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VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1936
NUMBER 81
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WORLD
By Tex Thomason
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Triple
It has been stated in the paper;
of late that there seems to be £
wraith from out of the past agair
taking shape. That specter is the
long defunct Triple Alliance, borr
of the union of Germany, Austria
Hungary, and Italy in 1882 ant
killed by the divorce proceeding'
of the latter in 1915.
It is an ugly head this ghost is
rearing, but it is not an illogical
one. Italy is tottering ever closei
to the precipice of war with Brit
ain. Only by alliance with ambit
ious Germany does she feel shf
can survive that plunge into the
river of blood.
Aside
Germany seeks expansion
through the union of all the Ger
man-speaking peoples, of which the
Austrians are one. Prince von Star
hemberg, Vice-Chancellor and rul
er of Austria, is the protege of
Mussolini and of course v^ry close
to him, but he hates Nazi Ger
many. He wants Austria indepen
dent and for himself, but no longer
is his state the powerful one of
Austria-Hungary. It is only little
Austria, the buffer between two
powerful neighbors, Germany and
Italy. Only by consent of these can
Starhemberg keep his country in
dependent.
Mussolini has until now con
sented. It was the threat of his
war machine that kept the Nazis
from staging a successful coup in
Austria. Now he s in Ethiopia. He
needs help and Hitler still wants
Austria. Now he is in Ethiopia. He
tenance of a buffer state between
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
seem so important to II Due*. His
friendship with Starhemberg is an
easy sacrifice.
ituctt sigiun
All this may seem to have been
off the subject, but it is one of
the reasons the story of the ghost
is being discounted in many quar
ters. On top of the spike that Star
hemberg doesn’t like Germany is
the fact that he has little to con
tribute in the way of man-power
to such a combination. Then too,
Mussolini has a strong dislike for
Hitler. But these contradictions are
balanced when we remember how
easily the Duce can bring enough
pressure to bear on the Prince to
force him to sign the alliance, and
how much Italy needs help in her
present crisis.
Though Hungary is now terri
torially sepaarted from Austria,
there is still a very close feeling
between these sisters. Hungary has
been hot as a firecracker ever
since she was stripped of posses
sions by the Allies, and the blow
up is not very far distant. It is
quite plausible that her signature
is on the hobgoblin pact.
In fact, the whole story is plaus
ible. Poland has a non-aggression
pact with Germany, and this puts
into one camp all the Central
Powers—just as they were in pre
war and World War days. It is the
old balance of power theory all
over again. That theory found its
practical application in the most
devastating of conflicts, and to
prophesy that subscription to it
will lead to another orgy of des
truction does not seem too pre
sumptous. Peace does not lie along
that path.
Calendar
Important Tonqued meeting to
night at 7:30 at the Delta Gamma
house. Officers will be elected.
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WAA mass meeting for nomina
tion of officers will be held today
at 4:00 in AWS rooms at Gerlin
ger. All members be there.
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Phi Beta meeting tonight at 7:00
in Gerlinger for active members
and pledges.
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The AWS council will meet to
day at 4:30 in the AWS room at
Gerlinger hall. Reports are due.
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Sigma Xi, science honorary, will
meet tonight at 7:30 at 101 Con
don. Dr. H. G. Townsend is to
speak.
; Work on Gym
i Awaits WPA
Final Word
Reconstruction Project
Would Give University
Fine Natatorium
Reconstruction of tlio men’s
"vm to give Oregon 11 natator
ium is si ill awaiting WPA ap
proval. Dean Joint K. Bovard
of tlie school of physical educa
tion said yesterday.
“As nearly as we can tell
from the information we have
received,” Dean Bovard said, “the
$20,000 project has gained ail but i
final approval.”
No Further Communication
Three weeks ago, WPA officials
asked Dean Bovard how soon the
building could be vacated and made
available for the work of rebuild
ing. Although Dean Bovard told
them that the building would be
ready for workmen to begin at any
time, he has received no further
communication.
Work to be done under the pro
ject as proposed by the physical
education department would in
clude the building of new showers,
bleachers, and locker rooms, im
proving conditions around the pool,
and the building of a new steriliza
tion unit.
