Salem Witch Trials
Featured in UT Drama
inc Crucible,” u new drama
nbowl the Salem witch trials, will
t'- the final production of the eur
l**nt University Theater Mention.
The Arthur Miller play v/lll be
directed by Horace W. Robinson,
University theater director. The
♦how openn May 21, with perform
i.nceB the 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29.
Cart aa John Proctor la Don Van
Hoskirk, aenior In speech, who will
la- acen In his third UT role this
^'•ar Hli wife, Elizabeth Proctor,
viu t>e played by Sandra Price,
senior In speech.
Students Pass
2 Amendments
Students Wednesday patou-d two
amendments to the ASUO consti
tution and defeated a third when
It failed to receive the necessary
two-thirds majority of voteH cast.
Hob Maier, not Hob Hakcr, was
elected to the ASUO senate In Wed
nesday general election*, according
to Bob Punk. ASUO vice-president,
Maier was elected on the ninth
transfer of ballots, even though he
thd not have the quota of 156,
The two measures passed con
tern election procedure, as does
the defeated measure. The pro
J-osal to divide the freshman class
ballot passed by a vote of 1204
to 478. The amendment provides
that each candidate shall designate
the office sought, president or rep
resentative positions in the suc
ceeding transfers. There were 149
invalid ballots on the measure.
Also passed by the voters, by
ft Vote of 1460 to 478. was the
pleasure providing for the election
l>f the graduate student members
Pf the ASUO senate between the
fifth and the eighth week of fall
term. The same amendment also
provided that ASUO elections be
held after the first and prior to
the eighth w'eek of spring term
and that freshman elections be
held after the fifth and before the
eighth week of fall term.
The defeated proposal provided
for the selection of candidates as
each of the several parties chooses.
This would have meant the abol
ishment of the open primary sys
I (PI fate turn to page six)
.Supportins: role* will bo handled
by Gerald Pearce, cant as Dan
forth; Clarence Suiter, senior in
speech, as John Hale; Jo DeLap,
graduate in speech, aa Tituba;
Ottilie T. Seybolt, associate pro
fessor of speech, as Rebecca
Nurae; Marilyn Stratford, sopho
more in apeeeh, aa Betty Parria.
Kred Whited aa Parria; Donna
DeVries, freshman in liberal arts,
aa A bisail; Janet Kneeland, fresh
man in libera] arts, aa Susanna;
Joella Cheek, sophomore in speech,
as Ann Putnam; Ben Schmidt,
senior in speech, aa Thomas Put
nam; Pat Johnson, sophomore In
speech, aa Mercy Lewis; and Sally
Mollner, Junior in speech, as Mary
VVarrcn.
Winston Rust, Junior In speech,
aa Giles Corey; Tom Gainea, soph
omore In speech, as Francis
.Nurse; Bruce Holt, sophomore in
speech, as Ezekiel Cheever; Joe
Malango as John Willard; Bill
Cheek, Junior in political •science,
as Judge Hawthorne; Diane Swan
son, sophomore in education, as
•Sarah Good; and I’la Mae Hostet
ler. freshman in speech, aa Martha
Corey,
VOL. LV
I N.VLK.SITV O. " ORKOON, K, <,K.NK, FRIDAV, MAY 7. 1954
NO. 1JM
Britisher Breaks
Four-Minute Mile
By Auocuted Pre*»
One of the sports world’s
greatest harriers—the four-min
ute mile—was broken Thursday.
Roger Bannister, former Ox
fv,rd track star, was docked at
3 minutes 59.4 seconds in a dual
•rack meet between the Brit
ish Amateur Athletic association
ard Oxford university. His time
bettered the world record of
4:01.4 set in 1945 by Ounder
of Sweden.
To be accepted as the world
record, Bannister’s time must be
approved by the International
Athletic Federation. The accu
racy of the watches used for
timing and surveyor’s reports
on the length of the track will be
cheeked.
Supreme Court Ruling
May Delav Builrlinn
The Wednesday decision of the
supreme court that the University
of Oregon dental school is under
the supervision and control of the
State Board of Higher Education
rather than under the University
of Oregon may hold up construc
tion of the new dental school
building In Portland.
