/Music Fete to Open Wednesday;
Committee Announces Schedule
A full schedule of lectures and concerts, which will feature
student, faculty, and outside talent, will mark the Festival of
Contemporary Music which will open at the school of music
Wednesday night and continue through Friday night.
The Festival committee headed by Arnold Elston and con
sisting of Donald W. Allton, George Boughton, George Hop
kins, and John Stehn have completed arrangements for the
festival of which thi3 is the first
type to be held on the campus The
festival is based “in the belief tnat
the best in contemporary music
not only holds up a mirror to our
time, but also calls forth a vision
of a better and a fuller life . .
and' “is dedicated to the creative
spirit in music everywhere.
Opening Program
The opening program will be at
8 p. m. at the music school audi
torium. Presiding will be Dr.
Theodore Kratt, dean of the school
of music. A welcoming address
will be given by President Harry
K. Newburn, and the first lecture
will be given by Roger-Sessions,
professor of music at the Univer
sity of California who will discuss
“Trends in Contemporary Music
in the United States.” A faculty
concert will follow the lecture.
A student concert Thursday
morning at 10 a. m. will be pre
ceded by a lecture by Dr. Arnold
Elston, assistant professo rof mu
sic, on “Tension in Music.” Uni
versity students will present in
strumental numbers.
Eugene Gleemen
Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m.,
a lecture by Dr. Edmund A. Cyk
ler, associate professor of music at
Occidental college on "The Amer
ican Composer and His Social
Milieu" will precede a program of
chamber music in which both fac- ^
ulty and students will perform.
The Eugene Gleemen, the Uni
versity of Oregon band, and the
Choral Union will participate in
Thursday evening's concert to be
gin at 8 p. m. at McArthur court.
Tiie mixed instrumental-vocal con
cert is open to the public at no
charge.
A vocal music concert, which
will be presented Friday afternoon
at 2 p. m., will be highlighted by a
series of five numbers sung by
Herman Gelhausen, bass-baritone.
The University a cappella chorus
will present a three-part program,
one piece being a composition by
Arnold Elston, "First at Last the
Question Rings.” Dr. Robert. U.
Nelson, assistant professor of mu
sic at U.C.L.A. will give a pre
program lecture on “Music for the
Hollywood Film.”
Dr. Arnold Elston, chairman of
the Festival committee will give
the concluding address at the clos
ing concert Friday night at S p. in.
Tiie closing concert will consist of
instrumental music.
Squadron Holds
First Meeting
Organization and election of
0 dicers of Eugene Squadron No. 1
o! the Air Force association was
1 mpleted at a meeting May 5 in
Chapman hall.
Temporary officers elected in
clude Joe Conroy, commander;
(1 me Whittington, vice-command
er; Agnes C. Wilbur, secretary;
G ayee Punugain, treasurer.
Council members are Merle G.
f slier, John A. Wilson, and New
ti u Crosfield,
Meetings will be held in room
- T Clmpmau the that Monday of
e eli month. A special meeting
ami program is scheduled for
May 19.
A n y o n e honorably separated
• mi the army ail forces who is
interested in joining the organiza
tion may contact Joe Conroy at
Sherry Ross hall or Agnes CC.
Wilbur at Alpha hall.
Matrix Table
Dinner Planned
Members of Theta Sigma Phi,
national women’s professional
journalism honorary, will present
their annual Matrix table Thurs
day night at 6 at the Eugene hotel.
Richard L. Neuberger, prom
inent Oregon lecturer and writer,
will be guest speaker.
Marilyn Sage, president of the
Theta Sigma Phi local chapter, an
nounced that the new pledges for
the honorary w d be revealed at
the banquet. The outstanding
sophomore and freshman women
in journalism will also be intro
duced at ihe dinner.
All junior and senior women in
journalism will be invited to the
banquet, as well as prominent per
sons throughout the state.
Approximately 300 invitations
have been sent out. Those receiv
ing invitations are asked to reply
by phone or in person to the journ
alism school immediately.
