I'llty /ourtli year i11’ul'luatum
Vol. LV I MV., OF OKK., KL'GKNK, TH1KS., MAR.4, 1054 No.
100
[Wilson Arrives Today
Ruz Lectures Tonight On
Ancient Mayan Culture
I he History, Culture, and Art
. of the Maya” is the subject of
tonight’s lecture by Alberto rtuz
in the Student Union ballroom.
• Flu* will accompany the 8 p. m.
. lecture with colored slides.
The lectures here are Ruz’s first
In the Northwest and are sponsor
• ed by the assembly committee and
the Falling lecture committee.
Kuz, an authority on Mayan
civilization, is noted for his dis
. covery of the royal tomb under the
pyramid at Palenque. It was the
I • first of its kind discovered in the
new world.
A noted archaeologist, Ruz has
Senate Slate Told
Klim! Winter term meeting of
the iFil’O senate ulll tie held
this evening at B:30 In the gtuT
dent Union, according to Tom
"rightson, ASLO president.
Agenda for the meeting Is as
follows:
• Selection of Mother's I>ay
chairman
• Proposed constitutional
change*
• Approval of basketball
awards
0 Fleet ion report
• Demonstration of preferen
tial voting system.
Readings Set
For Crucible
General readings for Arthur
Millers ‘•The Crucible," will be
held today at 7:30 p. m. in Villard
104, according to Horace W. Rob
inson, who will direct the first
non-professional production of the
play at the University theater
spring term.
The plot of "The Crucible” con
cerns the Salem witch-trials. Sa
lem is, according to Miller ", . .
one of the few dramas in history
with a beginning, a middle and an
end. The drama is complete be
cause the people saw the error of
their ways soon after the tragedy
occurred." ,
The jrtay was presented 13
months ago on Broadway with a
cast' which included Arthur Ken
nedy, who starred in Miller’s two
other famous plays, "All My
Sons,” and “Death of a Salesman.”
The show has 21 speaking roles,
eleven for men, ten for women.
The play will open the last half
of May for a six performance run.
Air Force ROTC
Changes Drill Hour
Air Force ROTC drill lias been
changed from 1 p. m. Friday,
to 2 p. in. Tuesday for spring
term, according to Maj. N. N
Mihailov, assistant professor of
air science. All AFKOTC cadets
will be required to take drill at
this time, said Mihailov.
This change does not effect
Army drill, which will continue
to lie held at 1 p. m. Thursday.
I charge of national monuments of
i Yucatan and is a member of the
Mexican society of anthropolo
! gists.
Ituz will also present lectures
j in Portland and Seattle.
Houses Continue
Red Cross Drive
Through Friday
Five more houses were added
Wednesday to the list of those
[reaching their quotas in the Red
i Cross fund drive, which began
Monday and will end Friday.
The five were Gamma Phi Beta,
Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Zeta!
Delta Tau Della and Theta Chi
according to Sally Calkins, con-!
tacts chairman for the drive.
Individual house quotas are bas-;
cd on a minimum of 25 cents per!
member, and those who have al-[
ready met this are asked to con
tinue collecting money, according
to Carol Huggins, general chair
man.
The goal for the campus is $750, >
Miss Huggins said, and will in
clude donations made in houses,!
at the co-op and other central
places, through flying speeches:
and at the mixer Friday night.
Leading the campus so far with
the highest donation is Sigma Chi,
which has collected $27.84. which
is approximately $18 above their
quota. Following not far behind i
is Pi Kappa Phi, with $16, $13.75
over their quota.
According to Miss Huggins,
money is not to be given to zone
chairmen, as stated in Wednes
day's Emerald, but is to be given
to Cynthia Long at Alpha Chi
Omega as soon as possible. Abso
lute deadline for it to be given to
her is 5 p. m. Friday, she said.
Freshmen Dance
Saturday Night
Freshmen and their dates only
will be admitted to the annual
Frosh Snowball dance Saturday
night, according to Don Smith,
freshman class president and gen
eral chairman of the dance.
The theme of the dance will be
kept secret until Saturday night.
Smith said. Music for the dance
will be provided by Tom Charters
and the Candlelighters from Ore
gon State college.
Dress for the dance is semi
formal and corsages are not in
order, Smith reported. The '•Snow
ball" will last from 8:30 until
midnight, he said.
Committee chairmen working on
the dance include Doug Basham,
decorations; Darrell Brittsan, pub
licity; Marcia Mauney, invitations;
Dorothy Barker, programs, and
Gary West, intermission.
