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VOL. I,V
NO. 125
Met Opera Star
To Sing Friday
In their final concert of this
season the Kugene-University
Civic Music association will
present Metropolitan opera So
prano N'adinc Conner Friday
at S p. in. in McArthur court.
Admission is free to students
on presentation of student
hotly cards.
Horn in California of pio
neer stock, Mtss Conner got her
first stage experience performing
in a theater group in Compton
headed by her parents who acted
as tenor and contralto of the
troupe.
At the University of Southern
California. where she received the
Kuterpe Opera scholarship, she
Toch Discontinues
Wednesday Talks
The Wednesday afternoon lec
tures by Krnest Toch, visiting pro
fessor of music, wen- recently dis
continued. Toch will continue to
present his Monday evening lec
tures, the music school announced.
The Monday lectures are held at
8 p. m. in the choral room of the
music building.
"tudied with Horatio Cogswell and
the late Amada Fernandez. Dur
ing this time she also appeared
with a touring theater company;
< n radio with such notables as
Bing Crosby, Sigmund Romberg
and Nelson Eddy, and in leading
roles in "Traviata" and “Faust"
with the Los Angeles Opera comp
any.
Miss Conner has to her credit
mch operatic firsts as her singing
of Mimi in the new English ver
sion of “La Bobeme,” presented by
the Met in 1952, and her portray
|aI of Micaela in “Carmen," which
was the first opera to be telecast
direct from the stage of the Metro
politan over closed circuits to
movie houses in more than 50
cities.
Moving outside the lyric field,
the soprano has employed her un
u ual voice range to sing such
coloratura roles as Gilda in "Rig
oletto" and Roaina in "The Barber
of Seville."
Recently voted the best-dressed
woman in the opera world by the
Fashion Institute, she helps design
her own costumes for all the roleri
she sings.
In addition to her operatic roles
and radio, TV and concert ap
pearances Miss Conner also re
cords for Columbia, one of her
favorite albums being the complete
opera, "Hansel and Gretel."
U. S. Isolationism Is Myth,
Williams Tells Audience
by Cordon Rice
Emerald Aiiittml Newt Editor
I lie idea that the l nited States government has remained
aloof from entanglements with other countries'during certain
periods in its history is more a myth than a fa^t.
However, American historians have tended to overlook these
relations at times and concentrate on domestic problems, Wil
liam A. \\ illiams, assistant professor of history, told a brows
ing room audience \\ ednesday night.
Egyptian Art, Topic
Of Visiting Speaker
M. R, Sponenburgh, assistant
professor of art, will speak on
"Egyption Art and Archaeology"
under the joint auspices of the
school of art and the department
of classics at the University of
Washington Friday and Saturday.
Sponenburgh's lecture is a part
of the regular program of visiting
lecturers under the division of hu
manities. He will also read a pa
per, ‘‘Liturgical Art From the
Reign of Harness II.”
Local Moms, Dads
Choose Officers
Mrs. Paul Price and Melvin
Gustafson were elected president
of the Eugene Oregon Mother’s
and Dad's clubs, respectively, at
concurrent meetings of the groups
last week.
The mothers also elected Mrs.
P. A. Kilgallon and Mrs. David R.
Fullerton vice-presidents; Mrs.
Charles Teague, secretary, and
Mrs. Clifford Gregor was re-elec
ted treasurer.
New vice-president of the Dads
is Paul Keith, with Dean Mickel
wait as secretary.
.-speaking on 'The Myth of Iso
lationism,” Williams read a series
of four letters from "a close per
sonal friend” in England.
Washington No Isolationist
In the letters the Briton gave a
brief outline of American history
and selected examples to prove
his contention that neither George
Washington nor other American
leaders had any intention of keep
ing the United States isolated
from the rest of the world.
Washington's last public state
ment has been misread, the Bri
ton said. What Washington actual
ly meant was that he wanted no
foreign alliances which would
force America to pass up any op
portunities to spread out, not that
he wanted no relations with other
countries.
"Isolationists do not sail about
the Pacific opening island empires
on their own,” the Briton contin
ued. referring to American explor
ation in that area.
Mexican Attitude
"Anyone who trouces a weaker
nation becomes an imperialist,
while you become an isolationist,”
the letters continued. They em
phasized the attitude of the United
States toward Mexico and other
Latin American countries.
The Briton also made fun of
"the sitting-up exercises that
passed for a war with Spain.”
