Jim Durham
News Bureau Director

Sunday afternoon (May 2), Georgetown College will be a hub for some of the most outstanding high school student leaders in central Kentucky.

More than 200 have accepted the invitation to this 30th annual “Youth Salute” event. Headliner Carole Harder, a nationally known motivational speaker and leadership trainer for Olympic Athletes and Fortune 500 Companies, will speak to the students in the College’s George H.W. Bush Center for Fitness. Then, Lexington television anchor Barbara Bailey of WKYT-27 will emcee an awards ceremony in John L. Hill Chapel.

Working together Georgetown College, Eastern Kentucky University and Midway College will award a total of $60,000 in scholarships at the 5 p.m. awards ceremony. Private businesses will add an additional $8,000 in scholarships and other awards to this amount. The “Lexington Youth Leader of the Year” and a “Top Youth Leader” from each High School” will be announced.

“We are excited to have so many outstanding high school leaders on our beautiful campus – especially in the Spring – and we hope many of them will plan an official College Visit in the near future,” said Shanna Coleman, Georgetown’s Associate Director of Admissions and Event Coordinator.

Coleman and the GC Admissions staff have made sure this is a true event for the parents as well as the students. Georgetown College is providing lunch for all and activities for parents who might be interested in a Financial Aid session, browse the College’s art galleries or attend the Georgetown College Concert Choir concert in Hill Chapel at 3 p.m.

The “Youth Salute” is conducted annually through the National Council on Youth Leadership in cooperation with the Central Kentucky Council on Youth Leadership. The Central Kentucky organization has recognized 18,080 student leaders over the past 30 years.

“Students must be nominated by their high school counselors, teachers, principals or other community leaders to participate in Youth Salute,” said Jim Holifield, Chairman of the Central Kentucky Council on Youth Leadership. “All nominees must be a high school junior when nominated, have at least a 3.0 grade point average and have held at least two (2) leadership roles to which they were chosen by their peers or an adult leader within the past two years in school, religious or community sponsored organizations.”

“Students must be nominated by their high school counselors, teachers, principals or other community leaders to participate in Youth Salute,” said Jim Holifield, Chairman of the Central Kentucky Council on Youth Leadership. “All nominees must be a high school junior when nominated, have at least a 3.0 grade point average and have held at least two (2) leadership roles to which they were chosen by their peers or an adult leader within the past two years in school, religious or community sponsored organizations.”

“The students honored in “Youth Salute” are recognized with newspaper, television and radio salutes and photographic displays by Holifield Photography at Fayette Mall, shopping centers and schools.”

Various staff members receive top state awards for news, features, cartoons, and special sections.

Molly Shoulta ‘13
GC News Bureau Intern

Congratulations to the staff of Georgetown College’s own Georgetonian for their recent awards. Senior Joel Darland received a first place award for his “irreverent and biting” editorial cartoons, as described by the judges. This year is actually Darland’s second time receiving the top award. Sophomore Staffer Tori Bachman-Johnson received two awards, second place on a news story for her article on the campus meal options and another second place for her features story highlighting the Stephen Tilford Memorial Concert Series. The judges’ compliments both articles for their delightful nature and easy to read narrative. Current Editor In Chief Whitley Arens (Junior) received third place for a special section entitled “REALationships.” Faculty Advisor Jamie Ratliff asks the campus to join in commending all the students for their hard work and dedication.

Jenny Elder
Sports Information Director

Brian Karlet has officially been named Georgetown College’s baseball coach after serving as the interim since late November when Erik Hagen resigned. Georgetown wanted to take its time in making a decision for the future and just this past week lifted Karlet’s interim tag.

“Brian has done a tremendous job in transition and obviously the team has responded well under his leadership,” GC Director of Athletics Eric Ward said. “It is always a great situation whenever we can find a Georgetown alum to lead one of our athletic programs. Brian has an understanding and appreciation for the academic and athletic expectations we place on our student-athletes.”

Karlet added, “It is definitely an honor. From day one I approached this as if I was already the head coach and not just for this year, but for the future. I was passionate about Tiger baseball when I was a player here, and I’m still passionate about the program now as its coach.”

And despite a rocky start to the regular season, the Tigers have been on a tear through the conference schedule. They swept St. Catharine, handing the Patriots their first Mid-South Conference losses. Just this past weekend the Tigers split with then No. 14 Rio Grande and are 14-4 in the MSC. GC is currently in third, a game back from Rio and two back from league-leader No. 21 Campbellsville University.

“We’ve done a much better job of competing inside the Mid-South Conference, but we have to find ways to get the wins against non-conference opponents,” Karlet said.

The Tigers have gone 15-11 since starting conference play, with seven of those losses to non-conference opponents. GC’s schedule has been a daily contest against stiff opposition such as two top 10 teams – No. 6 Lee University and No. 2 Cumberland University. The Tigers took the Flames to extra innings before losing 5-4, while the Bulldogs needed a ninth-inning homerun to take an 11-9 win.

