselves,
afraid to underestimate or make
fun of the "I" we are creating.
Our self-portraits are usually
stern, isolated in a protective coat
ing of "artistic" dignity: all too
many have a remote, almost smug,
isolation about them. Again we
may attack our faces with an im
possioned burst of energy like a
Van Gogh or a Rembrandt. Few
of our portraits have the humble
ase of an easy laugh as does Mr.
Gilkey's "Corvallis Sophisticate"
or "Self with bow tie."' With a
deep un-expressed laugh of amuse
ment he puts himself in the posi
tion of the medieval craftsman,
the anonymous worker "Self in
sack cloth or penitent self por
trait" or just "Self". Any way you
look at this group of portraits the
step from portrait with bow tie to
sack cloth has a broad philosophi
cal basis and humility underlies
the whole expanse.
Technical Writing
Subject of Talk
Problems of technical writing
will be recounted by Miss Rebecca
Tarshis at tonight's meeting of
Theta Sigma Phi alumnae at the
home of Mrs. George Dewey Jr.
at 8 p.m. Miss Tarshis, who is em
ployed by the Portland Clinic,
specializes in assisting doctors
write their reports and formal
papers He most recent major as
signment was to aid in writing a
book on psychology. The Portland
writer also sells non-technical
features and articles to various
national magazines.
Reservations may be made by
phoning the hostess.,
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SOGI ETY CLUBS MUSIC
A round Town . . .
BY JEKTME ENGLISH
DATE IS CHANGED . . . Jose
phine Caughell and John W.
Loughary will be married on Fri
day, May 9 instead of June 18 as
originally announced. . . . The
couple, who plan to make their
home in San Francisco, must
leave for the bay city immedi
ately following their graduation
from the University of Oregon in
early June . . . thus necessitating
an earlier wedding date. . . . The
ceremony will take place in Sa
lem at St. Vincent dePaul Cath
olic Church at 10 a.m. before
members of the immediate fam
ily and a few intimate friends
. . . a wedding breakfast will
follow at the home of- the bride
elect's aunt. Miss Josephine
Baumgartner. . . . Miss Caughell
is the only daughter of the John
R. Caughells and her fiance la the
son of Mr., and. Mrs. W. E.
Loughary of Eugene. . . . The
bride-elect told friends of her
May wedding date at a luncheon
and bridal shower for which Mrs.
Bruce Williams was hostess In her
honor on Saturday afternoon at
the Eugene Hotel. ... At each
place were miniature May baskets
and tied to the handles were
scrolls bearing the names of the
duo and the date. . . . The
Caughell telephone has been busy
the past week making calls to see
if all June dates could be changed
to May . . . which means a lit
tle less than three weeks for
Josephine to complete her trous
seau shopping and arrange for
last minute wedding details. . . .
Invitations ... were received
from Portland by a number of
Salem friends the past week to
a tea for which Mrs. John
Jamea Elliott and Mrs. Frank
Alois Bosch will be hostesses on
Saturday, April 8 at the tat
ter's Portland home on 8. XV.
Canterbury Lane. . . . The affair
is being- arranged in compliment
to Miss Caryl Delzell, popular
summer bride-elect and daugh
ter of the Thomas Delzells of
Portland, formerly of Salem, . . .
Calling hours are from S to S
o'clock. . . .
Entertaining . . . with an infor
mal at home on Sunday afternoon,
April 27 will be Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. deWeese, who will be hosts
at their Fairmount Hill residence
in compliment to Mr. and Mrs.
Albrecht Jagenstecher of Middle
bury, Vermont, visitors in the
capital. ... A group of Portjand
and Salem friends of the hosts
have been bidden to greet the
couple, who are guests of their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerhard H. Pagen
stecher. . . . The visitors will be
here until the end of May. . . .
A busy week ahead . . .' for
Governor and Mrs. Douglas Mc
Kay, who returned last night
from a quiet weekend at their
beach home at Neskowin. . . . To
day, the McKays will be in Port
land to- attend the opening of the
Home Builders show. . . . Tuesday
afternoon Mrs. McKay will hold
her weekly at home for all inter
ested townspeople and visitors in
the capital. . . . Tuesday night
ahe will drive to West Linn to
pour at the table setting show
sponsored by the Oregon City
Soroptimist Club. . . .
