56th Year of Publication
VOL. IA'l
I MVEK.NITY OF OKEOON, KUOENE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1055
NO. I?8
Robert Quentin Tells
Story of Old Vic'
In thin country where educa
tion in made available to every
body, the high prices charged
for good theatrical entertainment
are a contradiction, Robert Quen
tin, Kngltsh play-director and
lecturer, told a small audience
at a University assembly Tues
day afternoon.
Speaking on "a theater for
everybody" Quentin said that
here in the Weal, which, outside
of the Universities, is barren of
good entertainment, a Lillian
ISayliss ir required.
Lillian Hayliss, he explained,
was responsible for the develop
ment of London's Old Vic Thea
ter. the home of Shakespearean
acting Tickets at the Old Vic.
he said, run from 20 cents to
$1.20.
History Told
Quentin described the history
of the Old Vic in his speech. He
attributed the theater’s great
ness to the single-mindedness
and industry of Miss Bayliss.
who first introduced Shakespeare
to London early in the 20th cen
tury.
Mias BayliM, Quentin said, had
an extremely acute business
sense. She once knelt by her desk
and prayed, “O God please send
me a good actor for Hamlet, nad
make him cheap,”
The Old Vic and some other
London theaters are subsidized
by the government, Quentin stat
ed. Since claaaical plays are pro
duced only in the Old Vic it is the
best place for an actor to learn
hie trade, he said. The other
theaters, he explained, are all
"long run factories,” where an
actor either plays the same part
for years at a time or for one
night only.
Quentin was responsible for
the Old Vic's touring company.
The practical difficulties of tour
ing are great, he said. When hia
company went to play Othello in
Berlin the Russian authorities
would not let them paaa. so they
used an airplane, he said.
Poetic drama Is a commercial
success these days, he said, be
cause Lillian Bayliss popularized
Shakespeare in the Old Vic. In
America there were nine Shakes
pearean productions last year,
he said.
Quentin, who has directed
plays In Europe and America, is
a visiting lecturer at Portland
State college. He is now going
to Australia where he has been
appointed the director of a new
theater organization.
UO BridgeTourney
To Be Held May 17
The Student Union sponsored
all-campus Bridge Tournament
will be held on May 17, from 6.30
to 10 p.m. in the Student Union.
Living organizations have been
contacted by mail and must enter
their participants by May 6, ac
cording to Darlene Leland, gen
eral chairman. -
A cup will be awarded to the
house with the highest pair of
scores. These cups are now in
the possession of Delta Zeta and
Sigma Phi Epsilon, last year's
winners.
Mrs. Charlotte Anderson, Al
pha Phi housemother, Is acting
adviser for the tournament.
Bill Becker's Band
Is Signed for Prom
Bill Becker and his twelve
piece band have been signed to
play for the Junior Prom, fill
ing the vacancy left Friday by
A1 Donahue, who broke his con
tract. Donahue's ten piece group
had agreed to play for the for-1
mal, but the contract fell through
late last week. Dance co-chair- j
men Patty Fagan and Jack So
colofsky have been working
with Sandra Price Rennie, Stu
dent Union Program Director,
trying to obtain another band
since notification of Donahue's
decision not to play.
Bill Becker was featured at'
the Senior Ball last year, and
plays for the OSC Military Ball
annually. The Portland band,
which has played college cam
puses all over this section of
the country, was house band at
Jantzen Beach ballroom, the
Palais Royale, and McEldoy’s.
Two of Becker's most recent en
gagements have been at the Uni
versity of Washington and Wash
ington State college. A female
vocalist is also featured with the
well-known Northwestern group.
The theme of the Junior Prom,
which is held Friday night, May
13, in Mac court, is "Stream of
Dreams.” Decorations are going
to be “spectacular,” according
to decoration chairman Jackie
Jones. In accordance with the
"Stream of Dreams" theme, an
aluminum "stream" will encircle
Mac court. Four seasons of the
year will be depicted in three-D,
and both the bandstand and the
Queen's throne will be decorated
like floats in the canoe fete.
The color scheme is shocking
pink and mint green, with ac
cents in silver and black. Spe
cial effects will be created with
lights.
More members for the decora
tion committee* are needed, and
anyone interested is requested to
get in touch with Miss Jones
at Alpha Chi Omega.
