American Drama
Called Imitative'
“The most familiar contentions
regarding American drama are
that it is to imitative and devoid
of native themes, and, that when
it is not sufficiently imitative of
the best European traditions, it
is somehow awkward and inartis
tic," said Frederick J. Hunter,
assistant professor of speech, in
the browsing room lecture last
night in the Student Union.
In the lecture which was on
“The Patriotic Dialogue in Early
American Theater," Hunter said
that “the dialogue written in the
cause of American independence
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Deetz to Back
Milk Control Bill
PORTLAND (AP)—A bill to
replace the old milk control law
repealed by the voters last No
vember will be introduced in the
Oregon legislature. One of its
sponsors may be Rep. Elmer
Deetz, the Canby “gallon jug”
farmer who sponsored the repeal
initiative.
The new measure has been
drafted by the Grade A Produc
ers association, Harry Lane of
Stafford, a spokesman for the
organization, disclosed Wednes
day.
He explained that unlike the I
old law, the new bill" provides
only for minimum prices to
dairymen. It would not control
wholesale or retail prices as the
former law did.
Lane, Rogers to Support
Lane indicated that Deetz, a
Republican, and Rep. Joe Rogers,
Independence Democrat, will co
sponsor the measure.
Under the bill the governor
would appoint a milk marketing
.administrator who would zone
the state into marketing areas.
Elections would be held in each
of these so that producers could
decide whether they wanted to
come under the law.
Ten per cent of the producers
also could petition for an elec
tion to determine whether mar
ket or distributor pools would be
set up in their area.
Minimum Price to Be Fixed
The administrator would fix
minimum producers prices after
a hearing to determine produc
tion costs, feed supplies and
other factors affecting the mar
ket. Pricing and quota provi
sions would be similar to those
of federal milk marketing orders.
The new bill also contains a
provision aimed at the problem
of interstate milk. It would
empower the administrator to
hold joint hearings with agen
cies of adjoining states or with
the US Department of Agricul
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Stocks Show Loss
After Steady Gain
NEW YORK,(AP)—The stock
market backed down Wednesday
after a steady advance of more
than two weeks.
Gains were to between 1 and
2 points while losses extended
to between 1 and 3 points.
The Associated Press average
of 60 stocks declined 70 cents at
$156.10 with the industrial com
ponent off $1.30 and rails down
70 cents. Utilities remained un
changed.
There were 1233 individual is
sues traded of which 430 ad
vanced and 562 declined with 97
new highs and 3 new lows for
1954-55 registered.
Volume was moderate at 3,
210.000 shares as compared with
3.320.000 traded Tuesday.
before and during the revolution
in both short plays and long
needs to be reconsidered for both
its native subject matter and its
dramatic vitality.”
Hunter covered the American
theater from 1714 to 1778. and
used several plays in his lecture
which have been previously un
published.
Four students assisted him by
reading parts from Mercy War
ren’s “The Motley Assembly.”
These students are: Helen Ad
ams, graduate in theater; Jon
Powell, graduate in theater;
Bruce Emmons, junior in speech,
and Gail Monte, freshman in
English.
Hunter stated, “perhaps it is
not the time to revive old plays
such as The Disappointment, The
Motley Assembly, The Patriots,
ajid The Double Conspiracy, but
it is time to revive the pertinent
consciousness which they con
tained.”
"For example The Double Con
spiracy attempts to show that
the Tories are doing all in their
power to defeat the American
cause by undermining the econ
omy of the states. The Patriots
is about two young gentlemen of
fortune who are accused of Tory
ism.
Discussion leader for the lec
ture was R. D. Clark, head of the
speech department and assistant
dean of the college of liberal arts.
Hunter’s lecture was given in
conjunction with the University’s
second Festival of Arts, built
around the theme "The American
Heritage.” Next week’s lecture
will be on the topic, “The Paint
er Peers more deeply into Amer
ican Life.” It will be given by
Donald B. Goodall, head of the
department of fine arts at the
University of Southern Califor
nia. Discussion leader will be
Wallace S. Baldinger, associate
professor of art and curator of
the-museum of art.
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Early Films Show
Scheduled for SU
"The Rise of the American
Film” will be the subject for
the Sunday movie Feb. Q in the
SU ballroom.
Two “oldies” in this tetiology
were produced by D. W. Grif
fith. One film is concerned with
a theme based on "The Pit” by
Frank Norris. The other Griffith
film, "The New York Hat," stars
Mary Pickford and Lionel Barry
more. "A Fool There Was,"
which was the first film of Theda
Bara, the original “vamp,” is the
third film to be shown.
No admission will be charged
for the movie this Sunday, ac
cording to Donna Lou Douglas, in
charge of this week's show.
• • •
Five Acts Featured
For Friday at Four
A Friday at Four program will
be presented in the SU fishbowl
at 4 p.m. Friday.
Performers will be Ken Kesey,
ventriloquist; Sharon Beard, pan
tomimer; Mark Tapscott, singer;
The Melodaires, and The Down
beats, a combo.
• • •
Coffee Hour Forum
Group Meets Today
The Student Union coffee hour
forum committee will meet at 4
p.m. today in room 212, accord
ing to Gary McMurry, chairman.
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