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Festival Progress
Oregon’s Festival of Arts has passed the
midway mark and it’s getting time for those
students who “just haven’t gotten around
to it yet,” to get busy and take advantage of
what’s being offered before it’s gone.
Still on exhibit are the miniature vehicles
in the Student Union, the color block prints
in the Museum of Art and the survey of
Northwest sculpture in the Art and Archi
tecture gallery. The Guggenheim collection
of modern paintings comes to the Art and
Architecture gallery iN^rch 11.
Several outstanding lecturers, including
George Antheil, highly rated American com
poser, have yet to make their Festival con
tribution. To date the program has been
varied and enlightening and what's "vet to
come" looks equally inviting.
The big favorite of the Festival seems to
be the Ivan Collins miniature vehicle exhi
bition. If there’s anyone who has yet to give
this fabulous exhibit a careful scrutinization,
do. The best description we’ve heard on the
miniatures is simply “there’s just nothing
else like it.” And there isn't. Built to exact
one-eighth scale, the vehicles are perfect in
every detail—from the rusty cross-cut saw
on the covered wagon to the tiny murals on
the inside of the sightseeing bus.
Another big favorite was Peter Seeger,
the folk song artist. It was really heartening
to see Oregon’s supposedly "too-sophisti
cated” student body join in with real en
thusiasm to help Seeger sing his songs and
ballads. No doubt about it. Seeger was tops!
Those who have planned the Festival are
to be congratulated for bringing such out
standing artists to Oregon exclusively for
this event. Not only Seeger, but also David
Mark and Paul Draper came directly to the
University for their part in the program and
then returned immediately to New York.
Ernest Scheyer came from Detroit specifi
cally for his Festival lecture. And the Fesi
val is the only engagement that’s bringing
Antheil from Los Angeles.
Our only regret concerning the Festival
is that more students are not taking advan
tage of this silver-platter opportunity to ab
sorb a little culture. As a spokesman for the
Arts Festival committee explained, “The
program is directed at the general student
body, but too often it’s only the exceptional
student who takes advantage of the ofter
ings.”
In any event the Festival is a credit to
the campus. We are pleased that the future
calls for a continuation of the Festival ser
ies for the next two years. If the ’■56 and
’57 programs are as interesting and event
ful as tliis year’s program, we hope they can
become an annual affair at our University.
- (D.LO
PSC Question
A state-wide pros controversy has arisen
over the actions of the state legislature in
admitting Portland State as a full-fledged
institution in the state system of higher edu
cation.
The controversy arises not from the need
for such an institution, rather from plans for
it and the effect of those plans upon the
older institutions ;tnd the state board of
higher education itself.
By limiting Portland State to non-cam
pus type facilities, the politicians hoped
to alleviate part of the dissatisfaction ex
pressed by the other colleges. But hungry
PSC hasn’t wasted any time waiting for
its elders to be served first. The result:
more unhappiness from the college towns.
Granted PSC is expecting heavy enroll
ment increases- we still see no reason why it
shouldn’t take it> place and wait its turn
for service.
The bill to take the request for education
funds to the voters is rank discrimination to
downstate Oregon. With Portland State
first on the priority list, its demands would
be satisfied bv funds from the state board.
The rest of us, though, would have to await
the action of the voters to see how our needs
fare. And why would Portlanders vote an
additional tax upon themselves after their
college has already been taken care of? It
is hardly fair to separate the requests of the
different institutions.
Also of major concern now is the com
position of the state board itself. In the
past, residents of state system college and
university towns have not been eligible
to serve on the board. With the addition
of Portland to the list, the number of
persons eligible to serve on the board
would be seriously limited.
We hope that the legislature will react
favorably to the bill which would abolish
such restrictions upon the selection of board
members. — (S.R.)
Footnotes
The cigarette distributors have returned
to the campus. The first one we’ve seen in
ages wandered through the SU Tuesday
night passing out Lucky Strikes and Pall
Malls.
INTERPRETING THE NEWS
Chiang Believed Considering
Withdrawal From Nanchishan
By SPENCER MOOS A
of the Associated Press
TAPEI, Formosa AP — Signs
multiplied Wednesday that Na
tionalist China might be forced
to another painful decision—a
pullout from Nanchishan,. north
ernmost anchor of Chiang Kai
Shek’s offshore island chain.
Official quarters suggested to
foreign correspondents that it
would be unwise to overestimate
the capabilities of the defenders
—perhaps 5,000 guerillas and
regulars.
And Nationalist officials
suddenly stopped saying that
all offshore islands—without
exception—would be defended.
They had been saying they
would, constantly, since the
Tachen Islands were evacu
ated earlier this month.
These strong hints of a pos
sible evacuation of Nanchishan
indicate the United States must
have given a flat “no” answer
to Nationalist appeals for help
if the Reds invade the tiny is
land.
The situation appears to be
this; The United States, while
under no openly announced com
mitment, might intervene against
a Communist invasion of Que
moy of the Matsu Islands. But
it does not regard Nationalist
possession of Nanchishan as es
sential to the defense of For
mosa and the Pescadores.
Without U.S. support, Nan
chishan could be cut off by the
Reds and subjected to air attacks
against which the Nationalists
could not hold out.