Courtesy Register-Guard
MEREDITH WIL80X AND FAMILY
From the Easft: V new President, his wife and six future Ducks
»
President Assumes New Duties
March 15: Receotion Slated
The Eugene school system will
get an unexpected enrollment j
boost when University President- !
elect O. Meredith Wilson and Mrs. j
Wilson arrive today with their six j
children.
The new president and his fam
ily were scheduled to arrive at the
Eugene airport at 10:25 a. m. on
a United Airlines flight from Port
land. An official welcoming com
mittee of faculty and student
leaders was to have been on hand
to greet them at their arrival.
Wilson will take over his of-1
ficial duties March 15. His first (
address to the student body will |
Richard II Tickets
Still at Boxoffice
Tickets are still available for
every performance except Satur
day evening of the University
theater’s final winter term pro
duction. ‘'Richard II,” according
to Dick Hiatt, UT box office man
ager.
The Shakespearean history-tra- j
gedy opens Friday on the main
stage and will run through Thurs
day of next week, with nightly
performances except Sunday. The
entire production is under the di-!
rection of Mrs. Ottilic Seybolt, as- j
sociate professor of speech.
Don Von Boskirk. senior in
speech, has been cast in the title
role, while Loanne Morgan, jun
ior in speech, will play his queen. ’
Bill Hathaway, junior in speech, j
will play Henry Bolingbroke, who j
later becomes King Henry IV.
A large cast coupled with elab
orate costumes and settings will
make this the largest production
ever performed on the UT stage.
Settings and lighting arc under
the supervision of Howard L. Ram
ey, instructor in speech. Wilma
Sundahl, graduate assistant in
speech, designed the costumes for
the production.
be made at an assembly March 30
in the Student Uninn ballroom. He
will he entertained at a faculty
luncheon in the SU March 13.
Wilson was unanimously chosen
to head the University by the
Oregon State Board of Higher
Education, Oct. 27. He fills the
vacancy created by the resignation
of H. K. Newborn on Sept. 16.
Victor P. Morris, dean of the I
school of business administration, j
has served as acting president i
since Newburn's resignation.
The 44 year old educator was'
formerly with the Ford Founda
tion in New York City. He was
born in Mexico and took his under
gradua^ work at Brigham Young
university. He received a PhD
from the University of California
in 1943 and has also studied at the
University of London and at
Heidelberg, Germany.
Wilson began his professional
career at Brigham Young as an
assistant professor of history. His
appointment as ninth University
president also carried the title
professor of history.
In addition to teaching at Brig
ham Young. Wilson has been on
the faculty of both the University
of Chicago and the University of
Band, Entertainers
Set for Last Mixer
The last fishbowl mixer of the
term, sponsored jointly by the
Student Union dance committee
and the Red Cross board, will be
held Friday night from 9 to 12.
A six-piece campus band, “The
Counts," will play, and admission
is free, with Red Cross donations
being collected by Sweetheart of
Sigma Chi finalists.
Entertainment will consist ot
Barbara Williams, singer, and the
Phi Kappa Psi trio, with Stan
Smith as master of ceremonies. It
will be a no-date affair.
Utah. He served as dean of th«
school of arts and sciences at
Utah from 1947 to 1951 when a
took over his job with the Fo, <|
Foundation.
A member of the Mormon
church, Wilson is said to posse s
a broad cultural background’
and “an unusual ability in human
Reception Replaces
Rally for President
A student reception to greet
O. Meredith Wilson, new Uni
versity president, will be held
at 4 p. m. today in the Dad’-)
lounge of the Student Union
under the joint sponsorship of
the SU board and the ASUO.
The welcoming rally origin
ally planned for 10:45 a. m. thN
morning was cancelled Wednes
day afternoon, according to Ral
ly Board Chairman Sally Sta
delman.
Students who wish to greet*
Wilson and his family when they
arrive at the Eugene airport
this morning at 10:25 may do
so. Miss Stadelman said. How
ever, no classes will be dismis
sed.
The reception was substitu
ted for the rally because it was
thought this would give the new
president more of an oppor
tunity fo meet students on aw
individual basis, Miss Stadel
man stated.
Members of Pi Bela PhfsSrc
rify and Phi Kappa Psi frater
nity will serenade, the Wilson’*
at their new home, 2315 McMor
ran St„ this evening.
relationships.” He is a member
of the American Historical society,
and Phi Beta Kappa.
Wilson visited the Oregon cam
pus in 194S as principal speakefl
at the Oregon high school confej*
ence on international relations.
The presidential post carries r*
salary of $14,000 plus a $1,505
expense account. The University;
president is also provided a 'horaa
and a car for official use.