The Tigers have also faced No. 24 Union College and Tennessee Wesleyan, which is receiving votes for the top 25.

But, interim tag or not, Karlet always stayed focused on the task at hand.

“It is an honor to serve as a coach for my alma mater,” he said. “I am thankful that this program has been entrusted to me and look forward to being here for as long as the college asks me to be.”

Molly Shoulta ‘13
GC News Bureau Intern

This week at Georgetown College, John L. Hill Chapel will be filled with the glorious voices of students in the Chorale and Concert Choir. Both free concerts are under the direction of the very busy Dr. John Campbell.

The Chorale concert tonight (April 27) at 8 p.m. has everything from Baroque Era and early America to contemporary Christian music and Moses Hogan spirituals. The Concert Choir’s spring finale at 3 p.m., Sunday (May 2) features sacred music with Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater” the highlight. Other music includes both modern and Mendelssohn – and, yet there’s something missing. (Read on!)

Chorale Concert, 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 27

Though the musical styles and tastes are from many different centuries and cultures, all of the Chorale’s pieces loosely fall under the theme of “God’s Deliverance.” The pieces describe the trials of Jonah and Daniel from the Old Testament through the spiritual “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?,” and even extend to the lesser known story of Jephte through Carissimi’s “Plorate filii Israel.”

The program will also include an East African piece that Dr. Campbell himself arranged into a choral work, but kept it in the original Chichewa language. It is a favorite of the Chorale’s and Campbell pulls it out every three to four years because of its fun nature and the liking students seem to have for it.

When asked which piece would be his favorite –“All of them,” Campbell replied. He went on to explain that the concert entails a little bit of everything from historic music to a contemporary Twila Paris piece. The uniqueness of each piece – and the fact that all come back to “God’s Deliverance” – will make the concert a sacred, memorable evening.

Concert Choir, 3 p.m., Sunday, May 2

Something’s missing from the Georgetown College Concert Choir this semester – men!

The all women’s choir began almost by luck. Campbell explained that after looking at this semester’s enrollment in the course, he soon realized that a women’s choir almost perfectly fell into place. This is the first in Dr. Campbell’s time here at Georgetown, but not a first for the college.

The women will open with “Cantate Domino,” a joyful fanfare with modern sounds and the help of Dr. H. M. Lewis on the trumpet. The music will continue with Christe Eleison, a challenging but interesting Vivaldi piece. The concert will also include “Laudate Pueri” and Student Conductor Daniel Ng, a senior from Georgetown, will lead the ladies in “Lift Thine Eyes.” The main part of the program will include “Stabat Mater,” a historical series of pieces describing Mary at the foot of the cross of Christ.

Campbell assures concert goers that each choir is unique and has its very own sound. This is a result of differing rehearsal styles and the balance that each choir has. Chorale is an auditioned, smaller group, while the Concert Choir still holds many talented, strong voices. Both concerts are sure to show a myriad of music styles and talents of both groups.

Tickets remain for second and final weekend of the Georgetown College Maskrafters’ spring production “All In The Timing,” five short one-act plays that could just as well be “All in the Laughing.” “It’s familiar comedy with a certain rhythm and it has a tinge of the Vaudeville put into the weirdest situations,” said Director and Theatre professor Ed Smith.

Curtain is at 8 p.m., Friday through Sunday in the Ruth Pearce Wilson Lab Theatre. Tickets are $4 for students, $5 for adults at the door or at the campus bookstore. Call (502) 863-8134 for reservations.

According to Dr. Smith, these short comedies by New York playwright David Ives deal with a wide variety of topics and issues – the Tower of Babel, Leon Trotsky’s assassination, three monkeys trying to type the works of Shakespeare, a Bermuda-triangle of bad luck known as “a Philadelphia” and the chances of finding one’s true love at a random party – that are funny and though-provoking. Critics have described Ives’ work as “built on snappy patter, quick-fire comic brilliance, inspired gibberish and paradoxical plot quirks” and a “collection of brain-teasing comedies.”

But, don’t take Smith’s word for it; below is why freshman theatre critic Molly Shoulta thinks you’ll have a great time for 80 minutes with “All in the Timing.”

‘All in the Timing’ Review

Molly Shoulta ‘13
News Bureau Intern

“The Philadelphia”

L-R: Paul Eddy, Amanda Kachler and Ethan Smith in ‘The Philadelphia’ (Photos by sophomore Evelyn Fuson)

It is not every day that one play can encircle a group of monkeys, ancient Bible characters, and an exiled Marxist, but playwright David Ives has somehow combined all of the above in the current Maskrafters production of “All in the Timing.” Director Ed Smith has done outstanding work with the actors and actresses of the play while Professor Dathan Powell proved that less is more in the area of scenic and technical design. While the script itself allows for a lot of natural humor, Smith’s ability to draw out the wit even more through something as miniscule as scene changes makes the production an enjoyable experience you will want to see again.