Present members of ‘the dec
oration committee are: Jerry
Hirsch, Pat Wilkinson, Jody
Brandon, Don Lindland, Doug
Basham, Tom Leonard, Barbara
Berwick, Stewart Jones, Cynthia
Vincent, Mary Jane Alexander.
Carole Mattson, Ann Hjort,
Mary Gerlinger and Robin Ru
mery.
Meetings are held Tuesdays at
4 and Thursdays at 3 p.m. at the
Alpha Chi house. "This Thurs
day’s meeting is especially im
portant, so anyone that is inter
ested in W’orking on Junior Prom
decorations will be very wel
come then,” said Miss Jones.
Woman Files Suit
AgainstUniversity
A damage suit for $101,139
against the University and the
state board of higher education
was on file in Lane county cir* i
cuit court Tuesday.
The suit has been brought by
: Shirley Bacon, address not
known, as a result of injuries she
allegedly sustained in a fall in
McArthur court last December.
The complaint said the woman
fell while watching a basketball |
game between Oregon and Sc
! attle university Dec. 7.
She was jostled by an un
identified person while descend
ing the stairs in tunnel 20 and
lost her balance, falling down
the stairs to the landing below,
the complaint alleges.
Permanent injuries resulted
from the fall, and the defendents
were negligent because no hand
rail was placed alongside the
stairs, the complaint states.
Defendents listed were:
The University athletic de
partment and Athletic Director
Leo Harris; the University of
Oregon and its president, O.
Meredith Wilson, and the state
board of higher education and
its members, R, F. Kleinuorge,
Henry F. Cabell. G. F. Chambers.
L. S. Finaeth. William E. Walsh.
A. S. Gtant, C. S. MacNaughton.
Herman Oliver and Charles D.
Byrne.
SU Board Agenda
The Student 1'n ion hoard
will meet today at 4 p.m.
Board member* are reminded
that this meeting; may last un
til 6 p.m. and are asked to re
<|Uest late dinner* at IB ing
organization*.
Item* on the agenda in
clude:
0 Policy on solicitation
0 Directorate selection*
Coffee hour forum—1:15
—Bill Mainwaring and
Ann Pettrrson.
Browsing room — 4:‘i0 —
Sally Cohn.
Personnel c o m m I t t oe
—4:35—Marita Claussen.
Movie committee—1 :S0—
Shirley Bostad and Hazel
Forsythe.
I *u blicity committee —
4 :S5—Molly Monroe and
Marcia Mauney.
Music committee — 4:45—
Jeanne Scale*, Darlene Ice
land and Richard Hyder.
Recorded Music committee
—1:55—Craig Clark.
Public Relations commit
tee —5:00—Nancy Mars
ton and Karen Johnson.
Art tiallery committee—
5:10 — Paula Smith and
Jan Bonnet.
Dance committee—5:15—
Mary Jane Alexander and
Barbara Berwick.
'Arthur' Resumes
Scheduled Run
"Arthur,” the University
Theater's present production of
Ferenc Molnar’s continental
comedy, will resume its run to
day and continue through Sat
urday.
Tickets for these performances
will be available at the door, or ,
reservations can be made at
the University Theater box-of
fice by calling ext. 401.
ASIIO Officers
Elected Today
By Bob Robinson
Emerald Auiilanl Newt Editor
AGS and UI8, the two campus i
political parties, will go back
on speaking terms at 6 tonight.
At that hour the all-campus gen
eral election will come to an end
and all ASUO and class offices
for next year will be determined.
The voting booths opened at
k this morning and will remain in
business continuously until the
afoementioned closing hous.
The booths ae located at the
same places they were for the
primaries. Eight in number, they
are at Fenton hall, Friendly hail,
the Men’s pool, Commonwealth
hall, the Student Union, the li
brary quad, the Co-op and the
area between Sti aub and Ger
linger hall.
Key Contest
A total of 34 candidates are
entered in the race for the stu-j
dent government posts. The
key contest, of course, is that
for ASUO president between
Sam Vahey of UI8 and Bud
Hinkaon of AGS.
Both Vahey and Hinkson were
unopposed in the primaries two
weeks ago and therefore will be
encountering their first com
petition in running against each
other.
