VOL. LV
UNIVERSITY OF OKWiON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, FEB.
23, 1954
NO. 93
Racial, Religious
Problem Is Topic
i nr* question of uiacnmination
Practices In living Organizations
on Our Campus" will be discus
•’'d tonight by u panel of campus
leaders in a meeting sponsored by
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
' The discussion, which is open to
the public, will be held in the Stu
dent Union at 7:30 p. rn.
The six member panel will con
sist of Wilma Wittenfeld, vice
president of Pan Hellenic; Elsie
Schiller, president of Co-op coun
cil; Bob Summers, president of
Theta Chi; Jerry Malone, West
minster foundation; Bob Pdllock,
president of Sigma Chi, and Robin
Lecturer to Use
Slides on Egypt
“Architectural Sculpture of the
19th Egyptian Dynasty” will be
'!■ juried in colored elide* by Mark
* K Sponenburgb, assistant profes
sor of art, in the browsing room
lecture Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Sponenburgh. on leave of ab
sence from the University the
past two years and on a Kulbright
scholarship, has concentrated his
studies during this time on Egypt
ian sculpture and architecture. He
was affiliated In his work with
the American Research center and
the Rovfil Archaeological society
of Egypt.
While in Egypt, Sponenburgh,
completed work for a certificate
of sjrecial project from the In
f-titut Supcrieur des Beaux in
Cairo, Egypt. The certificate is
equivalent to a doctor's degree In
an American university. Topic for
his thesis was “An Aesthetic Eval
uation of Pharonic Statuary."
* S. W. Little, dean of the school
of architecture and allied arts,
will be discussion leader following
* the slide-lecture.
Damson, vice-president of NAACP.
Dr. Robert Clark, assistant dean
| of the college of liberal arts will
act as moderator for the panel.
The following types of questions
I will be discussed: "Do we have aj
problem of racial and religious
discrimination on our campus and
how serious is it?” "What can be
done to eliminate it and - or do
we want to eliminate it?”
The panel will also receive
questions from the floor.
Junior Weekend
Workers Needed
Petitions for sub-chairmenships
of Junior Weekend, May 14 to 16,
are being called for, Jim Light,
general chairman, announced at a
; meeting of living organization 1
representative* Monday.
Positions to be filled are chair
manships of the following com- ,
mittees: a 1 1 - campus luncheon, J
clean up, promotion, publicity, ter- |
race dance, all-campus -mg, float
parade. Junior prom, queen’s con
test and coronation, sunlight ser
enade, traditions, and radio pub
: Hcity.
Petitions are due March 2 and ,
petitioners should include theme
.suggestions if possible. Light said.
The schedule for the weekend
will feature the queen coronation '
at the Junior prom, May 14; all
campus sing and float parade,
May 15 and sunlight serenade.
May 16. i
There are two weekends between '
Duck Preview and Junior Weekend J
this year instead of one in order '
to give time for preparation, Light
emphasized.
Other chairmen for the event are '
Len Calvert, junior class vice
president, treasurer: Ann Black-,
well, class representative, secre
tary; and Bob Kanada, class rep- 1
resentative, assistant chairman.
Students Urged To Participate
In WUS Campus Projects
More students are needed to par
ticipate in the World University
Service projects being conducted
on campus, according to Sue
Shreeve, student chairman of one
of the three project groups.
Students may still turn in pe
titions to the ASUO box on the
third floor of thejitrudent Union,
Miss Shreeve^-mtul. The two dis
cussion gpeifps in the project will
be abWfo use as many as 70 more
memtsers, she emphasized.
One group, headed by Agnes'
Weitz, student from Germany,
and K. S. Ghent, associate pro-:
fessor of mathematics, will ex
plore the relations and interests of
foreign and American students on
campus.
The second discussion group,
under the direction of Miss
Shreeve and F. K. Dart, assistant
professor of physics, will be con
cerned with the contributions stu
dents who have traveled abroad
can make to the college commun
ity.
A third group, directed by
Norm Webb, senior in psychology,
and Leona E. Tyler, associate
professor of psychology, will con
duct a survey on the campus to
discover what factors influence
students opinions on international
affairs.
“These groups will offer stu
dents the chance to meet new
American friends as well as those
from other countries. They will
enable students to discover ways j,
to be tter international relations on i
the individual level," Miss Shreeve \,
stated. j.
Petitions Needed
Petitions are still needed for '
subchainnanships for the World■1
University Service drive to be held
on campus April 19 to 24, accprd
ing to Ted Goh, general chairman.
