Writer Notes Washington's Life By ARTHUR EDSON AP News features Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Offi cially, this is the looking back ward season. The nation, led by the Repub licans, has had a long look at Lincoln. Now, with George Wash ington’s birthday coming up Tuesday, it’s his turn. In the House, Rep. William C. Cramer, Flordia's only Republi can congressman, will repeat Washington’s words of advice and farewell, first spoken 158 years ago. In the Senate, Sen. Prescott Bush (R-Conn) will honor Wash ington. Washington interpreted Statesmen ot ail sizes and de scriptions will peer intently at Washington, interpret what he said in the light of what they now think, and conclude that the first President is happily sitting in their comer. It’s a little comic that they should do so, for Washington never cared much for that game himself. Anyone who reads Doug las Southall Freeman's six vol ume biography, “George Wash ington,” will be impressed with this: Washington was a man who never—well, hardly ever—looked back. Valley Forge was one of his darkest hours. Ten years after that nightmare of a-winter, he Potter Gives Talk And Demonstration Marguerite Wildenhain, world famous potter, will lecture Tues day at 2 p.m. in room 107 in the Architecture and Allied Arts building on the subject "The Potter in the New World.” Her lecture will be illustrated by a short movie in which she dem onstrates various methods of “pottery throwing.” On Wednesday, Feb. 23, she will give a demonstration in the ceramic laboratory at 3 p.m. The ceramic lab has a limited seating capacity so students are urged to come early to be assured of a seat. had his first chance to visit the place in peacetime. A Break There was a break in the con stitutional convention, and he and Gouverneur Morris rode out to what now is one of the na tion’s historic shrines. While Morris fished. Washington looked over the mouldering fortifica tions. He met up with some farmers who were growing buckwheat, with which he also was experi- : menting at Mount Vernon. When | the time came to set down his \ observations in his diary, farmer j Washington held a 4-1 edge over soldier Washington. Reflections Not Mentioned Washington made no mention of his reflections as he revisited Valley Forge, and devoted four times as much space to the buck wheat conversation as he did to the fact that he had returned to the scene of his ordeal. A week later, he went fishing for perch near Trenton, N.J. Here again was a fine spot for dust ing off old memories, but, Free man said, "Not a reminiscent word of this did Washington put in his diary. As always, tomor row interested him vastly more than did yesterday.” Accomplished Much One difficulty with Washing ton — and the Feb. 22 oratory Final Tryouts for 'Kiss Me Kate' Tonight Final tryouts for the prin cipal singing roles for “Kiss Me Kate,” the University theater’s spring musical, will be held in room 102 Villard at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Newcomers will be wel come. Air Line Stewardess , j To Show Movie Today Betty Hanneman, United Air Lines stewardess representative, will show the film "Scotty Wins Her Wings" today from 2 to 4 I p.m. in 138 Commonwealth. After the movie Miss Hanne man will interview women inter ested in further information. Income Taxes Reduced In House Action Monday WASHINGTON (APj — The House Ways and Means commit tee, over the strong protests of Secretary of the Treasury Hum phrey voted in favor of a $20 income tax cut for everybody Monday. Humphrey accused Democratic members of the committee of working “completely contrary to the public interest” in pushing the bill to give each taxpayer a $20 reducation on income earned after next Jan. 1, plus $20 for each dependent, including his spouse. The committee was reported to have voted 15-10 for the cut. Democratic leaders planned to send the bill to the House floor for debate on Thursday. Closed Door At its closed-door session, the committee also was reported to have approved by top heavy mar gins President Eisenhower's re quest to postpone for one year a reduction , of about three bib lion dollars in corporate income and excise taxes. Members said that they decid ed to wait until Tuesday to take final action on a composite bill incorporating all the provisions. Rep. Harrison, D-Va., was re ported to have been the only Democrat on the committee