The new dental school was plan
ned to be built in conjunction with
the University of Oregon medical
school teaching hospital. Calling
for bids has been held up by the
board pending decision of the case.
Under a provision of the state
constitution all public buildings
not located elsewhere prior to Jan.
1. 1907. must be located in-Marion
county unless ordered by an act
of the legislature and ratified by
voters in a general election.
Leguilty Questioned
The Wednesday decision which
severed the nine-year old tie be
tween the University and the den
tal school raised the question of
the legality of building the school
outside Marion county.
The University of Oregon medi
cal school, also in Portland, was
already in existence in 1907. The
old Northwestern dental school in
Portland was taken over by the
state in a law passed in 1945. It
was placed under the University
of Oregon, so that its location
outside Marion county could not
be questioned.
Seeking a declaratory judg
ment for interpretation of the 1945;
law, the State Dental association I
recently filed suit against the
State Board of Higher Education.
At the time of filing. Dr. H. J.
Noyes, dean of the dental school,
said he was not in favor of the
suit because it might delay the
new building, which he hoped
i Please turn to page eight)
Dien Bien Phu Falls
To Communist Rebels i
By A»»oc>aIc<i J’res*
Th»* French Union fortress of
I>ien Bien Phil has fallen. Pre
mier Joseph Uaniel marie the an
nouncement in Paris early this
morning.
The Communist-led rebels be
gan their fourth mass assault on
the Indochina fortress Thursday
night.
.'Jinutes before Premier I,aniel
made the announcement, a
French army spokesman in Sal
Ron, Indochina, declared that
I>ien Bicn Phu had fulfilled tho
mission assigned to it.
French I'nion defeat at Diets
Bien Phu came 170 days after
the rebels had surrounded the
fortified plain in northwest In
dochina. The siege battle amt
the mass assaults began nearly
two months ago .The defender**
—estimated at 12.000 to 15,000
men—were outnumbered by at
least 6 to one.
Men's Finalists
Chosen for Sina
Men's finalists to compete in the
All-campus sing were chosen at
eliminations held 'Thursday night
in the Student Union ballroom.
The eight winners, their songs
and song leaders are as follows:
Alpha Tau Omega, “The Pirate
Song," Blake Boggess; Beta Theta
Pi, “In the Still of the Night,”
Douglas Graham: Campbell Club,
Sweet Little Jesus Boy,” Larrv
Swanson; Hale Kane, “Mom."
Charles Oyama; Phi Kappa Psi,
“Meadowland,” Bob Glass; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon, “Were You There,”
Jim Tennyson; Sigma Chi. “Roger
^oung,” Alex Byler; and Sigma
Phi Epsiion, “The Three Bells,”
Roger Middleton.
Women's groups chosen Wed
nesday night by the same judges,
Mrs. Dale Cooley, Delbert Chin
burg, and George Hull, were Alpha
Chi Omega, Ann Judson house,
Carson hall. Delta Delta Delta,
Delta Gamma, Highland house.
Rebec house and University house.
Permanent trophies for first,
second and third places will be
awarded winners in both men and
women’s divisions, with a rotating
; trophy for the first place winnem
in each. Song leaders of the win
ning houses are also presented tro
phies.
Tickets for the All-campus sing,
to be held May 15, during Junior
Weekend and Mothers’ Day week
end, will go on sale Monday at
Ihe Student Union main desk.
Don Hunter, head of the audio
visual department, made tape re
I cordings during the elimination *.
These will be available to song
I leaders at the audio-visual depart
ment in the library.
Last Mixer of Yeax
Slated for Tonight
The last Student Union fishbowl
mixer for this term will be hehl
tonight at 9 p. m. in the SU.
The Whisperers, an all-campus
band which has previously played
for mixers, will provide the music
for the dance. The mixer will be
held on the terrace of the SU fish
bowl and will be a no-date, free
admission dance.
Plans Progressing for Junior Weekend Events
Terrace Dance Set
To Follow Clean-up
“Campus Cutups’* will be the
theme of the Junior Weekend ter
face dance Thursday afternoon,
^'he theme was changed from
f'Clenn-up Capers,” which had
ieen previously announced.
