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VOL. LV
Another Year...
. . .is over and it marked at* In
creasing maturity among co«^»
students. Is it an “evolution of the
country club?” Read the editorial
on page 2.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, FRIDAY,’
JANUARY 8,
1954
No. 60
New Feature
Slated for Dad
A new addition to the activities
of Dad’s Weekend will be the first
' annual Barbershop Quartet con
- test, to be held after the basket*
ball game Jan. 22 in the Student
Union ballroom.
The contest, sponsored by the
SU board, is under the direction of
the music committee. Lucia Knep
. per is general chairman.
Thirteen quartets have petition
ed to sing in the contest. They in
clude two quartets from Beta
Theta Pi, and one each from Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon, Psi Chi, psy
chology honorary, Alpha Tau
Omega, Tau Kappa Epsilon,
Lambda Chi, Pi Kappa Phi, Susan
‘ Campbell hall, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi
Kappa Sigma, Sigma Phi Epsilon
and Campbell club.
Eight Chosen
Eight of these quartets will be
chosen to appear in the contest
after the qualifying eliminations
of Jan. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p. m.
in the SU ballroom. The auditions
will be judged by three judges,
consisting of a member of the mu
Opinion Sought
On Court Legality
The opinion of the, constitu
tion committee of the ASUO
- senate is being sought on two
or three points involving the
studertt traffic court, Donald M.
DuShane, director of student af
fairs, revealed Thursday even
ing. Legality of the court has
been challenged by J. Kelly Far
- ris, second year law student.
If the constitution committee
doe*, not feel that they have the
jurisdiction to handle the case,
the student discipline commit
tee, which has put Farris on dis
ciplinary probation, will ask an
opinion of the law school pro
fessors.
Chairman of the constitution
commfttee is K. J. O’Connell,
professor of law.
sic school faculty, a student in mu
sic and a Eugene resident.
During the auditions the quar
tets will be rated on appearance,
quality, stage presence and origin
ality.
Rules Listed
Rules of the contest are:
1. Only male students may par
ticipate in a quartet.
2. No fraternity, sorority, or
hall songs will be acceptable.
3. No musical accompaniment or
special musical effects will be per
mitted.
4. Dress should be appropriate
to the occasion.
5. The same two selections sung
at the qualifying auditions are to
be sung for the contest.
6. No member of a quartet may
participate in another participat
ing quartet.
Police Training
Ends Saturday
The annual school for police
men, now being conducted in Eu
gene, will be concluded Saturday
afternoon, according to Bob Moul
ten, of the University Bureau of
Municipal Research and Service.
The Bureau, one of the sponsor
ing organizations of the school;
is located in Commonwealth hall.
Insti’uctors for the school were
provided by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Portland Po
lice bureau. Different cities fur
nish instructors each year.
The school sessions, held every
fall, are in each of seven cities
throughout the state: Salem, Cor
vallis, Mc^finnville, Eugene, Bend,
Baker and Roseburg. The instruc
tors travel to each of the cities.
Topics covered are the law of
arrest, mechanics of arrest, crime
scene investigation, traffic en
forcement and foot and mobile pa
trol. Other related areas are us
ually included in the basic pro
gram, according to Moulten.
Yehudi Menuhin to Present
Civic Music Concert Tonight
YEHUDI MENUHIN
“Magic Bow”
Academy Award Films
Slated For SU Program
Eight Academy Award films
will be shown this term in the
Sunday movie series sponsored by
the Student Union board, accord
ing to Barbara Wilcox, SU movie
committee chairman.
First of the series will be “You
FARRIS FORSAMN
. Students Back Committee Action
"What do you think of the Uni
versity disciplinary committee’s
1 action in revoking J. Kelly Farris’
r right to park on campus?” was
the question asked in a random
sampling of .student opinion yes
terday by Emerald reporters.
Results of the poll seem to show
a tendency of student opinion in
favor of the committee's use of
this right to revoke this privilege.
Of the twenty-two students inter
[' viewed, fifteen agreed with the
committee action, six disagreed
and one had no opinion. Their
statements were as follows:
JODY LAUMEISTER, freshman
in liberal arts: I think he’s wrong
(Farris) I think they did the right
thing.
CAROL DAVID, sophomore in
liberal arts: I hope it will shut
him up.
BOR GRIFFITH, sophomore ih
liberal arts: I have no studied op
inion.
BOB HANKINS ON, freshman in
busihess; I don’t think probation
is too strong.
NANCY MOORE, junior in so
ciology: Fanis is making a lot
over nothing, but the action may
be a little strong.
DON JONES, freshman in busi-1
ness: I think probation is unfair,
because he is legally right.
NEAL MARLETT, junior in
business: I think Mr. Farris is
building something out of nothing.
Everyone else gets along pretty
well with the rules.
BOB WAGNER, junior in busi
ness: I think he had it coming be
cause he’s out for publicity.
WES BALL, senior in business:
I think the committee more than
fair, and their action was very
just.
BOB McCRACKEN, sophomore
in liberal arts: I think the commit
tee was fairer than J. Kelly Far
ris’ attitude warranted.
GEORGE SHAW, junior in eco
nomics: I think he has made too
much of something that happens
every day to students.
DICK JANIR, sophomore in
business: They did the right thing.
ELEANOR BAKKE, freshman
in liberal arts: I think the disci
plinary committee was justified in
their action.
SONIA DALTON, sophomore in
art: I think it was a good idea.
