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On the Classical Side...
By Betty Bennett Cramer
"Appalachian Spring’’ is the
most refreshing album Victor has
released in a long time. Created
jointly by Aaron Copland and Mar
tha Graham, pioneer of moderr
American dance, this dance drama
has been hailed by New York crit
ics as a great triumph for both
artists. Recorded this month bj
the Boston symphony under Kous
sevitzky, “Appalachian Spring’’ is
another in the series of record story
albums. Accompanying text ma
terial discusses both the Copland
music and the plot of the dance.
Aaron says of the work: “The
music of the ballet takes as its
point of departure the personality
of Martha Graham — three com
posers — Paul Hindemith, Darius
Milhaud, and myself were commis
sioned to compose scores especial
ly for the occasion.”
Movements
The musical score of “Applachi
an Spring” is made up of eight
sections: an opening slow move
ment which introduces the dance
characters, followed by four dance
section^ devoted to the bride, the
husbandman, and other characters
in combination with them. The
concluding portions of the work
are based on an old Shaker theme
with the close bringing us once
more to the subdued atmosphere
of the introduction.
Pioneer Theme
In a general sense, the plot of
the dance deals with early Ameri
can pioneer days, more specifical
ly with the unfolding lives of a
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Junior's Weekend
Graft and Corruption
By O. LARSON
The conflict raging between the rah-rah tradition crowd
and the campus non-conformists prefaces a crisis coming to a
head in colleges all over the country. The rumblings have been
heard for some time, long before the second World War in
fact. But the impact of the ex-GI upon university life has the
effect of bringing a smouldering issue to life again.
At the university ot unicago
several years ago there was a sharp
skirmish between two uncompro
mising factions, and when the dust
had cleared, Chicago university
found herself trimmed not only of
a few traditions, but of her foot
ball team as well. Are the rest of
the colleges to ignore completely
the handwriting on the wall, and
leave themselves open to the de
signs of extremists who would turn
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Editorial Board
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Published daily during the college year except Sundaya, Monday), and holiday * xno
■ nal exam period) by the Associated Student), University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the poctoffice. Eugene, Oregon.
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Oregon needs radicals. Sometimes in the past its student
politicians copied a pattern from others. Its politics became
mired in the ('.reek vs. Independent line. The purpose of student
government turned into a search for position and prominance
instead of a search for the advancement of the University and
student life.
This isn’t a charge of incompetence—for student officers
usually have handled their scheduled duties fairly and efficient
ly enough. Their failure is evident in the lack of progress in
student government. Their weakness lies in their acceptance
of the job as it has been for years—in not creating in that job a
new responsibility as time passes.
Analyzed, the weakness lies in the whole student body at
Oregon, for a student body that accepts things as they are can
not inspire any mediocre leader to strike into any new field.
Every year there is a chance for change. Each election offers
the opportunity to break the pattern and to launch a program
-of progress—a campaign involving platforms more than per
sonalities, more even than affiliations.
The chance for change is here again. It lies in such small
matters as voting to individual beliefs and nominating students
whose candidacy has not been decided behind closed doors. .
Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin says that a
radical resists the tyranny id’ traditions, is not awed by the mere
age of a policy, and is willing to destroy any fashion when he
discovers a fact that makes the fashion foolish.
The fact is the lack of progress in student government. The
radical can change the fashion simply by not following it.
the universities into monasteries?
Today, through the voice of the
vast majority of veterans, it is
warning that certain compromises
are in order. For things are not
the same. It is impossible that our
academic institutions could emerge
from the terrifying nightmare of
past five years remain the same.
The argument is advanced that
in another ten years things will
be back to normal again, the vets
will have received their education,
no one will be around to frown on
the teen-age pleasantries, so why
make any drastic changes? This
type of reasoning fails to consider
an important fact. For the next
75 years the most important politi
cal element in this country will
be the great body of veterans, or
ganized or unorganized, and their
families. That it would be a. calam
ity for higher learning in America
to earn the disaffection of this
group, is an understatement.
Here’s a well-written letter
from an enthusiastic progressive
Republican.
“Dear Mr. L, Aren’t you being
a little inconsistent when you state
that the Republicans are masquer
ading as liberals and later—in the
same paragraph—that the party is
hopelessly split ? There are con
servative and liberal factions and
differences of opinion within these
factions, in both the Republican
and the Democratic parties. If the
liberals in the Republican party
are sincere in their liberal policies
—and I believe they are—and the
conservatives are still clinging to
their ‘reactionary nostrums,’ who
then in the party is masquerading ?
“I would appreciate your naming
any politician, Democrat or Re
publican who has in the past year
made a clear-cut profound state
ment on a controversial issue . . .
“Your analysis of Stassen’s
statements was amusingly astute,
but do you think he is consistently
such a nincompoop? Referring to
his article in the May issue of
Reader’s Digest, “New Blood for
the GOP” his proposed methods for
slum clearance and his suggestions
for lessening the disastrous effects
of the alternate swings between
prosperity and depression aren’t
too unreasonable. His suggestions
concerning the latter show that
Stassen has an understanding of
the principles of economics.”
