eae ae eee mae ee LE aioe amram s ) Leota Craner gives harpsichord to college 1 ) EL SL SS SRE TS Book Review cont. The Canyons Tm re [aia not buy this machine for honor,”’ Mary Leota Craner modestly said as she looked admiringly at the harpschord she recently ‘foremost harpsichordist of the day” was on hand at WSC Ms. Craner is a pharmacist who for the dedication of the beautiful harpsichord. came to Ogden from Idaho about 26 years ago. Through the years both she and her father have taken many classes at the college, and she has enjoyed the cultural advantages of The Louis XVI style instrument, valued at $14,000, was hand made by Richard Kingston of North Carolina especially for WSC. living close to the campus. “My father (Dr. George Edward Craner) was a doctor in Burley, Idaho. When he retired he came to live with me and took classes almost every quarter until he died at age 91,” she said. gm ‘He was the oldest student on campus— came to classes until two days before he died,”’ she continued. ‘And I just decided to carry on in his footsteps, and [am still trying.” “T told Daniel Martino (WSC’s Director of Cultural Affairs) that I had a family of six flutes I would like to donate to the college whenI die.”’ ~ he Igo Kipnis, lauded by Time magazine as the purchased for WSC. We - — It is constructed of seven different hard woods with a patina finish embelished with hand-painted Chinese motif by Drexel Furniture of New York. The insturment measures four feet across and eight feet in length—almost - the size of a grand paino. Kipnis described the instrument as ‘‘more or less a mechanized harp.” He said when the keys are touched a plectra plucks the instrument strings. ‘Each harpsichord is different,”’ Kipnis said. ‘“Whenever you sit down to a new instrument it’s as though you are driving somebody elses car in the Indianapolis 500.” photo by Dave Memmott : “The Canyons of Grace” by Dr. Levi S. Peterson University of Illinois Press $4.95 paperback $8.95 hardbound Out of characters struggling between religious convictions and emotional contradictions, never postures regional writers, The Federal Aviation Administration has given WSC the go ahead to construct a satellite that will replace the sun in radar control and help revolutionize the air traffic controllers world. In a ceremony held last Feb. at WSC, Wayne Barlow, deputy regional director of the FAA (and a WSC alumnus) awarded the college a $2,500 contract that will help in construction of the satellite to be launched from the NASA Space Shuttle flight of June 1984. The satellite will be housed in a Get-Away-Special canister valued at $10,000, donated by Gilbert Moore of Ogden. Moore is project manager in the space booster programs at Thiokol Corp., and has been heavily involved in bringing the project to WSC. The “Satellite Radar Alignment Project” comes under the direction of the School of Technology, but will involve cooperation from New Mexico State University, members of the Utah Section of the American and a Peterson has established himself in the first rank —part of a critique by Page Stegner, author of Hawks and Harriers and Sports Car Menopause. Besides the dedication recital in the Browning Center on Sun., Feb, 13, Kipnis taught a master class on i Oo R M ON. = \ Documentary History ot ledediah Morgan Grant various aspects of the project rang- University of Illinois Press ing from construction of the satellite transmitter to the attachment of solar cells. Additionally, students will be involved on the ejection system that will launch the globe from the space ship, the orbital path, testing, logistics and many other areas. Dr. Rodney H. Brady, WSC President, said "This project has special application to students. Not only will they build something that will be functional, but they will have to build it to meet a customer's specifications." “This project will give students an opportunity to advance their education in a worthwhile exercise at the same time providing the FAA, as well as the average citizen, a valuable service," Brady continued. Boyer said that initially all work $16.95 being done & - “Mormon Thunder” A Documentary History of Jedediah Morgan Grant by Dr. Gene A. Sessions WSC building satellite for FAA Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics and a number of major industries. The satellite is designed to aid the FAA in air traffic control by giving radar technicians a steady source of energy by which to adjust their controls. Currently the FAA uses the sun to calibrate the radar. This has been a slow and laborious process that can take up to six hours during which the radar must be turned off. G. Wes Statser, airway facilities sector manager for the Salt Lake City division of the FAA said "The FAA moves two million people a day across the U.S. in air planes—the total U.S. population twice a year. This satellite will help in the safe and efficient conduct of those people.” John Boyer, assistant professor of manufacturing engineering technology and project director for WSC, said the idea was first suggested by Moore when he agreed to donate the canister to the college. Boyer said that currently there are about 30 students involved in or strains, clear understanding of the difference between a story and mere exemplum. Among a growing number of important Western the harpsichord the preceding Sat. “Dan said ‘Oh, that would be nice. But what we really need is a harpsichord.’’’ “There is no way you can bring back time,’’ she smiled. “But you can make the best of it while you are here - and that’s all I’m trying to do.”’ by Craig V. Nelson Peterson manages to create an intense vision of Mormon life in the Mormon West. He has done for the Latterday Saints what Bernard Malamud did in his early stories of urban Jewish life. But what makes Peterson especially good is a narrative skill that is in the area of design, with actual construction of the satellite to begin sometime this summer. "We feel very positive and excited about this project. and have started the countdown," Boyer added. Effectively combining narration and analysis with substantial selections from previously unpublished documents, Sessions presents Jedediah Morgan Grant's first full biography (1816-1856) and reveals the vital role he played during Mormonism’'s tempestuous early history. He was mayor of Salt Lake City and second counselor to Brigham Young. Grant was a passionate believer and eloquent preacher whose powerful sermons rocked his congregations and penetrated even the most indifferent of hearts. His presence was especially evident during the turbulent 1850’s—a period of increasing conflict with federal authorities over such issues as polygamy and theocracy. The story and legacy of Jeddy Grant will appeal not only to all Mormons but to anyone interested in frontier, western or Mormon history. —taken from a critique by Jan Shipps, past president, Mormon History Assn. Page 9