Open Letter Presents
f('nnti*uf<1 from Pape one)
in early spring term. And all
women students will then be given
another chance to vote, this time
on the particular method to be
used. (Possible alternative plans
will be presented by the speakers
at the vafious houses!.
A definitely negative vote, on
the other hand, will probably be
cause for dropping the idea. A
close vote would not be considered
conclusive, but would probably re
sult in further discussion and a
subsequent vote on the principle.1
We feel that a word is in order
in regard to some of the adverse
publicity given the suggested plan.
In particular, the reported Kwama
“letter" disapproving the plan act
ually represented only excerpts
from the minutes of a meeting at
which the plan was discussed.
They were compiled by several J
members at the request of ASUO
President Barry Mountain, with
out the knowledge of all the mem
bers, since the “letter" was never
meant to be an official document.
The AWS was presenting the posi
tive side of the question to the
Executive Council and the student
body president wished views on
the other side. The opinions in the
“letter” did not represent the en
tire group.
Idea Approved
A further bit of background on
why the plan was not first sub
mitted to all the women students:
A fall term vote by members of
the AWS council, made up of the
presidents of Heads of Houses,
Kwama. Phi Theta Upsilon, Mortar
Board. Orides, WAA, YWCA, the
campus social chairman and AWS
cabinet members, approved the
plan. This was at that time felt
to be a representative vote. The
plan was also approved by the
AWS activities board, made up of
activities chairmen from all wom
en’s living organizations.
On the strength of this, work
was begun. Since it has now be-;
come apparent that there is some.
negative opinion, the whole mat-1
ter will be put to a vote of all the
women students, who will first be j
fully informed on the matter and
who will have a chance to ask
questions. The vote, as indicated, j
will be in two parts—the principle i
alone will be voted on first, then
later the actual plan to be used.
Respectfully,
AWS Cabinet
Stitzen Beats
fContinued from fna* four)
and Rose each scored five points
to lead DU.
Gamma mer. seemed unable to
miss during a good share of their
skirmish with Pi Kappa Phi as they
won 32-9 in the day’s one-siaed con
test. Pi Kappa Phi failed to score
in the first period and they trailed
8-0. Gamma led 18-2 at the half as
Ted Thoreson and Ron Lowell blaz
ed the trail. Scoring was evenly di
vided for the winners. Lowell took
high point honors, followed by
Thoreson with six. Eaton paced the
losers with five points.
In intramural handball, Campbell
Club won over Theta Chi 3-0.
Row Your Boat Down Street
TWO MEN ROW A BOAT in one of the streets at Sultan, Wash., as they survey the damage done toy
flood waters from the Sultan and SUykom.sh rivers which left their banks. The flood resulted from
heavy rainfall and a log jam at the confluence of the two streams. The backwaters flooded the city's
streets and made a dozen families homeless. Schools were dismissed. <AF WIREPHOTO)
Fire Sweeps Michigan Capitol
FROM MICHIGAN’S STATE CAPITOL offices smoke billows out in a fire that ragged through the Lan
sing building for over 24 hours doing an estimated damage of $4,000,000. Below zero weather hampered
efforts by five fire departments to fight the blaze which destroyed countless Irreplacable records. <A»>
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
11:45 jt.in.—Chemliitry Dept.,
110 HU
YMCA International Lunch
con, 111 HU
12 noon—Itally llounl, 112 HU
I p.m.—Betu Alpha Pal, 388
HU
1:30 p.m.—I'hI llettt Patrone**
CH, 112 HU
■I p.m.—UoHiuopolltun Club,
110 HU
SU Mimic Comm., 202 HU
Student Affulrn Comm.,
387 HU
« p.m.—1VCF, Men’* Lounge
(icrlhiKcr
0:30 p.m.—Neuman .Study
Club, 110 HU
Phi Beta, Alumni I-oiin|{e,
(icrllnjter
7 p.m.—Skull and UukK'T, 112
HU
Chrlatian Kelnce, 115)2
Kmcrald Ht.
AH’S Scrapbook Com in.,
115 HU
7:30 p.m.—Symposium, 384 HU
K p.m.—lb-cord Concert, 202
HU
Dr. Cressman
Explains Theory
"The Carbon 14 dating theory
is a new god in the field of dating
archaeological discoveries contain
ing radioactive carbon," L. S.
Cressman, head of the department
of anthopology said Monday,
speaking at an open meeting of
•Sigma Xi, national science honor
ary.
Discussing "Western Pre-history
in the Light of Carbon 14 Dating,"
Cressman sighted this dating
method in relation to materials in
Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, and Cali
fornia.
The carbon 14 theory, which
came in with the discovery of
atomic energy, is not entirely in
fallible, however, Cressman con
tinued.
The greatest problem of the
carbon 14 theory is thqt wet and
dry materials do not respond in
the same manner to the method,
the speaker pointed out. W'et ma
terials have a tendency to register
a shorter age.
In approaching this problem,
Cressman believes that by obtain
ing a horizontal series of peat
moss and Mt. Mazama pumas, the
problem of wet and dry materials
could be verified by testing the
materials in accordance with the
theory.
Other method.*) of dating have
been used in reconstructing past
history in an attempt to define life
of previous ages. One such method
is the theory of relative time, which
reasons that some materials pre
ceded others. Other ways of deter
mining dates are from exact dates
left on structures and tree-ring re
cords.
The neo-thermal temperature
process is used in the carbon 14
theory, whereby materials can
placed in certain spans of years
in relation to the three tempera
ture divisions. The ana-thermal
division was the rainy season be
tween 9000 and 8000 B.C. The alti
thermal period encompassed the
years of the drought between 7000
and 5000 B.C. The medi-thcrinal
division is the intermedicate span
whic hrefers to the period of time
from 4000 B.C. to the present.
The Lower Klamath Lake and
the Paisley Caves are two of the
areas in Oregon where extensive
research has been carried on in
using the carbon 14 theory.
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