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VOL 56th ) car of Publication IA'1 I MVKKHITY OK OKMiON, KIJOKNK, UKD.NKSIHV, MAKCI1 .’Ml, l»55 NO. »8 Radio Executives Meet in Eugene The first annual Oregon Broad casting conference, co-«ponaore<l by the Oregon Stale Broadcast - cra association and the Univer alty School of Journalinrn, will be held in Eugene Friday and Saturday. Friday Megatons of the eon f* rence will be on campus, with Saturday events scheduled for the Eugene Hotel, Four Friday Events Four major program events Friday will begin at 10 a m., with a panel and discussion of Free dom of Information, Panel members Include Tom Lawson McCall, Salem, a grad uate of the school of journalism who is now the state's only po litical commentator; Judge Wil liam East, Eugene, of the sec ond district court; Ralph Hardy. Washington, DC., vice-president of the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcast ers. and Calvin Crumbaker, Eu gene, former University econom ics professor and former chair man of Eugene's city council. Wilson to Speak Lee Bishop, manager of Sta tion KORHL and visiting lecturer on the journalism school faculty, will preside at the luncheon Fri day, in the Student Union. Uni versity President O. Meredith Wilson will speak. Afternoon sessions will begin at 2 p.m., with William A. Wil liams, assistant professor of his tory, speaking on "The Back ground of Yale." Impromptu Panel At 3 p.m. a panel of unre hearsed members of the broad casting audience wiil discuss how Oregon broadcasting seems to them. Willard Thompson, assist ant professor of journalism and business, and a former profes sional broadcaster, will ask ques tions. The morning session, which will be held in the 8U Dad's room, is open to students. The afternoon sessions will be held In Allen 221. The conference speeches are a part of the year long dedication series for Allen hall, the new journalism building completed last fall, according to Dean Gor don A. Sabine. Accounting Book Published by Pyle The publishing of "Funda mental Accounting Principles" on March 1 terminated four years’ work by William W. Pyle, chair man for Lower Division Account ing and author of this new ele mentary accounting text. Richard D. Irwin, Inc., of Homewood, III., la publisher of the book, which was used last year in mimeograph form by 1 many of the University's ac ' counting students. Reviewers of the manuscript have commended it as a very simple and clear elementary ac counting text. Pyle has given the "how" and “why” of accounting, and has included many practice sets in the text. Movie "Because of You" To Be Shown Sunday The movie "Because of You” will be shown Sunday in the Stu dent Union ballroom. The movie will be shown twice beginning at 2:30 and 5 p.m. Admission is 30 cents. Scientist Dispute At UW Flares Up . SEATTLE (API- The J. Robert Oppenheimer controversy flared anew on the University of Wash ington campus Tuesday with the issuance of a statement of protest by several faculty members. In the public release, the faculty group took exception to remarks made Saturday by Alfred A. Schweppe, former dean of the Uni versity Law School, declaring: /‘Not ... All the Facts” "We can only infer from the pub liahed portions of the statement that Mr. Schweppe is not in pos session of all the facts.” Schweppe Saturday approved the action of Dr. Henry Schmitz, in rejecting a physics department nomination of atomic scientist Op penheimer as a Walker-Ames lec turer and rebuked critics of the university president. In Tuesday’s rebuttal the faculty group, led by Joseph Kraut, an in structor in the biochemistry de partment of the school of medi cine, said the nomination of Op penheimer was unanimously ap proved by the Walker-Ames Com mittee of the university. Vigorous Protest "President Schmitz nevertheless vetoed the nomination and main tained his position in spite of vig : orous Btudent and faculty protest; ; thus it was not the U. of VV. which i refused to have Dr. Oppenheimer, it was President Schmitz alone,” the statement said. Kraut said members of the com mittee include R. B. Van Horn, head of the civil engineering de partment; Harold SSoke, dean of the graduate school; Allen Eld wards, professor of psychology; Leo Hitchcock, head of the botany department, and Franz Michael, professor in the Far Eastern de partment. “Conniving—Nonsense” “Mr. Schweppe's contention that conniving scientists are trying to force Oppenheimer on an unwil j ling university is obvious non I sense,” Kraut said. The statement continued: “Op position to this action by the president has by no means come exclusively from ‘persons trained primarily in the technical sciences’ and therefore presumably incap able of exercising moral judgment. “It would appear, then, that it is not only scientists who ‘object childishly’ to infringement of in tellectual freedoms.” Kraut said signatures on the statement were obtained mainly from full professors on the cam pus. Tate Speaks To Full House Poetry is a perpetual state of revolution, said Allen Tate Tues day night th a capacity audience in the Student Union ballroom. Tate spoke in conjunction with this year’s Series of Failing Dis tinguished Lectures. Limiting his subject to Amer ican and British poetry produced "between 1900-1950, Tate dis cussed the distinctive features of modern poetry and criticism. The most striking feature of mod em poetry was the paring-down of post-Victorian rhetoric, he said. By the beginning of the century, poetry had developed into something that was often sound without sense. The newer poets needed a stronger form of expression. Poetry and Criticism Close Never before have poetry and criticism been so close together, Tate said. This is because the two often appear in the same person. Commentators often appear to know more about the work than the author himself, Tate added. In writing criticism, they often forget that they, as well as the general readers, are trapped spectators. If what the author knows about his characters is limited to what they do, think, and say, then the critic must be bound by the same limitations. Tate said. An anthologist will often apply bad standards, be lieving himself invulnerable to history. The best of American poets have used a certain perception, Tate continued. They are both of and above their age. They have been aware of their position in an island of time. This perception is the Aesthetic-Historical mode. Both Poet and Critic Tate has won wide recognition as both a poet and critic. He has published many books of critic ism