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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1951)
American Theater Needs Nation's Aid, Actor's Equity President Declares By Adeline Garbarino The American theater has now reached the critical point where it must have governmental national support or an American National Theater, Clarence Derwent, presi dent of Actor’s Equity, said Friday at the daytime assembly at the Student Union. “Our sturdy tree of the drama. .. is now apparently showing signs of wilting,” said Derwent express ing his objective opinion of the New York stage. Regional Theaters Dynamic In speaking of the regional, community, university, college, and little theaters, Derwent said “Here we find the drama is dynamic and progressive.” Even Broadway, he continued, has shown considerable advance over recent seasons. “Culture is our priceless herit age,” Derwent said, and the time has now come when Washington must recognize the importance of the theater of American culture. Form of Theater Exactly what form the Ameri can National Theater would take is still a matter of dispute, Der went said. He belongs to the group that favors the building of an actual structure. The chief diffi culty here is to find a geographic location that would be liked by everybody. A second school is in favor of sending out national companies, and a third wants to set up a na tional foundation supported by funds supplied by Congress to sup port worthwhile enterprises. Ultimately, Derwent said, a com bination of these three schools of thought may be accomplished. Recordings Proposed One of the functions of the theater will be to act as a reposit ory for the great dramatic pre sentations of our time. It will give American audiences of the future the chance to hear again wonder ful and well-remembered voices through its collection of recordings. He described the American Na tional Theater and Academy as the life of the theater at the present time. Actor’s Equity and ANTA work together more or less as a team, and they should be produc tive of great results in the near future, he explained. Three Main Ideas There are three main ideas as to the present condition of the American theater, Derwent assert ed. One group holds that the liv ing theater is rapidly approach ing rigor mortis; another that the theater is suffering a decline, but not an eclipse. The third group, a definite minority of producers with huge expenditures out in dramatic productions, says that the theater is flourishing and that there is nothing wrong with it. Hard Work Involved Deviating from his main theme for a moment, Derwent, who in his nearly 50 years in the theater has never missed a performance, described especially for the young actors in his audience the pride and love that an actor feels for his work. Although hard work is involved, the rewards are com mensurable to the sacrifices de manded, he said. Teacher SaSaries (Continued from page one) Byrne’s revised plan included $338, 381 for supplies and equipment which he justified by the increase in the wholesale price index. Of the 18 per cent increase in salaries asked by Byrne, 8 per cent was a portion of the May re quest. Another 2 per cent was granted by the state emergency board on Nov. 1. Correct Pay Scales A committee of professors from state colleges, including University of Oregon faculty members Charles G. Howard, professor#of law, and Thurman S. Peterson, associate professor of mathematics, asked for a 20 per cent salary increase at a Portland meeting of the State Board of Higher Education in Jan uary. The professors requested the raise in order to correct pay scale inequalities and provide merit in creases. A chart prepared by the chan cellor’s office lists University of Oregon pay scales as follows: Full professor, $6,393; associate professor, $5,137; assistant pro fessor, $4,169; instructor, $3,223. Big Ten’ Considered Figures from the chancellor’s office indicate that the "Big Ten” schools of the midwest pay teach ers 20 per cent more than the Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon State College. Salary averages for full profes sors in Big Ten schools and other Pacific Coast universities are 25 per cent above those of the two Oregon schools, the figures showed. "Does this package belong to you? The name is obliterated.” “That ain’t mine. My name’s Thompson.” Cressman Talk Open to Public Dr. L. S. Cressman, head of the anthropology department, will dis cuss “Western Pre-history in the Light of Carbon 14 Dating” at 8 p.m. today in 103 Deady. Dr. Cressman’s lecture, which will follow a business meeting of Sigma Xi, science honorary, will be open to the public. The talk will concern the “car bon 14” method of dating archae ologicla discoveries containing radioactive carbon. Dr. Cressman will give his views on whether the new method confirms or contra dicts earlier theories on dating of western pre-history development. Dr. Cressman, who is a well known archaeological researcher in Oregon, will discuss material discovered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and south central Oregon. He recently received nationwide publicity on the “carbon 14” meth od when sandals discovered in eastern Oregon through his re search were determined to be the oldest artifacts ever found in America. At a meeting of the American Anthropological Association, of which Dr. Cressman is president of the Western States, he present ed a paper on this subject. A small town businessman is one who conducts a business so small he doesn’t have to bribe a government official to let him alone. If peace cannot be maintained with honor, it is no longer peace. Lord Kussell. Locomotive Unit Now on Exhibit A 50-foot-long cutaway diesel locomotive unit from the Electro Motive Division of General Motors will be on exhibit throughout this week in Eugene at the track ad jacent to the freight station. Five panels of the diesel have been removed so that the inner operations may be exposed through a series of lights and mirrors. The locomotive unit is being ex hibited particularly at various lo cations on the Southern Pacific line where there are engineering schools, although there is no en gineering school here, the exhibit may be of interest to University students in the school of Science and architecture, President H. K. Newburn said. Preview Chairman Petitions DueToday Petitions for committee chair manships of Duck Preview are due by 5 p.m. today to Chairman Georgie Oberteuffer at the Kappa Alpha Theta house. The eleven committees open are registration, invitations and pro motion work with high school re lations boards, publicity, trans portation, hospitality (including the welcome booklet and tickets), dance, luncheon, housing, exchange dinners, educational tours, and special events. Students of any class may peti tion for the committees, Miss Oberteuffer said. WRITE TO DAD Valentine Specials Cattleya Orchid Corsage $2.50 up • CUT FLOWERS • PLANTS Flowers Wired Anywhere Chase Flowers 5S E. Broadway Phone 4-1453 cSerald NIGHT STAFF Night Editor: Dick Thompson Night Staff: Kathleen Stryker TODAY'S STAFF Assistant Managing Editor: Phil Bettens Desk Editor: Bill Holman Desk Staff: Sunny Allen, Joan Miller Bdldini Named USA President Ernie Baldini, junior in politi cal science, was elected president of the United Students Association steering committee Thursday. Bal dini will officially assume office spring term replacing Ron Phillips. Other officers include Ed Peter son, vice-president; Helen Jackson, secretary; and Cecil Daniels, trea surer. The steering committee, compos ed of 15 new members and three ex-officio members, heads a party coalition of both Greek and inde pendent students. The present steering committee was selected from petitions turned in to the retiring committee mem bers. Virginia Wright, Ron Phillips and Delores Jeppeson are ex-officio members. Other committee members in clude Don Collin, Marian Briner, Pat Choat, Margaret Powne, Phil McGillvary, Paul Lasker, Ron Lo well, Bill Lees, Bruce Wallace, Phil Johnson’and Don Hagedorn. WRITE TO DAD These are the times that try men's souls. Thomas Paine. COLLEGE GIRLS LOVE ...! To receive a heart box of candy on Valentine's Day. Mother and sister do too . . i You'll find the largest and freshest as sortment of Valen tine Boxes in Eugene at Sey mour's Cafe. It's the famous Van Duyn candy. We pack for mail ing. 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