The petitions are due Wednesday
at 5 p. m. in the YMCA office, Stu
dent Union 319.
Subchairmanships are open for
the auction, special projects (such
as carwash), carnival, queen sel- '
ection, firesides, solicitors, flying 1
speeches, press relations, radio, ;
posters and printed matter. 1
Both the carnival and queen :
selection are new features of the
drive. The carnival will be held 1
during intermissions at the Vodvil
show with figurines and souvenirs 1
from different countries being •
sold.
The Queen contest will consist
of a foreign student candidate ]
from each living organization on i
campus. The elected Queen will
act as hostess at the Vodvil show i
handing out prizes and announcing
winners. i
The WUS drive was formerly 1
World Student Service Fund and 1
will be held in conjunction with i
Duck Preview weekend. i
Chairman Needed
For Duck Preview
Petitions for the general chair
nanship of Duck Preview arc due
n the ASUO office by 4 p. m.
rhursday, according to Tom
IVrightson, ASUO president.
If more than five petitions are
lubmitted the petitioners will be
nterviewed by the newly formed
\SUO screening committee.
The petitioners will then be in
erviewed by the Senate Thursday
:vening.
Duck Preview weekend for high
ichool seniors is scheduled for
\pril 23 and 24.
Historian to Talk
On British Policy
At 1 p. m. Assembly
1; .’ n Ln,VefS,ty assemh,y to<Iay at 1 p. m. in the Stu
‘ r ballroom.
Sir MewcHy" who has traveled widely, is at present doing re.
carch work at the Hoover library for a proposed book about the
”:ft0ry °f !;n«la,ml in l,is time. The University assembly
Mturc Is the only speaking engagement on his schedule since
he is not on a lecture tour. __ U C| *,ncc
raining Document*
A professor at the Institute for
Advanced Study at Princeton, N.
J; he is editing an official collec
tion of documents from the British
foreign office archives. He has
already produced 20 volumes of
documents on British Foreign Pol
icy, 1019-1939.
The assembly speaker worked
in the British foreign office during
World War II and-was in the
British army during World War I.
Much of hi= time has been spent
as a professor at Oxford univer
WRA Pairings Listed
0
For Friday Carnival
Living organization booth pair
ings for the Women's Recreation
association carnival Friday have j
been announced by Caro! DeVilbiss,
booth chairman.
The caniival. centering around a j
“cai-rouser t heme, is slated for!
Friday night from 9 to 12 in the
men's unfinished- gymnasium ini
the physical education building.1
rickets, which cost 25 cents, may
be purchased at the door. Main;
features of the event will be food i
and game booths operated by cam-1
pus living organizations.
Themes Due Today
Themes for booths are due today
at 5:30 p. m. at the cage in the
women's locker room at Gcrlinger
hall, according to Miss DeVilbiss.
The $2 participation fee is also due j
then and should be turned in to
Miss DeVilbiss or Joyce Comer at
the Alpha Phi house.
The pairings are as follows: AJ-]
'Effects of Hunger'
Topic of Discussion
A Faculty-at-home, sponsored
jointly by the YMCA and YWCA,
will be held tonight at 7:30 at the
home of B. H. McConnaughey. as-1
sistant professor of biology. Me-1
Connaughey will lead a discussion |
concerning the effects of hunger
an present world conditions.
Transportation will be available
from Gcrlinger hall at 7:15 p. m.
The meeting is open to all students
and further information may be
abtained from the YM or YW of
fices.
Dance Recital
Slated atOSC
The Harriette Ann Gray Dance
company will appear in the Gill
Coliseum in Corvallis Sunday at 8
p. m. The concert dance group is
being sponsored by modern dance
students of Oregon State college.
The program will feature a mod
ern dance called "Grooved.” It tells
the story of a mother's attempt to
dominate the life of her daughter
and the mother's eventual defeat
By the daughter and her suitor.
Miss Gray's dancing experiences
have ranged from classical ballet
to assistant dance director at Col
umbia studios and solo work in
major motion pictures.
Tickets are $1.20, 90 cents and
30 cents. Orders may be mailed
to: Women's Building, Oregon
State college, Corvallis, Ore., or
tickets may be obtained at Gill
Coliseum Sunday.
pha Chi Omega and Sigma Alpha
Epsilon; Alpha Gamma Delta and
Sigma Alpha Mu; Alpha Omicron
Pi and Delta Upsilon; Alpha Phi
and Sigma Phi Epsilon; Carson
hall, Merrick, French and Sherry
Ross halls; Chi Omega and Phi
Delta Theta: Delta Delta Delta
and Kappa Sigma; Delta Gamma
and Alpha Tau Omega; and Gam
ma Phi Beta and Beta Theta Pi.