Theta Sigma Phi member^ head
ing Matrix Table committees are
Maryann Thielen and Virginia
Harris, guest selection; Pat Web
ber, invitations; Dorothy Kien
rolz, dinner; Jeanne Simmonds,
entertainment; Barbara Johns,
publicity; Winifred Romtvedt, fi
nance; Joan Hickey, promotion;
and Maryanne Howard, pledges.
Registrar Sees
HS Graduates
Registrar C. E. Avery learned
last week during visits to eight
Portland city high schools that
about 500 of the city's prep school
graduates plan to enter the Univer
sity of Oregon. Almost all of this
number already have been accepted
provisionally as enrollees.
Avery’s four days in Portland,
May 5-8, were part of a trip under
taken annually by registrars from
three largest institutions of the
state system of higher education.
The registrars from Oregon State
college at Corvallis and from Ore
gon College of Education at Mon
mouth accompanied Avery.
The three men explained admis
sion requirements and registration
procedures to the high school sen
iorss.
Hcnora y to Show
Lithography Film
"flow to Make a Good Impres
sion" is the title of a film on li
thography to be shown on the cam
pus, Thursday, May 14. Gamma
Alpha Chi, women's advertising
honorary, is sponsoring the movie
Arthur Markowitz of Bushong and
Co., Portland engravers, will be
present to discuss lithography and
answer questions on it.
The film will be shown in Chap
man hall, at 4 p. m. Members oi
advertising classes, art students,
and anyone else interested art
asked to attend.
Night Staff:
Jim Gauld, night editor
• Mary Stadelman
IflsAY . . -
A demonstration of athletic ability is in store tonight as this group-of
Danish athletes open their show at 8:00 p.m. in McArthur court.
Phi Theta Pledges
Nine Sophomores
Pledged last night to Phi Theta
Upsilon, junior women’s service
honorary, were nine sophomore
women, the first to be tapped dur
ing the weeek's visit to living or
ganizations by the blue-clad girls.
Weelcomed into the group by in- j
vitations and white carnations
were: Roberta Brophy, journalism;
June Goetze, journalism; Gene
vieve Siskey, business administra
tion; Jordis Benke, liberal arts;
i Beverly Pitman, education; Janet
Beigal. journalism, and Shirley Lu
kins, libera larts.
Two other tappings by Phi The
tas will be held this week.
Alumni Magazine Staff
To Hold Meeting Today I
The last meeting of the year for
Old Oregon selling staff members
will be held at 4 p.m. today in the
office. Plans for the June issue will
be discussed and accounts assigned.
The following regular staff per
sonnel are particularly urged to at
tend: Norma McKeegan, Irv Ben
veniste, Bill Hollenbeck, Marion
Fortmiller, Mary Lou McCrea,
Marilyn Turner, Joan Mimnaugh,
Barbara Sundet, Janet Easterday,
Ruth Fades, Gloria Aguer, Nancy
Moran, Casey Jones, Helen Gate
wood, Cathy Beed, and Mary Sta
delman.
Phi Mu Alpha
Plans Lunch
In conjunction with the contem
porary music festival, Phi Mu
Alpha, men’s national music fra
ternity, will hold a luncheon at
noon Friday, May 16, at the I ac
uity club, located on the corner
of 13th and University streets.
Tickets will be sold in the music
school auditorium lobby before and
after the Wednesday evening con
cert, the Thursday morning con
cert and the Thursday afternoon
concert. The price will be 60c per
plate. No tickets will 'oe sold after
Thursday.
All members of Phi Mu Alpha,
both active and alumni, are urged
to attend.
Dinner Party Honors
AWS Weekend Heads
Mrs. Harry K. Newburn and Mrs.
Golda P. Wickham assisted by Mar
jorie Cunningham, gave a dinner
party May 8 at the Newburn home
for approximately 25 girls respon
sible for the success of the AWS
weekend and the Nickel Hop, and
the AWS cabinet and council.
Desk Staff:
Boldface Lagomarsino
vercount Graham
Deadline Gatewood
Hell Box Brock
Lowercase Loftus
Barbara Heywood, editor
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Pre-Picnic Meeting Set
All those planning to attend
the Deutsche Gesellschaft picnic
on May 24 are asked to attend
a short meeting tonight at 6:50
in Geri'inger sunporch to discuss
plans for the event.
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