as well as volumes of his own poetiy. His lecture tours have included most of the large Amer ican universities and such for eign universities as Oxford. Rome and the Sorbonne. Since 1952, he has been senior fellow in the school of letters at Indiana uni versity. Tate to Discuss His Poetry Today Allen Tate, American critic and poet, who spoke Monday night in the Student Union ballroom, will give a public reading and discus sion of his poetry at 4 p.m. today in the Dad’s Lounge. An error resulted in the Tues day announcement that Tate would speak Tuesday. SU Board Agenda Listed for Meeting The Student Union board will meet today at 4 p.m. in the board room. Included on the agenda are: • Election of vice-chairman • Review of selection process • Discussion of proposed office arrangement • Directorate reports • Board policy on publicity and solicitation • Special events report—John Shaffer • Special attractions report— Jack Socolofsky • Spring term appointments GM to Give Scholarship A .scholarship ranging from j $200 to $2000 will be offered to an incoming freshman next fall, : by the University of Oregon in j conjunction with the new General J Motors College Scholarship pro gram. The new scholarship program I of General Motors includes awards being offered by 107 pri vate and 3ft public institutions in 38 states. The University is the ' only Oregon college participating in the program. The first award by the University is expected to! be made to a student entering the college fall term of 1955. University-Administered Under the system set up by General Motors, the University; will have full responsibility for judging the applications and will also be responsible for renewal of the scholarship for the stu- j dent's four years of undergradu ate study. Academic require ments and personality standards will be established by the college. The new program is designed to meet two paramount needs of institutions of higher learning that would seem to lie properly within the area of General Mo tors’ concern. One is the need for unrestrict Chariots to Race In Greek Contest All fraternities are urged to start work on their chariots for: the annual chariot race to be held as the feature event of the Greek Week alhletic contests. The chariots are to be two wheeled, not less than two feet wide and not more than three feet long and are to be propelled by not more than eight pledges. Only one rider will be allowed, and he may be either an upper classman or freshman. The men's houses will also par ticipate in a bicycle marathon' race. Only one man is allowed to a bicycle and no English bikes are permitted. Sororities will participate in a 15-minute touch football game coached by two varsity football players. An all-star team will be named by varsity judges and will be announced at the Greek Week barn dance. The women will also join in a sack race. The fraternities and sororities will pair individually by drawing for a three-legged race. All win ners will receive prizes or tro phies at the dance. The afternoon events will end with softball games. Jim Light and Jim Jones will act as mas ter of ceremonies. The events will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be held on the intramural field. Vacation Intruders Break Into Houses Three living organizations were broken into while students were gone during spring vacation. Intruders broke into the Pi Beta Phi house and apparently stayed overnight. Several beds had been disturbed and sorority members said they found a note saying “Thanks for the scak.” Nothing was missing. A key ring and a stapling ma chine were taken from the kitch en of the Veterans dorms. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority was entered the first Sunday of vacation, but nothing was re ported stolen. ed funds to bo used in maintain ing and improving the quality of education. This need is particu larly acute among private, non tax supported schools. The other need is for financial aid to young people of outstanding talents but limited resources. Selection of the student to re ceive the award will be based on high school scholastic standing, personality traits, and need for financial aid. fan Be 3200-S2000 Established on a flexible basis, the scholarship will range from an honorary award of $200 up to an award of $2000 per year, depending upon the demonstrated need of the individual. Students will be asked by the University to submit a statement of personal and family resources through the Sponsored Scholar ship Service of Educational Test ing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. Prisoners' Revolt Ends in Nebraska Bulletin LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)—A 65 hour prisoner revolt at Nebras ka’s state penitentiary ended early Wednesday when eight reb el convicts released three un harmed hostages and then sur rendered themselves. Since Sunday forenoon, the convicts and hostages, including two captured guards, had been barricaded inside the square, three story maximum security building or prison "jail” on the penitentiary grounds. Surrender on terms laid down by Gov Victor E. Anderson came after personal interviews during the night with four of the rebels. At 3:15 a.m. the two guards and an inmate who had been a prisoner of the prisoners walked out of the building’s lone exit into the glare of floodlights that have bathed it for three nights. Thirteen minutes later the sub dued convicts began trooping out, one at a time. All got hot meals—their first since Sunday breakfast. The guards, Eugene Swanson, 34, and Warren B. Miller, 43, told newsmen they were well treated by the insurgents, who were armed with knives and pipes. 'BloodWedding To Open April 7 "Blood Wedding,” a poetic drama by Frederico Garcia Lorca will be the first thesis production given at the University. Helen Christianne Watson Adams, graduate in speech, is directing the play. The play will have two per formances, on April 7 and 8. Tickets will be available to non season ticket holders Monday at the UT box office. Tickets are available for both nights and are priced at $1 each. Leading roles in Blood Wed ding will be played by Joan De Lap Pearce as the Bride; Tom Gaines, junior in speech, as Leon ardo; Tru Vosburg as the Moth er; Ron Morgan, senior in speech, as the Bridegroom. The Moon will be played by Gerald Pearce, the neighbor by Marjory Ramey, the beggar woman by Marilyn Stratford, the servant by Ottilie Seyboldt, the woodsmen by Scott Lehner, Jack Dugan and Darrell Keeney, the mother-in-law by Donna Barriek and the wife by Mary Ellen Moore.