Pairings Listed
Others are Hendricks Hall and
Chi Psi; Kappa Alpha Theta and
I hi Gamma Delta; Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Sigma Chi; Orides
and Campbell club; Pi Beta Phi
and Phi Kappa Psi; Zcta Tau Al
pha, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Pi
Kappa Phi; Ann Judson house and
Phi Sigma Kappa; Rebec house
and Lambda Chi Alpha, and Delta
Zeta and Sigma Nu.
Booth construction will begin
at noon on Friday and must be
completed by S p. m. that day, ac
cording Sylvia VVingard, co-chair
man of the event. Judging of
booths will take place at 10 p. ni.
and will be judged on the basis of
25 per cent construction and 75
per cent originality. Judges will
be announced later. A $5 requisi
tion for phonograph records will
go to each house participating in
the winning booth.
Hourcs are especially urged to
follow fire safety regulations when
building their booths, Miss Win
gard emphasized. All construction
materials must be fire proof or
sprayed with a fireproofing sub
stance before they will be cleared
by the fire marshall, Miss Wingard
said.
su-Jh England. He has held posi
tions both as professor of modem
history and as professor of inter
national relations at the English'
school. Sir Llewellyn was knighte<»
in 1952. 6
Authored Many Books
A member of the American Phil
osophical society, he is the author
of many books including “War
and Peace in Europe, ” "History of
England," “The Twelve-Winded
Sky and "French Revolutions ’
He also plans to publish another
book soon about the "Diplomatio
History of World War II.”
D- H- Stephenson, professor cf
history, will introduce the speaker
at the University assembly.
Sir Llewellyn will also be fea
ed at a coffee-hour forum sponsor
ed by the Student Union coffm
hour forum committee, in the SU
dads’ lounge at 4 p. m. today.
Four Adviser
Changes Told
Spring term changes and l em
placements in counselors at Car
son hall have been announced by
Virginia Kempston, freshman wo
men’s adviser.
Helen Gershanov, junior in ait,
will replace Kay Moore Stager)
senior in business, on Carson 5. Ort
Carson will be Gloria Jameser?,
•senior in English, and Goldie
Ryals, junior in speech, taking the
places of Judy McLoughlin, sen
ior in English, and Dorothy Kcpp,
junior in business.
Danny grad Joan Hutchon will
serve as a counselor at Hendrick3
hall until the return of Marigene
Pelouze, graduate in sociology.
Sonatas for Violin
Feature of Recital
Georgeanna Beaver, graduate
student in music, will present
a violin sonata recital tonight at
8:15 in the school of music audi
torium.
The program will feature three
sonatas: No. 4 in C minor by Bach,
No. 2, Opus 30 in C minor by Beet
hoven and No. 1 in G minor by
Brahms.
Miss Beaver is a graduate of the
Cleveland Institute of Music,
Cleveland. Ohio. She will be ac
companied by William Woods, in
structor in piano.
Concert, Reception Set
For Mrs. Jane Thatcher
A concert honoring Mrs. Jane
Thatcher, professor emeritus of
piano at the University, will be
presented in the music school au
ditorium, Wednesday at S:15 p. m.
Accompanied by the University
Symphony orchestra, conducted by
music school dean Theodore Kratt,
Mrs. Thatcher will play Grieg's
"Concerto for Piano in A Minor.”
The orchestra will play one move
ment of Beethoven’s "Symphony
No. 1 in C Major.”
After the concert members of
the music school faculty will hold
a reception for Mrs. Thatcher in
Gerlinger hall. Acting President
V. P. Morris and Dean Kratt will
give short talks.
Both the concert and the recep
tion will be open to the public.
The concert will be Mrs. Thatch
er’s first University concert ap
pearance since her retirement in
1950. For more than 30 years sh%
A as a member of the faculty at the
school of music. She was head of
he department of piano for many
years, as well as national music,
idviscr to Mu Phi Epsilon, na
:ional music sorority.
A native of Jackson, Michigan;
Mrs. Thatcher began studying
piano as a child and at 18 went t®
Vienna to continue her studies*.
She worked under the personal
utelage of Theodore Leschetizky,
ilso teacher of Paderewski and
■Vrthur Schnabel.
Marriage interrupted Mrs.
rhateher's career, and brought
rer to Portland, Oregon. In 19>k
ler husband joined the staff of
he University and 3 years lat- r
Mrs. Thatcher became a professor
it the music school.