The letters also commented on
the American policy in Asia dur
ing the period after 1900. Refer
ring to Americans, the English
man said, "Nobody thought they
could antagonize China, Japan and
Russia at he same time and still
stay there.”
Senate Meeting Set
For Tonight in SU
The ASUO senate will meet to
night In the Student Union, ac
cording to ASUO President Tom
Wrightaon. The only scheduled
business for the senate is the read
ing of four leports.
On the agenda are:
• Duck Preview report
• Rally Board report
• Election committee report
• Honor code committee report
$300 Award
Again Offered
Oregon City branch of the
American Association of Univer
sity Women ia again offering a
memorial scholarship of $300 to
a Clackamas County giri entering
her junior or senior year next fall.
Other qualifications are that
this girl be preparing for a teach
ing career, preferably elementary.
Basis of awarding the scholarship
will be the applicant’s worthiness,
scholastic standing, and need of
funds ^o complete her education.
Deadline for the application to
be in is Saturday, May 1. Contact
the office of Qolda p. Wickham,
associate director of student af
fairs, Emerald hall, immediately
for further information.
College GivesGrant
For Summer Drama
Ten summer tuition scholarships
for the Fir Acres theater at Lewis
and Clark college have been of
fered for the fifth annual summer
program of the theater, June 14
through Aug. 13.
May 15 has been set as the dead
line for filing applications for the
$100 awards. Regular college
credit will be granted in acting and
play production.
Under the direction of Clifford
Hamar, director of dramatics at
Lewis and Clark, four full length
plays will be produced.
ASUO Ambitions
Denied By Groups
'J He question of whether or not possible third or fourth-part/
tactions will enter the general elections Alay 5 was pretty welt
answerer! Wednesday as two groups in question stated that as
Oi then they did not intend to run a candidate tor ASUO presi
dent. 1
1 echnically, candidates running on the general election ballot
Candidates Named
For Co-op Board
Four freshmen have been nom
inated for the one-year position
on the Co-op board, and eight for j
the two-year positions to be filled
by sophomores. Four board mem-,
bors will be elected at the ASUO
election next Wednesday.
Candidates nominated include
Bonnie Butler, Janis Gleason,
Sanford Milkes and Margaret Ty
ler, for the one year position. Stu
dents will vote for one of this
group.
Candidates for the two-year po
sition, with students voting for
three, include Dick Barker, Mary
Brooks, Jane Bergstrom, Joyce
Comer, Ann Erickson, Jackie
Jones, Alice Komatsu and Pete
Plumridge.
Talk on Calvinism
Scheduled Tonight
Calvinism will be the subject of
tonight's talk in the Comparative i
Religion series sponsored by the
house chaplains. The talk will be
given by Quirinus Breen, profes
sor of history, who did his Ph D.
work on Calvinism.
The house chaplains meeting
will be held at 6:30 p. m. in the
! Student Union.
Scholarship Awarded
By Astor Committee
Karl W. Onthank, associate di
rector of student affairs, met
Tuesday evening, April 27, with
the Astor Scholarship Fund com
mittee.
Two of this organization’s scho
larships were awarded University
students. Receiving the awards
were Prudence Ducich, sophomore
in art, and Marianne Hauke. who
will attend the University next
year as a freshman.
Junior Weekend Float
Parade Themes Vary
All themes for the Junior Week
end float parade, which will be
held May 15 at 3 p. m., have been
decided upon, according to Ann
Hopkins and Mary Wolson, co
chairmen.
Group 1, consisting of Alpha Chi
Omega, Barrister Inn and Phi Sig
ma will not enter a float. Group 2
Alpha Delta Pi and Lambda Chi
Alpha, chose "Sunshine and Rain"
as their float theme; 3, Alpha
Gamma Delta and Alpha Tau
Omega, "Campus Carousel”; 4,
Alpha Omicron Pi and Hide Kano,
“Campus Luau'; 5, Alpha Phi,
Board Increases
University Budget
An increase of $15,534.62 in the
University's budget for the com
ing fiscal year was approved by
the state board of higher educa
tion Tuesday. The funds arc from
the second half of the biennial
legislative appropriation.
The increase brought Oregon’s
share of the $14,356,125.65 bud
get to $3,691,953.19. The major
change in the budget was an in
creased allottment of over $520,
000 for Portland State college.
Portland State's increase was
based on an expected enrollment
increase of 300 students next fall.
Stitzer Hall and Phi Delta Theta,
"Coffee Time"; 6. Alpha Xi Delta
and Theta Chi "Spring Sports,”
7, Ann Judson House, Philadelphia
House and Merrick Hall, "Wishful
Thinking."