Welcome home ... for Mrs.
James G. Heltsel, who arrived
la the capital Sunday morning
from a three months trip ...
first she went to Mexico, where
she visited with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James Heltsel. who reside at
Taxaco. . . . Mrs. Heltsel also
toured various parts of Mexico
and visited In Mexico City bo
fere returning to the states. . . .
She then went -to Denver for
an extended visit with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Brace Hanby (Marraret
Heltsel), formerly of Pert
land. . .
.. Arriving from the East Coastu
Arriving . . . from the East
Coast today win be Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Truitt of Hebron, Mary
land, who are making their first
visit to the West. . . . They will
bo guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Var
ley, and will also greet their new
grandson, Scott Varley. . . . The
visitors plan to be hero a
month. ...
Residing ... In Monterey, Cal
if, now is Mrs. William F. John
son (Patricia Elfstrom) . . . her
army husband is stationed nearby
at Fort Ord, where ho is taking
his basic training. . . .
To Portland . . . this week to
attend the Northwest Bakers As
sociation convention at the Mult
nomah Hotel will go Mr. and Mrs.
L. V. Benson . . . sessions open
today and continue through Wed
nesday. . . .
Visitors Attend
Star Meeting
Trinity chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star observed guest night
on Friday at a meeting in the
West Salem City Hall. Mrs. Carl
Anthony and Harry Miller pre
sided. Invited were chapters from
Woodbum, Silverton and Sheri
dan, and Mrs. Virginia Low, Wor
thy Matron of Silverton chapter,
Mrs. Thelma Wallace, worthy
matron of Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs.
Art Burt, matron and patron of
Woodburn and Joe Muellenberg
of Portland were among the
guests.
Music was furnished by Miss
Lorraine Owen and Mrs. Larry
Flagg. Mrs. Florence Kortemyer
arranged decorations and Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Field, Mrs. Hazel
Anderson, Mrs. Josephine Pattison,
Mrs. Kortemeyer and Wilfred Wil
son were on the refreshment com
mittee. WILLAMTN A Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Mendenhall of Willamlna
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Nina Jean, to
John A. Bett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Bett of Chehalis.
A June wedding has been planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Mendenhall have
also announced the engagement of
their daughter, Eleanor, to Cleo
A. Wren, U. S. Navy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Wren of Willa
mina. No date has been announced.
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Sunday Rite
For Couple
On Sunday. April 13. Miss In
ker! Kelokoski of Helsengfors,
Finland, became the bride of Kent
R. McVey at a wedding read at the
First Methodist church at 4:30.
The bride wore an ice blue
dressmaker suit of wool crepe,
white accessories and a corsage of
orchids.
The groom's sister. Mrs. Helen
McVey, attended her, wearing a
suit of orchid sharkskin and yel
low roses. Charles Wirtanen was
best man.
The Rev. Kenneth Abbott of
Stay ton sang, Mrs. Glen Wyatt
played the wedding music and the
Rev. Harold Black of Stayton of
ficiated. A reception was held at
the West Salem home of Mr. and
Mrs. Kirtanen. The groom is sta
tioned with the navy air corps and
the couple will live in San Yi
sidro, Calif.
SPRING VALLEY Mrs. Lloyd
Dickenson was hostess for a so
cial afternoon for the Sunshine
club Wednesday.
The group made further plana
for giving a play entitled, "Dea
con Stubbs," as benefit for send
ing a 4-H girl to Oregon State
College Summer school. The play
will be presented by the Sunshine
Club at Spring Valley school
house, April 24.
Edwin Berry
Speaks to
AAUW
When Americans document cases
of racial disrimination, Russian
propagandists have an easy time
of describing us as "fraudulent
and insincere" to the preponder
ant non-white populations both
we and Russia are trying to court.
This was one argument against
racial discrimination brought out
by Edwin C. Berry, execuitve sec
retary of the Portland Urban
League, before the AAUW Senator
Hotel luncheon meeting Saturday.