The performance opens up with “The Philadelphia” which is presented on a busy street in present day New York City where Al and Mark, played by Paul Eddy (senior from Georgetown) and Ethan Smith (freshman from Cynthiana), respectively, are sharing the ironies of their day at a corner café. The audience is tipped off at first that something is not right when Al orders the oddest collection of food from the waitress, Amanda Kachler (senior from Maysville), and thinks nothing of it. But when Mark comes in and describes the morning where even the most normal of requests are ignored or denied, Al puts forth a simple solution: he’s in a Philadelphia. When he asks for something, Al tells him to ask for the opposite. It’s a tough concept to grasp, but Eddy and Smith pull off the roles perfectly. The timing in Eddy, Smith, and Kachler’s lines proves their experience on the stage and their comfort under the spotlights really makes them shine. This first short scene is undoubtedly the best in the play and serves as a great opening act. There is not a dull moment and not a minute goes by without laughter. The hard work is obvious. This high spirit was carried on throughout the play.

“English Made Simple”

Matt Eddy and Samantha Yeates in ‘English Made Simple’

The next act is a behind-the-scenes look at the first interactions between a guy and a girl and everything from the underlying tones and hidden messages to the “what if’s” of any new relationship. The scene is carefully portrayed through highlighting one couple at a party in front of a screen showing the silhouettes of rest of the partygoers, fully engrossed in conversations of their own. While the script makes the audience reflect on their own casual relationships, it is not the strongest script in the series. Still, Jack, played by Matt Eddy (sophomore from Georgetown), and Jill, played by Samantha Yeates (sophomore from Georgetown), portray an honest and true to life first awkward encounter of potential friends, soul mates, and enemies. The setting for the scene is simply “here” and taking place “now”, leaving open to interpretation just about everything else.

“Words, Words, Words”

L-R: Meredith Cave, Amanda Williamson and Biancia Zinger are monkeys in ‘Words, Words, Words’

The middle one-act is set in the research lab at Columbia University. Three monkeys with the names of Kafka, Milton, and Swift – played by freshmen Amanda Williamson (Simpsonville), Meredith Cave (Nicholasville), and Biancia Zinger (Fort Knox), are being studied to see just how long it will take them to write out Shakespeare’s Hamlet under those conditions. The hypothesis is that eventually, somehow, one of the three will do it.

But appropriately, the time given in the setting is “forever” As snippets of Kafka, the German modernist, Milton, who wrote Paradise Lost, and Swift, the Anglo-Irish essayist and political activist, are read, it becomes clear that these monkey are in fact the embodiment of the writers themselves. Williamson’s portrayal of absurdity and oddball writing is perfect alongside Cave’s calm and thoughtful process of taking in her surroundings. Zinger is obviously the political activist and rebels against the system the three monkeys are subjected to. An overall witty and very well cast scene, “Words…” puts a humorous twist on any history or lit class.

“Variations on the Death of Trotsky”

Samantha Yeates and Ethan Smith in ‘Variations On The Death Of Trotsky’

With each taking a second turn, Freshman Ethan Smith plays historical figure Leon Trotsky while Senior Samantha Yeates plays his wife in “Variations on the Death of Trotsky.” The scene refers over and over again to an Encyclopedia from 2010 that tells of an attack on Trotsky on April 20, but his death on April 21 in 1940. The couple talks out what happens and the possible murderers, until the arrival of Ramon, played by Yelton (sophomore from Louisville). Get set: The audience is now in for a surprise and a laugh — beyond the natural comic relief this Maskrafters regular brings. Yelton’s timing is impeccable and his interactions with Smith truly show their veteran skills on the stage. This particular scene was definitely a crowd favorite and even as it was brought down a few notches for a serious moment towards the end, the energy was constant.

“Babel’s In Arms”

Taylor Wilson, left, and Keisha Tyler in ‘Babel’s In Arms’

The last scene in the “Timing” series is a modern take on the building of the Tower of Babel. The characters in the scene absolutely glowed. First on came brothers Matt and Paul Eddy playing builders Cannapflit and Gorph. Their chemistry was absolutely remarkable. The timing and play off of each other was unsurpassed throughout the other scenes. Soon the audience was introduced to the sophisticated business-woman, Taylor Wilson (sophomore from Upper Marlboro, MD), and the High Priestess, Terkeisha Tyler (junior from Lexington), and her servant, Austin Conway (freshman from Georgetown) who were all coming to inspect the land for the new tower. Taking place in Ancient Mesopotamia a “long, long, long time ago,” the scene takes hold of the different languages of the time to confuse Cannapflit and Gorph when everyone else seems to know the meanings of certain phrases.

The hilarious take on the Bible story brings a suitable and laughable end to a great collection of comic plays.