Floor Would Be Removed
The floor above the pool would
be removed. The reconstructed
building would front on University
street, while the half of it facing
towards Thirteenth would be re
moved. and a new front con
structed.
Removal of the floor above the
pool would permit the installation
of a three-foot board, the highest
board which the depth of the pool
will safely allow.
The bleachers would extend hack
from the edge of the pool towards
the south end of the rebuilt struc
ture. The University street en
trance would open into the bleach
ers, which would seat between 500
and 600 persons.
Marshall Contest
Judges Picked
Selection Based on Three
Branches of Literature;
Deadline March First
Judges for the Edison Marshall
short story contest have been se
lected on a basis of three branches
of literature — instructor, writer
and reader. The recently selected
judges are: Kenneth L. Shumaker,
supervisor of the English bureau;
Mrs. Clara Fitch, secretary of the
graduate school, and Mr. Victor
Kaufman of Portland. They were
chosen by W. F. G. Thatcher, pro
fessor of English and advertising.
Deadline for the contest has been
set for March 1, announced Profes
sor Thacher. Any undergraduate
may submit an original short story
of unrestricted length or subject.
Two typed copies of the story
must be submitted. The prize for
the winner will be $50.
Twenty years ago Edison Mar
shall, former journalism student
on this campus, started the con
test for young literary aspirants.
Today Mr. Marshall has become
one of the foremost writers of fic
tion in America. For the past five
or six years he has been residing
in Augusta, Georgia, but he for
merly lived in Medford, Oregon.
Earle Wellington
Dies In Portland
President of Oregon I)a<b
Succumbs From Hear!
Attack Saturday
A. Earle Wellington, friend of
the University, a staunch fighter
for its development, was stricken
with a heart attack early Satur
day, and died in an ambulance on
the way to ,a hospital. Campus
friends and faculty members will
travel to Portland today for0 the
funeral services.
Although not a graduate of the
University, he dedicated much of
his time to its betterment. He led
the battle against the Zorn-Mc
Pherson bill of 1932. Later as pres
ident of the Oregon Dad’s club, and
as president of the Federated Uni
versity association, he led the bat
tle to get a new chancellor and to
give all schools their own presi
dents.
Virginia Wellington, his daugh
ter, a member of Delta Gamma so
rority on the campus, who left
school fall term to assist him in
business, was with her father when
he succumbed. Besides Virginia, he
is survived by his wife and son
Gilbert, prominent Oregon gradu
ate.
Council Considers
Traffic Petition
Request for Regulations Is
Referred to City Police
Committee Monday
A petition asking regulation of
automobile traffic on the Univer
sity campus, which was submitted
to the Eugene city council by the
faculty club and signed by over
four hundred students, was refer
red to the police committee for
consideration.
The petition will be brought be
fore the council again for voting on
March 9. It requested the city to
pass regulations:
1. Making 13th avenue a through
street from Alder to Onyx streets,
placing stop signs at intersecting
streets.
2. Making 11th a through street
from Hilyard street to the Pacific
highway, placing stop signs at in
tersecting streets.
3. Regulating the speed limit to
20 miles per hour.
In view of the recent Oregon
supreme court decision denying
cities the right to regulate the
speed limits and upholding the “in
dicated speed” law, George Simon,
police committee chairman, and S.
M. Calkins, city attorney, said that
the city of Eugene could not pas3
a law limiting the speed in the
University zone to 20 miles per
hour.
Wedding Date
Of Miss Watson,
Cuppoletti Told
Miss Catherine Watson, gradu
ate of the University of Oregon
and a member of Alpha Gamma
Delta, announced the date of her
wedding to Bree Cuppoletti, senior
at the University and a member of
Pi Kappa Alpha, at a luncheon
given at the home of Miss Mary
Stewart in Portland Saturday.
The ceremony is set for the eve
ning of June 15 at the Mount Ta
bor Presbyterian church in Port
land. Mr. Cuppoletti will graduate
from the University in the spring.
