A Courageous Exhibit
By Nicholle Smith ’06
Antioch College is celebrating its Sesquicentennial anniversary
by commemorating eleven courageous alumni. An Antioch education
assisted these men and women in fulfilling their diverse and
victorious dreams in a variety of fields. Olympia
Brown 1860, Leland Clark ’41,
Leo Drey ’39, Stephen
Jay Gould ’63, Peter Irons
’66, Julius J. Gikonya Kiano
’52, Robert Manry ’49,
Eleanor Holmes Norton ’60,
Marion Ross 1864, Rod
Serling ’50, George Shull
1901 were all activists and leaders in their own fields.
Visit the Antioch College campus throughout 2004 to view
this 12-panel display in Antioch Hall. The Antioch collective
of Fred Kraus, Rachel Moulton ’97,
Scott Sanders, Beverly Serrell ’65,
Mike Spock ’59, Nina
Myatt ’53, Kya Kowalczyk
’04, Sally Frye, Julia Dzwonkoski, Jessica
Brothers ’04, and Joan Straumanis
’57 compiled the information, and Scott Donaldson
designed these panels, which allow you to explore the elusive
concept of courage.
( clicking on image will take you to
online Courageous Antiochians Exhibit
at www.Antioch-College.edu)Rodman “Rod” Edward Serling was born in Syracuse,
New York. He enrolled in Antioch College in the late 1940s
under the G.I. Bill. Rod found inspiration within Antioch
College and the motto from its first president Horace Mann,
“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for
humanity.” Within his first year at Antioch he met and
fell in love with Carol Kramer ’50.
Despite their different religious upbringings, in the summer
of 1948 this couple had an ecumenical marriage service held
at the Antioch chapel. Leaving their family religions behind,
the couple became Unitarians like the educator they both admired,
Horace Mann.
Serling graduated from Antioch with a literature degree.
He then took a staff writer position at the Cincinnati radio
station WLW. Rod Serling wrote many letters to newspaper editors
and published articles that are archived in Antiochiana. Serling’s
work also includes published short stories and scripts for
radio, television and movies. His appreciation for Antioch
is apparent, notably in the 1953 teleplay Horace Mann’s
Miracle. Serling also wrote/adapted nearly 100 of the 156
Twilight Zone episodes.
It was Serling’s trademark narration and guest appearances
that kept the show on the air for five years and won him two
Emmy Awards. He also slips in references to Antioch College
in an episode that featured Mann’s quote and a rendition
of Horace Mann’s statue, “Changing of the Guard”
in 1962. Rod Serling accepted a teaching position for one
year at Antioch College in 1962 and intrigued his students
with writing, drama and a survey course called the Social
and Historical Implications of the Media.
Rod Serling’s panel shown here depicts the values of
Antioch College perfectly: The freedom
to speak, the freedom to reason, and above all the right to
question—This I think is tradition at Antioch.
You may also enjoy a digital
version from our web-site at www.antioch-college.edu.
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