voting against the $20 tax slice. Rep. Baker, R-Tenn., was the only Republican voting “yes.” The committee is made up of 15 Democrats and 10 Republicans. Some of those taking part in the closed session reported that I it was a rough one and that Humphrey did not mince words in opposing the cut. He was quoted by one member as having told the Democrats: “This is a political move, and you know it.” Charges of “insincerity” were exchanged by both sides. Chairman Cooper, D-Tenn., said that almost three-fourths of the tax reductions from the $20-per-person cut would go to taxpayers with annual incomes below $5,000. He said that it would relieve five million taxpayers from pay ing any federal income tax bill— and all of these would be persons making les3 than $5,000. $2,300,000,000 Humphrey, in a statement handed out to reporters after his session with the committee, said that the proposed $2,3000, 000,000 cut would "just about wipe out” the progress that the Eisenhower administration is making toward a balanced bud get. “This move is playing fast and loose with the welfare of 160 million Americans by deliberate ly increasing deficit financing— with all its inflatonary dangers —instead of continuing the ad ministration’s responsible finan cial management which has been so beneficial for all Americans during the past two years,” the treasury chief said. usually increases this problem is that he accomplished so much it is hard to see him as a human being. It takes a side issue for the human traits to peep through. For instance, President Eisen hower has a precedent for his trips to Augusta, Ga. Washington went there on his southern trip in 1781. He was feted all along the way. At Tarboro, N.C., he noted in one of his few attempts at humor, "We were received by as good a salute as could be given by one piece of artillery." Co-op Women Select New Board Members Four new members were elect ed to the board of trustees of Co-ed Cooperatives Inc., at the group's annual meeting Monday night. Elected to the board were Judy Counts, Rebec house; Jean Holznagel, Rebec house; Sharon Finchum, University house, and Harriet Hornbeck, Highland house. The four will serve two year terms. Other members of the board, with a year left to serve, are Annell Anderson, University house; Marian Winters, Highland house; Pat McCormick, Rebec house, and Maureen Rice, Uni versity house. Madrigal Chorus To Present Songs Off Early America The Madrigal chorus under the direction of M. D. Risingcr of the music school, will give a concert of early American music at 8 p.m, this evening in the music school auditorium. Participating in the chorus will be Mary Lou Teague, Ann Stearns. Shirley Toby, Jo Anne Rogers, Audrey Mistretta, Carol Arneson, Rosa Lee Bllckenstaff, Bill Veatch, Ray Hill. Dick Bar bour, John Moseley and Bob Kel jly. Numbers on the program are "The Toast to George Washing t ton," by Francis Hopklnson, writ ten in 1778; "A Virgin Unspot ted," by William Billings, writ ten in 1778; "When Jeaus Wept," by William Billings, composed in 1770; and a group of American folk songs. These songs will be, "The Erie Canal," and early American folk song; “Chariot town," a Deep South American folk tune; "The Black Oak Tree,” by John Jacob Niles; a well known tuna—"Listen to the Mockingbird," by Gail Kubik, and "Black is the Color of My True ! Love's Hair." The average annual precipita tion at the Portland weather sta 1 tion is 42.04 inches. Trueblood Gets* Department Head Paul Q. Trueblood, hhhoHuU; professor of English, has accept ed a position as head of the English department at Willam ette university. Trueblood, who Is at present on leave from the University of Washington, will take over his new post In September, Former teaching positions held by Trueblood have been at Hol lins college, the University of Washington and the University of Idaho. He wns nlso a Pendlde Hill fellow In Philadelphia and a fellow in the Amerlcun Council of Learned Six-letles. He received an AH degree from Willamette and AM and Ph.D. degrees from Duke university. Campus Calendar Noon Theater .Staff 110 SU Pul Chi 111 HU 8tnf 112 SO PE Clrads 113 SU Hurt Lnch lit S1J Deseret Cl Com Lnch SU 1:00 Surl Leet Hullrm SU 4 :00 Surt Coffee Hr Dadsrm SU WUS Sol 33-1 SU 6:30 Hally Bd Interv 111 SU WUS Sol 334 HU 7:00 Air Com Sqd 214 SU IVCF Dadsrm SU 7:30 Yeomen 315 SU Christian Scl fieri 1st FI you mean i ■