Professor Dunn Displeased by
Head of Aristotle
Protesting that the representa
tion of Aristotle which the library
board has selected to be used in
the fresco oyer the new building is
too general to adequately repre
sent that philosopher, Prof. Fred
eric S. Dunn, head of the Latin de
partment, said that such a pre
sentation should be accurate to
avoid falsifying classical history.
The head of Aristotle which has
been finished represents a beard
less man, typical of the fashion of
the period. The great philosopher,
Professor Dunn said, was bearded,
however, because he was not made
to follow the edict of the emperor
which declared all young men must
be clean-shaven.
Only two fine heads of Aristotle
are known to our present civiliza
tion, Professor Dunn said. These
are found in Naples and Vienna.
When he learned that Aristotle
was to be represented in the group
of philosophers, Professor Dunn
sent pictures of these two heads to
the art school where Edna Dun
berg, former student in the art
School, is working on the 15 heads
to be placed bn the new library
fresco.
The work on the head of Aristo
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Fraternities Slightly Oppose
Plan for Athletic Aid, Survey
Shows; 4 Table Proposal
Kappa Sigma Supports
Fund Aid Plan; Two
Houses Give Vetoes;
Many Inactive
Two fraternities had voted def
initely against the suggested plan
of pledging and supporting ath
oletes next year while0 one house
i had given its approval to the plan
as it is, a survey made after chap
ter meeting last night showed. 0
Kappa Sigma accepted. the plan
in its present form with no qual
ifications. The group as a whole
i expressed its willingness to stand
the expenses of board and room for
one athlete, to be chosen by the
i house.
. Two Definitely Against
Delta Upsilon and Sigma Phi
Epsilon were definitely against the
I plan.
The concensus was against the
1 plan at the Phi Delta Theta meet
j ing, but after an hour of discus
sion, the entire plan was tabled un
til the next meeting. Several sub
stitutes were suggested, one being
a plan to donate the amount nec
essary for the maintenance of one
athlete by the commonwealth
scholarship fund to be used as are
the other contributions.
Phi Kappa Psi also tabled the
plan until next week. Similar ac
tion was taken at the Pi Kappa Al
pha fraternity, but President Stan
King said opinion was generally
not in favor of the plan.
ATO Tables Plan
The suggested plan was tabled
at the Alpha Tau Omega house.
Beta Theta Pi took no definite ac
tion but will await further action
by the interfraternity counicl.
Adoption of the plan to aid ath
letes would be against house stan
dards, Chi Psi members said. No
vote was taken.
Phi Gamma Delta, living in the
dormitory, pays its bills directly to
the state and would be contribut
Alleged Speeder
Gives Up to Police
Morse Signs Warrant for
Arrest of C. W. Blakely,
Owner of 202,107 Car
Wayne L. Morse, dean of the law
school, signed a warrant yesterday
for the arrest of Curtis W. Blakely,
749 East Thirteenth avenue, who
earlier in the day had appeared be
fore Eugene police admitting he
was the owner of the Chevrolet
coupe which sped east on Thir
teenth Thursday afternoon.
Reckless driving and speeding
were the charges facing Blakely,
who voluntarily went to the police
after reading of the incident in the
papers and admitted it was his car.
“What do you think?” he asked
late in the afternoon when ques
tioned concerning the case, adding
that he did not care to make a
statement at that time. He said
that he was unemployed at the
present time and refused to give
his age. Whether he would plead
guilty or not guilty, the accused
man would not say.
Calvin M. Bryan, judge of the ]
police court, said that Blakely had
not officially been notified of his
impending arrent and that he ex
pected him to enter his plea today.
Eugene police had been asked by
Dean Morse to obtain from the
j license department at Salem the
identity of the automobile which
had barely missed him when he
was crossing the street last week.
Because of the holiday Saturday,
the police had not heard from the
state department.
NY A Payroll Being
Checked; February
Pay Coming Soon
The payroll for NYA work
ers on the Oregon campus for
the period ending February 19
is in the Portland office being
i checked. Checks for the month
of February will be released as
t soon as received, Which will be
sometime 'between now and
March 1. Announcement will be
made in the Emerald when the
checks arrive.
ins si greater amount under the
plan than any other house. The
fraternity did not consider the pro
posal.