Signed, Jean McDonald
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By PAT KING
Using the same radio technique for sports events that
“March of Time” used for news events, “Esquire Sports Re
view” will premiere tonight at 7 over KEX. The program \8TT1
give a general picture of all sports happenings—past, present,
and future—tying in timely events of the week. Tonight the
unionization of baseball will be discussed, and a little known
incident in the life of Joe Louis
will be dramatized.
Frank Sinatra is apparently go
ing to try to help Daisy Mae find
Li’l Abner for tonight he promises
to sing her song on his program
at 5 over KNX.
A new angle on the radio mys
tery program has been found by
Mutual, a network already sub
merged under a sea of mystery
programs. Starring Danish bari
tone Carl Brisson, the program
will revolve around a singer at the
“Golden Oriole” cafe who has a
hobby of amateur sleuthing.
Calf-Lifting
Inspired by the legend of Milo
of Crotona, the Greek strongman
who, 2500 years ago, had the the
ory that by lifting a growing'calf
every day his strength would in
crease proportionately and by the
time the calf was a cow he would
be able to lift it, “County Fair”
followed the experiment and pick
ed a 17-year-old high school boy
who began by lifting a 75-pound
calf called Phoebe. On the 227th
consecutive day the experiment
ended when Phoebe weighed 365
pounds. For his efforts he has
collected $2270 for his college edu
cation.
KEX will broadcast the clash be
tween two prospective challengers
for Joe Louis’ crown, British heavy
weight champion Bruce Woodcock
and New York heavyweight Tami
Mauriello, from the Madison
Square Garden, Friday at 7.
Hedda Hopper was crowned
Queen of the Millinery World with
a §6000 gold hat by the National
Council of Millinery associations
for doing the most for hats of any
person this year. She also received
a few odds and ends such as a
scroll and a pair of gold earrings
fashioned in the shape of small
sailor hats and set with diamonds
and rubies.
“An Evening with Romberg’’
will be the summer replacement
for Red Skelton. U. S. Steel is
sponsoring a full hour mystery
program, the first one in radio
history, for the summer.
Orson “Welles finally admitted
that there is one subject of which
he is ignorant—mathematics.
Highlights
Tonight—Red Skelton guestj^wn
Bob Crosby show at 5:30 on CBS
—“Samson and Delilah” on Great
Moments at 6, KNX. . . Dave Rose
presents his ^ n e w composition,
“Sweet Spirit* of ’76 on KNX at
6:30. . . Edgar Guest, Ilka Chase,
and “Senator” Claghorn of Fred
Allen’s show will be guests on
“Texas Holiday,” a variety pro
gram which will originate from
the Neiman-Marcus department
store in Dallas. In honor of the
program and “Senator” Claghorn,
Governor Stevenson has declared
May 15 a holiday. -
Thursday—Jo Stafford is guest
of Andre Kostelanetz at 5, KNX.
. . . Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor,
Ginger Rogers, Paul Muni, Tallulah
Bankhead, Charles Boyer, and
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To the Editor:
I am writing this to you so that
the Oregon student body and fac
ulty may be kept informed of the
present political situation on the
Oregon campus.
On May 2 I wrote a similar letter
to you dealing in generalities with
the present campaign. Because of
many queries since that time I feel
it only right to recount specific
actions on the part of political
leaders.
On April 21 both the Indepen
dent and Greek parties held their
pre-nomination caucuses. At the
Greek caucus Tom Kay was nom
inated for their candidate for stu
dent body president by By Mayo,
and was unanimously nominated.
Previous political rumor had men
tioned both Kay and Mayo for the
post. Mayo’s move resulted in the
unanimous action.
Marge Cowlin and Marilyn Sage
were nominated as candidates for
vice-president, and Miss Cowlin
was named by a vote of 18-14. Jada
Fancher was named for senior
class president, Charlotte Wicke
for senior class vice-president and
Dave Fortmiller for senior class
representative. Mayo was also
named for senior class representa
tive, but withdrew.
Co-op Meeting
At the Greek bloc meeting, pre
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sided over by bloc leader Don
Mayne, the co-op board election
was discussed so as to decide which
if the Greek candidates on the
ticket the bloc would support in
)rder to avoid splitting the Greek
/ote. It was decided to support
Donald Dole, Gloria Grenfell, and
Pat Jordan.
After reading my letter of May
2, which dealt less specifically with
die caucus, one of the prominent
aloe members said, “You were
right. Our meeting was surely
lone under pressure.’’
Independents
At the Independent meeting,
:here were two candidates for the
lomination for student body presi
lent—Gil Roberts and Ted HaTTock.
ft was proposed that they should
/ote first for the nomination for
president and that the loser should
ie nominated as vice-president,
rhis was acceptable to Hallock,
iut not to Roberts. Hallock rose,
|ave a five-minute speech, and left.
Roberts then spoke and was after
wards nominated. Then Roberts
rose and said that if the caucus
should nominate Hallock for vice
iresident he would resign from the
Independent Students association.
This statement, however, did
lot sway the assembly as he had
ibviously hoped it would, as Hal
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