Mr. Berry pointed out how race
relations are the measure the
barometer of democracy as it is
judged from outside, and that
most white Americans have no
conception of democracy in terms
of racial equality. Every publi
cized case where a member of a
minority is discriminated against
in employment, housing and social
contact is fuel to the voice of the
Kremlin, and Is actually subver
sive. Besides, such discrimination
Is absurd, inefficient and costly.
When a minority group is de
nied employment or housing, it
cannot buy goods as a consumer,
or contribute to taxes and char
ities, and is forced into the slum
conditions which produce the so
cial evils crime, disease and de
linquency. Social welfare, police,
and hospital costs are then in
creased, and the very people de
nied Jobs are supported on wel
fare, paid for by those who re
fuse to hire them.
Mr. Berry feels that residential
segregation is the most serious
problem in race relations, as it
leads to segregated schools,
churches, and businesses, and
therefore a lack of mutual under
standing. Mr. Berry's talk was tape-recorded
by KOCO, to be rebroad
cast on Saturday evening, May 10,
as one of the series of service club
talks.
Slate or Officers Presented
Mrs. Arthur Sprague, secretary,
presided at the business meeting,
as other officers were attending
the state convention at Gearhart.
Mrs. William Van Meter intro
duced the speaker. Mrs. Erwin
Potter reported the slate of the
nominating committee, to be voted
on at the May meeting, as follows:
president, Mrs. Thomas Churchill;
vice president, Mrs. Arthur
Sprague; secretary. Miss Eloise
Ebert; treasurer, Mrs. John Hann,
student loan committee, Mrs. E. E.
Batterman.
Decorations at the Saturday
meeting were arranged by Mrs.
E. W. Rector, Mrs. E. F. Carle
ton, Mrs. Walter Foster and Mrs.
David Looney.
Club Groups are
Entertained
EAST SALEM The annual
birthday party for members of the
Garden Road Neighborhood Club
was held at the home of Mrs.
Glenn La r kins Friday afternoon.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Paul Lynch. The May meeting
will be with Mrs. Frank Ricket.
A plant exchange and election
of officers featured the April
meeting the past week of the Mer-ry-Go-Round
Club at the home of
Mrs Edward Curtis. Officers
elected were: president, Mrs. John
Poindexter; vice president, Mrs.
Wilson Biles; and secretary-treasurer.
Miss Florence Kleeman. May
meeting will be with Mrs. Har
old Holler.
Mrs. Alfred Paali was
for a social evening at her Birch
wood Dr. home Monday night.
Guests were Mrs. Don Davis, Mrs.
O. P. Bond, Miss Paty Bales, Mrs.
Ross Bales, Mrs. Oscar Wigle, Mrs.
O. P. Bennett, Mrs. Lloyd Mans
field, Mrs. Fredrick Small, Mrs.
Russell Hedge and Mrs. William
Hartley.
Week Events for
Extension Units
Marion County extension unit
meetings for the week of April
21-28 are listed below. Anyone
who is interested is invited to
attend and additional information
may be obtained by calling Marion
County home extension office at
475 N. Church Street, Salem.
April 22 Pratum Macleay unit,
10:30, at Macleay Grange Hall,
glove making. Thomas unit, 10:30,
with Mrs. Gladys Osterman,
kitchen storage.
April 23 Quinaby unit, 10:30,
at R.N.A. Hall, kitchen storage.
April 24 Silverton unit, glove
making. Roberts unit, 10:00, with
Mrs. . R. Blankenship, kitchen
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storage. St Paul unit, 1:20, with
Mrs. James Smith, housekeeping
shortcuts. s : jr
April 28 Homemakers Festival.
9:30, at Salem Senior High School.
The Salem Chapter Afrtea)
Violet Society met on Friday night
with Mrs C. M. Warner on SoirtH
Liberty street. Mrs; H. E. Wilson
of Dallas told about growing
African violets from seeds. Thi
next meeting .will: be held" on
May 9. f
Mrs. Roland HtHmasi was f Of
guest of honor at si shower AprQ
10 at the home of Mrs. Daniel W.
Casey. Mrs. C. D. Kennedy aeajfteflL
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