Ed Fenwick .retiring president of
Sigma Nu, said that the house
would not accept the proposal
made by President James Blais to
the interfraternity council as it is.
Fenwick said the house would of
fer a scholarship for an athlete if
one were selected but its alumni
but could not take a man from a
list chosen by the Univ'fesrity.
Houses Take no Action 0
Sigma Alpha Mu tabled it until
it could be considered and reported
upon by its adviser.
Neither Theta Chi or Sigma Chi
fraternities considered the pro
posed method of rescuing a schol
arship overweighted already and
pressed with demands for more
athletes to meet the rigors of the
1936 schedule.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon did not
meet last night. Delta Tau Delta
will hold its chapter meeting today
and could not make comment on
the measure.
Although the plan was not con
sidered at the Phi Sigma Kappa
chapter meeting, opinion is gen
erally against it, member say.
Tonqueds Meet
To Elect Officers
Presidency Uncontested;
Vote for Other Offices
To Be Taken Tonight
To elect officers for the coming
year, Tonqueds, organization of all
Eugene women in the University,
will meet tonight at 7:30 at the
Delta Gamma house. Maude Ed
munds and Jean Taylor are in
charge of the meeting.
Gayle Buchanan is the only can
didate for president; for vice presi
dent there are two candidates,
Lorraine Hunt and Elizabeth On
thank; for secretary, Dorothy Hel
gerson and Mollie Bob Small; and
for treasurer, June Martin and
Marian Smith.
Retiring officers are Virginia
Endicott, president; Jessie Rae At
water, vice-president; Gayle Bu
chanan, secretary; Lillian England,
treasurer; Clare Igoe, reporter.
Plans for a silver tea will be dis
cussed by the group. The affair will
be given the early part of spring
term. Refreshments will be served
following elections.
Men Speakers
At Cresweil
The men’s symposium speech
team will present the question,
“Can the United States Remain
Neutral’’ today at the Cresweil
high school and the Cresweil Civic
Improvement club.
John U. Casteel is directing the
speakers. Mr. Casteel speaks at
the Cottage Grove high school at
the installation ceremony of an
honor society today. His subject
is "Ignorance Is Bliss.’’
Gale, ’32, Made Editor
Of Oregon Paper
Thornton Gale, '32, has succeed
ed Harry Dutton, '28, as editor of
the Lake County Tribune, in Lake
view, Oregon. Gale was a for
mer Oregana editor, and until the
time of his leaving, was a reporter
on the Eugene Morning News.
Dutton, who has been editor of
the Lakeview publication for more
than two years, is leaving for
Washington, D. C., where he will
be with the Harris and Ewing pho
tograph company.
Yeomen Meet to
Discuss Social Plans
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The Oregon Yeomen will meet
tonight at the Y hut to discuss
social plans for the remainder of
this , term and a tentative outline
of those for next term.
There is to be discussion on a
smoker to be held, and planning for
the Friday night dances, said Fred
Gieseke. Cooperation w j t h the
Orides, on spring term projects will
also be talked about.
Britton Ash, vice-president, will
preside.
Dr. Miller
Declares Ban
On Activities
Flu Epidemic Continues;
Halting of Gatherings
Will Last All Week
By EDGAR C. MOORE
The ban on University social ac
tivities, made necessary because of
the amount and severity of the
sickness among students, will con
tinue at least throughout' this en
tire week including the weekend,
Dr. Fred N. Miller, director of the
University health sea-vice, declared
last night.
Although tlfere has not been a
great increase,ain the spread of the
epidemic of flu, there ace enpugh
cases and enough students seeking
medical attention for sore throats
and colds to warrant the continua
tion of the ban, he said.
All Gatherings Banned
This restriction applies not only
to dances, but to all intimate social
gatherings such as teas and the
like.
The infirmary annex was opened
over the weekend and Jean Girard
was admitted with a case of Ger
man measles. As soon as additioral
nurses are secured, more patients
will in all probability be sent there.
"I should like to express my ap
preciation to the students general
ly for the spirit with which the
restriction of social activities has
been accepted,” said Dr. Miller.