OTIS PHILLIPS, freshman in
architecture: I think it was a good
idea. It’s time they did something
else to end it all.
HARLAN HEYDEN, sophomore
in liberal arts: I think they’ve
gone a little too far. They've let
the faculty influence them in their
disciplinary actions.
JIM SIGNOR, freshman in jour
nalism: Good publicity for a bud
ding lawyer.
JIM SCHROEDER, junior in ar
chntecture: Under the circum
stances, I feel the committee was
justified in their action.
ABBIE ANDREWS, sophomore
in English: If Farris hadn’t been
proven guilty, I don’t think they
should have been gllowed to take
this action.
BILL HATHAWAY, special stu
dent: As long as the committee
stuck their necks out they'll have
to back up their action. I don’t
think the basic question of the
whole affair, though, is a legal
matter.
JERRY HICKOK, sophomore in
liberal aits: I think the committee
was actually too rough on him.
They could have done something
besides revoke his right to park
on campus.
LANGE SCHULTZ, sophomore
in liberal arts: I think it's a chil
dish action for them to take, but
Farris has been just as childish.
Can't Take It with You,” sched
uled for Sunday in the SU ball
room at 2:30 p. m. and 5 p. m. Ad
mission will be 30 cents. The film
won the “Best Picture of the
Year” award in 1937 and Joseph
Schildkraut was named the “Best
Supporting Actor” for his work in
the picture. . .
‘Best Picture’ Here
The winner of the “Best Pic
ture” award in 1934, “It Happened
One Night,” will be shown Jan. 31.
Frank Capra, director of the ro
mantic comedy, was named "Best
Director” and Clark Gable and
Claudette Colbert were selected
"Best Actor” and "Best Actress,”
respectively.
John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of
Wrath” will be presented Feb. 7.
Jane Darwell received the Aca
demy Award for the “Best Sup
porting Actress” in 1940 for her
performance in the movie.
Fifth presentation in the Sunday
movie series, Feb. 14, will be “Ser
geant York.” The film stars Gary
Cooper, winner of the "Best Ac
tor” award in 1941.
“A Tree Grows”
Scheduled for Feb. 21 in “A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” The
“Best Supporting Actor” award
in 1945 was given to James Dunn
for his appearance in this movie.
The "Best Picture of the Year”
in 1950, “All About Eve,” will be
shown Feb. 28. George Sanders
was also selected “Best Support
ing Actor” for his role in the
movie.
Last in the Sunday movie series
for the term will be “A Streetcar
Named Desire.” In 1951 Vivien
Leigh received the “Best Actress”
award and Kim Hunter was chosen
"Best Supporting Actress” for
their performances in this drama.
The first Eugene University
Civic Music concert of winter
term will present violinist Yehudi
Menuhin at McArthur court to
night at 8. Admission is free with
student body cards.
In addition to Menuhin’s exten
sive concert work, the artist has
also worked to restore many rare
and neglected classical composi
tions and commissioned and intro
duced such contemporary works
as the Bartok solo sonata, Walton
sonata for violin and piano and
works by Enesco, Pizzetti and Le
keu.
Entering the field of film mu
sic, Menuhin donated his services
during the war in the “Stage Door
Canteen,” a war film for tbo
troops.
In England he made the “Magie
Bow,” playing the entire score for
the film depicting the life of Pag
anini .and recently filmed a series
of complete concert programs,
now being shown in theaters in
all parts of the world.
In May of 1951 Menuhin was
joined in London by his sister,
Hephzibah. The two appeared in
the initial concert opening the
world-famous concert hall there,
the Royal Festival hall.
Following this performance, the
sister-and-brother team did a
series of joint sonata concerts in
Paris, Zurich and Rome, climaxed
by appearance in Sydney, Mel
bourne and other major cities of
Australia and New Zealand.
Accepting invitation by the Lit
tle Orchestra society in New York,
Menuhin played two works that
had never been heard in New York
with orchestra, Vaughan Williams’
“D Minor Violin Concerto” and the
"Rhapsody No. 2,” by Bartok.
In New York early in 1952 the
artist played the world premiere
of the “Mendelssohn Concerto*
which he discovered in London
in May, 1951, a work the composer
wrote when he was only 13 years
old.
Following his New York ap
pearance, Menuhin went to India,
at the request of the Indian gov
ernment, to play a series of con
certs. As in his previous benefit
tour in Israel in 1950, all of his
earnings from the Indian tour
were dedicated to worthy cultural
institutions.
Armour to Speak
In UO Assembly
Richard Armour, humorist an.l
writer of light verse, will speak
Tuesday at 1 p. m. in the Student
Union ballroom on “More Light
Than Heat.”
An informal discussion with Ar
mour has also been scheduled by
the SU coffee hour forum commit
tee for 4 p. m. Tuesday in the SU
dad's lounge.
Armour, who holds a Ph.D de
gree from Harvard university, has
contributed more than 100 humor
ous and satirical poems and arti
cles to some 70 magazines in this
country and England, including
The New Yorker, The Saturday
Evening Post, Collier’s, Liberty,
Judge, Country Gentleman, Ladie'j
Home Journal, The Saturday Re
view of Literature and The Nation.
Now a professor of English at
Scripps college, Claremont, Calif.,
he has written 12 books of bio
graphy, literary criticism ami
verse. His latest book is “It All
Started with Columbus,” a satiri
cal history of the United States,
from Columbus to Truman.