A withdrawal from Nanchi
shan would almost certainly be
quite a different thing from the
Tachen evacuation, which was
protected by the U.S. 7th Fleet.
This one would be an all-na
tionalist affair.
Xanehishan, 120 miles north
of Formosa and 20 miles off
the Red mainland, is the last
island off the Chekiang coast
still held by the 'Nationalists.
Its abandonment would roll
tbe civil war front back to
the Matsu group, 100 miles
northwest of Formosa and also
20 miles off the coast. The
Matsus dominate the approach
es to Foochow, capital of Fu
kien Province.
A common assumption here is
that the United States wanted
the Nationalists to withdraw
from Nanehishan at the time of
the Tachen evacuation.
But the Nationalists seem to
have held out against this, while
wrangling with Washington on
the position of Qtiemoy and the
Matsus.
A big question now facing the
Nationalists is how to explain
away an evacuation of Nanchi
shan, if such a pullout is ordered.
A DAY AT THE ZOO
Grumpfala's Boyfren
Turns To Pampas
By Bob Funk
Emerald Columnist
The thing I always remember
ed most about Grumpfala Spar
kleschism was her teeth. They
were beige. I mean, lots of people
I knew in those days probably
didn't use a toothpaste with ra
ioactive seven for burning bril
liance, but at least no one's
teeth were beige.
I notice her for the first time
when she sat next to me In Eng
lish Lit. my freshman year. If
you had ever seen Grumpfala
Spaikleschism, you would under
niuiiu 11ini nut;
is not the -kind
of person you
are hot to
have sitting
next to you in
English Lit.
"I think we
have been
seated alpha
betically, ” I
said “and al
though I do not know what part
of the alphabet you are in, 1
have a sort of divine intuition
that you are not from my part
ot the alphabet.”
”My last name In-glns with
S," she said. At that time my
last name began with S, too
(I ehanged it the next term
just to avoid a similar situa
tion. so I hud no very good
defense. Grumfalu Spurkle
sehism settled heavily back In
to her chair, and sli^-c there
was quite a lot of her left
over some of it settled onto
my chair, too—which was all
right because at thut time I
was quite slim.
“You mine if I looks .yer
book?” Gmnpfaia said. “I for
got mine.”
"No, go right ahead," I said.
I was trained by my mother to
say things like that. It got me
into some pretty nasty situa
tions.
Grumpfala turned out to be
the kind of person who not only
looks at a book, but who also
hovers over it with alarming
fervor, as if contemplating
whether or not it w-ould be good
as roughage for lunch. Grump
fala lowered herself into or on
to my book, and all that I could
see was the back of her head,
which was covered with hair.
It was beige, to match her
teeth.
“Pardon me,” I said, "but now
all I can see is the back of your
head.”
She turned and smiled beigely.
“It’s frenly sitting next to you,"
she said. “I was sort of scared
I wasn’t going to have a boy
fren, in this class, but—"
Soon after this I managed
to become involved in a hor
rible coughing spasm, and left
the classroom almost immedi
ately. I had no desire, some
how, to become (Irumpfitla’s
English I,it l*oyfriend; to have
In-r trull me to sophomore
honors, to junior theory, and
llnully to overcome me In Home
liiHune moment and cause me
to heeome Mr. (irumpfnla
Sparklcsc-hism.
Every time I saw her coming
toward rne on campon, I either
climbed a tree or threw myself
prone Into the gutter. It was
a difficult life, hut well worth
the effort. I began to feel like
eating meals again after a while.
One day I was standing in the
middle of the squad talking to
Melvlne Surglamitter, who was
the most beautiful girl between
the library and Fenton Half. I
was telling her that the day was
nice and the sun was shining,
when something galumphed up
from behind.
"Hi, kid," a beige voice «ai<l.
And then to Melvlnc. "This is
my boy fren yer talk in to, kiddo,
so be careful.”
"Grumpfala," I frothed, enrag
ed. "what make's you so ac
cursedly BEIGK ?”
"It's chocolate bars." she said
cheerfully. They stain yuh." And
then she said to Melvlne, "and
just remember to keep away
from my boy fren or I'll cave
yer kisser in."
For some time after that
e\ eryone thought I was (irum
fule's boy fren, no to speak. I
thought of slashing my wrists,
hut finally compromised by
going to Brazil aud living off
the fat of the pampas or the
mampar or whatever It was.
8omd one wrote to me that
they had seen Crumpfulus en
gagement picture fn the Oregon
tan, that she had become slim
and sleek and that I had really
mis **d a bet there. I really be
lieved that a lot. but I guess she
really did get engaged, because
she sent me my English Lit
book, with part of her hair in
Beowulf.
One thing I know, though:
Grumpfala might have become
slhn and sleek and had her pic
tur< In the Oregonian, but her
teeth are still beige.
It's those stinking chocolate
bars.
Senate Agenda
The ASI'O Senate will meet
tonight at 8:30 In the Student
< nion.
Agenda for the meeting is as
follows:
• Duck Preview chairman
selections at 6:30.
0 Committee reports — fi
nance, test file and UN.
0Kssay contest appoint
ments.
• Dad's Day report.
• Senior Hall discussion.
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