Interference Regretted
"I realize that this is a serious
interference with the program of
many students and I regret that it
seems necessary to continue this
ban.”
Dr. Miller, in a letter to the Em
erald editor, which will be found
on page two in the Safety Valve
column, explains the action of the
health service.
There are now 28 University stu
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Tentative Social
Calendar Listed
Several Weekends Open for
Houses; Varsity ‘O’ Ball
Opens Slate 0 0«
A tentative social calendar for
spring term was announced yes
terday by the dean of women’s of
fice. The calendar, which may be
altered, has several open weekends
in which houses may^ schedule
dances.
Tfie schedule as announced is as
follows: March 27, Order of the O
ball; March 28, Gamma Alpha Chi,
advertising honorary, dance; April
3, open- April 4, Sigma Delta Chi
dance; April 10, closed because of
Good Friday; April 11, Frosh Glee,
annual freshman party; April 17,
open; April 18, Asociated Women
Students' carnival; April 24 and 25,
open; May 1 and 2, open; May 8,
open; May 9, junior weekend; May
15 and 16, open ; May 22, closed be
cause of exams; May 23, Mortar
Board ball; June 1, commence
ment; and June 1 to 5, examina
tions.
Social Gatherings
Harmed for Rest
Of Week;, W eek-end
In keeping with the general
order issued by the health serv
iee, all teas, exchange dinners,
or social gatherings will be pro
hibited tor the remainder of
this week and the week-end, ac
cording to announcement from
the dean of women’s office.
Junior Prexy
Choice Waits
Scholarship Committee
Not to Act Until Facctl
With More Business
' o Action of the junior class in
placing an eligible officer,, at the
head of their class to make ap
pointments’ for Junior weekend
was °at °a halt last night with the
announcement by James H. Gil
bert, charrma'h, .that the scholar
ship committee would take no ac
tion in Carmen Curry's petition for
reinstatement as vice-president uft
til further business faced the
group. o
Miss Curry's petition is now °in
the hands of the secretary of the
scholarship committee “in the reg
istrar's office, having been „ ap
proved by her class adviser, George
Turnbull, and the dean of women,
Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering, last
week, after Kenneth BeLieu had
been declared ineligible to hold the
office of president.
A ruling of the judiciary com
mittee under Wayne L. Morse,
chairman, read that the class
should hold a special election to
choose a new president and vice
president, as the secretary, Grace
Peck, could not legally be elevated
to the presidential position. Henry
Minger is treasurer.
French, Spanish
Students Hear
Music Go 9Round
“The music goes round and
round,” in the Oregon building, ev
ery Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri
day afternoons, when French and
Spanish students listen to records
played in foreign languages. F&r
the French) students there are
speaking records, some of which
deal with phonetics while others
are recordings ° of famous French
fables. Spanish students enjoy
records of music and singing.
Books, which have transcriptions
in English, accompany the records.
When the student becomes famil
iar with various records these
transcription books are no longer
used. These records are essential
aids in attuning the ears of foreign
language students to correct pro
nunciation of French and Span
ish.
Although the records are intend
ed primarily for the benefit of
French and Spanish students, any
one who is interested may listen to
them in room 5 of the Oregon
building on Tuesday, Thursdays,
and Fridays. Many students of for
eign language have shown interest
in these recards.
Oregon Students Enthusiastic
Over U of W Co-ops
, Ten Oregon students, Dorothy
Nyland, director of Methodist ac
tivities on the campus, and Janet
Smith, employment secretary, vis
ited the University of Washington
student cooperative living houses
over the weekend.
The inspection was made to aid
the group in their plans to extend
the cooperative living movement
to the Oregon campus.
“Most impressive of all was the
common kitchen. Although not
large, being located in the base
ment of one of the houses, it looked
like nothing I had ever seen,” de
clared Opal Stilwell, chairman of
the committee to select the per
sonnel of the girls’ co-op which
will open here spring term.
All the food consumed in the 11
units is cooked ia the central kit
chen and thea: carried by a new
Podge truck to, each house, all of
which are located within a radius
of 10 blocks. Delivery is complete
within 15 minutes.