8, Carson hall and Phi Gamma
Delta, "Mother Duck;” 9, Chi
Omega and Delta Tau Delta, "Her
First Orchid” f 10, Delta Delta
Delta and Sigma Chi, "Dreams of
Oregon ; and 11, Delta Gamma
and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, "Sip
ping at the Side.”
Others include: 12, Gamma Phi
Beta. Chi Psi and Kappa Sigma,
"Drifting and Dreaming"; 13,
Delta Zeta, Tau Kappa Epsilon
and Gamma hall, "Weekend
A weigh"; 14, Hendricks hall, Del
ta Upsilon and Sigma hall, "It
Happens Every Spring”; 15, Alpha
hall, “Spring Term Frolics”;
16, Kappa Alpha Theta and
Campbell club, "Pomp and Cir
cumstance;”* 17, Kappa Kappa
Gamma and Phi Kappa Psi, "The
Fishbowl"; IS, Pi Beta Phi, Pi
Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha and
French hall, "Maxie’s Capers”; 19,
Robec house and Susan Campbell,
"Saying Goodnight”; 20, Sigma
Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon,
“From Pinning to Pinning”; 21,
University house, Phi Sigma Kap
pa and Nestor hall, “Picnic in
the Park”; 22, Zeta Tau Alpha
and Beta Theta Pi, "Victory Bell’,
and Orides and Sigma Nu, "House
Dance.”
noi party members anyway.
*n'J they file officially as "inde
pendent students."
Headline is Friday
°r?vor such /,iing ifi *■*
t^y at 5 p. rn., with petitions to
be turned in to Bob Funk, ASUO
v.ce-premdent, at he ASu6 office
This deadline is provided under*
provision of primary-electic r»
by u?smCr,t'jn,r°duCed ,a*t spring
Ser?ht ?nd,date 1)011 Collin. Un
der the former system the dead
WednTTJd iaVC b€en midnight
Wednesday, Funk said.
nrJsent group-” who we jo
hour Tnal SU-ASUO coffee
dav th«t ?ay’ dec,ared Wedneg
Were not a Part of
NAACP, and that if any of the*r
zmz***-1° * - «»bS*
IS merely a coincidence.
Political Group Interested
"We were attending the coffeo
Sin the3 P°1,tica5 grouP interest
Seek St^r? °f 1)0111 Associate*
and UeiU« Inde
naS entS’” two of then*
The two, Tom Arata, junior 1*
sociology, and Nona Glidr Z>Z
rn psychology, stated that theij
&roup intends to run two cand,!
dates, who will file separately t«
independent students, for senator!
at large on the final ballot.
Platform Comes Later
and^nam P alf°rm'” or mentions,
and names of candidates will be
^ven to the Emerald later, they
+.ZZ olbcr faction” in question
52 '—choc. LS
who last year formed the Fern
Paj-ty with Bob Funk as stand!
2 rd-bearer, told the Emerald Wed
nesday that they do not intern!
to run a candidate for ASUO pre—
ident. p
Carey Not to Run
Edl Carey, who was ASUO
ZZZZ in 1951-52' said that f9
of Wednesday he had no intention
of running for the office. Carey a
declaration is a possible answer
to whether or not he would seek
the office again, under a combin
ation of Peon Party supporter*
and other factions.
Council OK's
Liquor Line
The Eugene city council this
week approved the Oregon Liquor
Control commission - established
boundary around the campus with
the adoption of the councils pub
lic safety committee s report.
1 he committee recommended
that the council approve in prin
cipal the zone established around
the University by the OLCC. Uni
versity officials have agreed to
some variations in the zone wheie
it affects package beer sales for
consumption off the premises.
YWCA Sponsors
Senior Breakfast
Sunday morning's junior-senior
breakfast sponsored by the YWCA
fulfills a tradition inaugurated in
the twenties, when Mrs. Prince
Campbell, wife of the then Univer
sity president, gave a breakfast
in the Campbell home for all sen
ior women.
The annual breakfast is ncr,*
open to .both junior and senior wo
men. Tickets for the event may bo
obtained from living organization
representatives, the YWCA office
or the Student Union main desk
for $1. They will be on sale today
and Friday, with a few available
at the door Sunday, publicity chaii
man Joyce Bearden has an
nounced.
Short silks or suits and heels aio
in order for. the breakfast, whick
will be held at 9:15 a.m, in the SU,
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