/ The dance will be held on the
Etudent Union terrace after the
all-campus clean-up. However, if
It rains, the dance will be moved
Inside to the SU fishbowl.
' Scheduled to begin at about 4
>. m., the dance will last until 6
). m. Living organizations will
lold late dinners to allow a longer
fance.
Dress will be "strictly come as
you are,” according to Sylvia Win
fard and Joanne Hardt, terrace
fance co-chairmen. This includes
either campus clothes or pedal
pushers, since the campus clean
up precedes the dance.
I Intermission will^iegin at 5 p.
Hi. Jim Light, junior class presi
lent and master of ceremonies,
ivill present the Junior Weekend
oyalty, and Ben Schmidt will
iresent the Alpha Phi Omega
.ward to an outstanding under
classman. The clean-up awards
also will be presented.
The terrace dance and campus
clean-up will open the Junior
Weekend festivities.
♦ ♦ ♦
Traditions Slated
For Jr. Weekend
Junior Weekend traditions
will go into effect Monday j
morning and will be observed
throughout the week reports
Bob Glass, traditions cJiairman.
These traditions are annually j
observed at Junior Weekend and
Homecoming. Violators will be
punished by the Order of the
“O” members, according to
l>oug ('lenient, president. Kules
to be observed are as follows:
1. Freshmen men are to wear
rooter's lids.
2. Freshmen women are to
wear green hair ribbons.
3. No smoking on the old
campus (north of 18th.)
4. No walking on the Ore
gon seal (in front of the Stu
dent. Union),
5 Seniors only on the senior
bench (across Onyx street from
John Straub hall).
6. No walking on the grass
anywhere on campus.
7. Students must say “hello”
to everyone they meet on hel
lo walk (between the Student
Union and the eorner of 18th
and University.)
8. Freshman - sophomore tug
of-war.
♦ 4
9. Freshmen scrub the Oregon
seal.
10. Class pants traditions for
men are: suntans for freshmen,
suntans or faded blue denims
for sophompre, cords or slacks
for upperclassmen.
Policy Set for Excusing Men
From Armed Forces Parade
A definite policy concerning the
excusing of ROTC men from
marching in the Armed Forces
Day parade, has been agreed upon,
by Colonel E. B. Daily, head of the
military science department, and
Jim Light, general chairman of
Junior Weekend. The Armed
Forces parade will be held in con
junction with the Junior Weekend
float parade May 8.
Light stated that there is no
truth in the rumor that 50 per
cent of the men in each living or
ganization will be excused to work
on the parade floats. However, if
an organization does not have
enough men to work on the float,
without the assistance of their
ROTC men, special permission
may be granted to excuse them
from marching.
This procedure must be follow
ed in order to be excused from the
Armed Forces portion of the par
ade : A written application must
be submitted to Colonel Daily by
May 12. Only those men who are
notified that they are excused will
be relieved of their marching duty.
Colonel Daily and Light feel
that most living organizations
have enough junior and senior
men not in ROTC to take the
floats to the starting point during
the last hour before the parade
begins.
"Therefore, before a man is ex
cused from marching, he will have
to prove, beyond the shadow of a
doubt, the necessity of his being
elsewhere at the time he would
otherwise be marching,” Light
said.
Jr. Prom Ticket
Sales Announced
I Junior Prom tickets will go on
i sale Monday at the Co-op and th*
Student Union and sales will ecu—
tinue all week. Price is $2.50 p« c
couple.
Closing hoars for women Friday;
after the prom will be 2 a. m. Th»
dance will be held in the Student*
Union ballroom from 9 p. m. to 1*
a. m. Theme for the dance is ‘ Tra
ditional Review.”
The coronation of the Junior
Weekend queen and the queen‘3
dance will highlight the intermis
sion entertainment. Also on sched
ule for intermission are presenta
tion of the Koyl and Gerlinger
cups and Druids tapping.
Ernie Fields’ orchestra will pro
vide the music for the dance this
year according to Janet Wick,
prom chairman. Fields’ band had
been among the top ten bands in
the nation, according to some of
the national polls. He now record' a
for Gotham Recording company.
The majority of the band’s record*
are blues and bop music.