To insure keeping the food warm
in transit, it is packed in contain
ers of stainless steel insulated with
wood.
“Economy and efficiency are the
keynotes of the entire system,"
said Charles Paddock, president of
the present living association here.
“They live up to the name co
operation,” declared Jean Gulov
son, general chairman of the girls'
house planning group here. “It’s
just grand! Whatever one wants
to do, they’re all for it.” Others
of the party made similar state
ments.
Miss Gulovson explained that
the 11 Washington units are gov
erned by the same rules as the rest
of the campus, but within eact
unit, the students make and en
force their own disciplinary rules
"If a girl comes in after 1 a. m.
the penalty is an extra hour ol
work the next day, which she us
ually does cheerfully,” said Miss
Stilwell.
Members of the party were Pad
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WAA Holds
Nominations
In Gerlinger
Talk Has Misses Watzok,
Moshberger as Prexy
Candidates for Group
Women’s Athletic association
members will meet in a general
mass meeting today at 4 o’clock
in the AWS rooms in Gerlinger for
nomination of officers. Election of
officers for the group takes place
at the three way AWS, WAA,
YWCA balloting next Tuesday.
■ Nominations will be allowed
from the floor at the meeting at
which the nominating committee
will present its slate of recom
mended candidates.
Watzek, Moshberger Oppose
3 Although nothing offical would
be released by WAA leaders coed
conversation definitely had Frances
Watzek and Sue Moshberger as the
opposing candidates for president
of the group, with of course, other
nominations possible from the
floor.
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lieved Olive Lewis and Gretchen
Smith would oppose each other for
vice-president, Mary Ellen Eber
hart alrd Molly Cunningham for
secretary, Molly White and Betty
Riesch for treasurer, Jessie Rae
Atwater and Marion Smith for cus
todian’ and Elizabeth Onthank and
Ruth Stanley for sergeant at arms.
The AWS setup remained as in
last Saturday’s Emerald with Mar
tha McCall and Virginia Endicott
as presidential candidates, and the
other officer aspirants as men
tioned.
YWCA leaders were “pledged to
secrecy” last night about giving
out any information until the for
mal nominations Wednesday at the
AWS meeting.
They said, however, that all
probable candidates had not been
contacted yet, and that some who
had been seen had not returned
their answers as to whether or not
they would run.
Elaine Cornish was regarded by
many girls questioned, though, as
an extremely likely candidate to
head one ticket. Miss Cornish, like
other possible candidates, denied
any knowledge of her choice, how
ever.
Other campus leaders in Y ac
tivities who will probably be chosen
to run on the YWCA ticket or on
other class or ASUO tickets later
in the year included Frances
Schaupp, Phyllis Adams, Ruth
Weber, Margilee Morse, and Clara
Free Matinee
Brings Two Plays
Studio Players Planning
Annual One-Act Plays
Thursday at 3:15
Thursday afternoon at 3:15 is
the time set by the Studio players
for a matinee showing of two one
act plays in Guild theatre.
The plays have been directed by
students of Ottilie Turnbull Sey
bolt’s class in play production as
has been the custom for several
years. Edith Kronman is directing
“The Stuff It Takes,” an original
comedy by Helene Beeler, recently
a student in Alice Ernst’s play
writing class. Miss Beeler’s play
involves three rather unusual
characters in a clever and amus
ing situation with a surprise end
ing. Dorothea Witt, Olive White
and Bruce Mclntoch will play the
roles in “The Stuff It Takes.”
“The Turn of the Road,” a one
act of a more serious nature is be
ing directed by Eleanor Pitts. In
cluded in the cast are Dorothy Hel
verson, Francis Sinnette, Don Ed
wards, Wilhelmina Gerot, Ray
Hockett and Dick Watson.
There will be no admission
oharge for the studio matinee, and
the program will be presented for
one performance only. Everyone,
including students, faculty and
townspeople is invited to attend.
Hulten III With Flu
Charles M. Hulten, assistant pro
fessor of journalism, has been ill
at his home for several days with
influenza. He was unable to attend
classes Monday, but is expected to
resume his work today or tomor
row.