Besides the presidential race,
several other close contests are
predicted in some of the class
elections. One of these is for the
senior class president spot where
Martin Brandenfels of AGS and
All Campus Sing
Eliminations Begin
Eight women’s organizations
will be chosen tonight to par
ticipate in the All Campus Sing
on Sunday afternoon of Junior
Weekend. Eliminations will be-:
gin at 6:30 in Mac court and
each group is to bring three j
pieces of sheet music for the |
judges. Houses are, asked to be I
prompt!
Tonight’s schedule is: 6:30- i
6:36, Rebec house; 6: 36-6:42,
Orides; 6:42-6:48: Alpha Delta
Pi; 6:48-6:54, Pi Beta Phi; 6:54
7:00. Chi Omega: 7:00-7:06. Car
son hall: 7:06-7:12. Sigma Kap
pa; intermission; 7:30-7:36, Zeta
Tau Alpha; 7:36-7:42, Highland
house; 7:42-7:48, Kappa Alpha
Theta; 7:48-7:54, Delta Delta
Delta; 7:54-8:00, Delta Zeta;
8:00-8:06, University house;
8:06-8:12, Ann Pudson house.
Men's houses will compete
Thursday evening, and the sched
ule will be printed in tomorrow's
Emerald.
’Mystie'Sales
Begin Today
-Today is the day to find out:
what the “Mysties” are. They
went on sale today in booths j
located throughout the campus
area.
Booths are located at the li-!
brary, Commonwealth, Friendly ;
and at the Student Union be-1
tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
There will be booths at Carson,
Hendricks. Straub hall and Su
san Campbell from 11:30 to 1:30.
Freshman women, representing
Phi Theta Upsilon, junior wom
en's honorary, will attend the
booths.
"Mysties'’ will sell for ten
cents, with no limit on the num
ber sold to any one customer.
All living organizations have
been invited to order them for
dessert tonight. Dinner “Mysties”
will differ from the item sold in
the campus booths.
Kip Wharton of UIS are in con
tention.
Another contest which is draw
ing a lot of interest is that for
junior class president where the
contesants are Doug Basham
and Carl Groth of UIS.
One of the hottest races of the
day is scheduled in the sopho
more class elections where three
students are running for the two
class representatives posts. Non
partisan candidate Betty Hcrr
man is competing against Jim
Hilands of AGS and Samuel
Whitney of UIS. Miss Horrrnan
was defeated by Hilands in the
AGS primary but decided to run
as a non-partisan because she
thought that two primary can
didates from each party would
have their names placed on the
general election ballot.
Hogg Enters Race
A total of 19 candidates are
entered in the ASUO senator
at-large race where nine will be
elected to office. Nine candidates
UO Co-op Board
Elections Today
Three members of the Co-op
board will be elected today in
voting held in conjunction with
the ASUO elections. Eight stu
dents have been nominated for
the jobs.
One sophomore member will
be elected for a one-year term
from among three candidates.
They are Lee Blaesing and Chuck
Co wen, both freshmen in liberal
arts, and Joyce Jacobson, fresh
man in business.
Two juniors will be elected for
two-year terms from among the
following:
Nancy Adams, sophomore in
education; Lynn Adelsperger,
sophomore in English; Keith
Barker, sophomore in business;
Linda Lundy, sophomore in art,
and Shirley McLean, sophomore
in liberal arts.
from both AGS and UIS com
bine with non-partisan Fred
Hogg to make up the total.
A complete slate of the candi
dates follows:
ASUO president—Bud Hinkson
—AGS and Sam Vahey—UIS.
ASUO senator-at-large—Dar
rel Bnttsan—AGS, Chuck Mitch
elmore—UIS, Brian Booth—AGS,
Mary Claire Allen—UIS, Louie
Blue—AGS, Bob Biggs—UIS,
Anne Ritchey—AGS, David Lobb
- UIS, Fred Hogg—non-partisan,
Rob Roy—AGS, Richard Mc
Daniel—UIS, Ann Erickson—
AGS, Dorothy Her—UIS, Nan
Hagedorn—AGS, Roger Som
mer—UIS, Walt Ching—AGS,
Kathy Morrison—UIS, Bill
Moore—AGS and Susan Lamb—
UIS.
Senior class president—Martin
Brandenfel s—AGS and Kip
Wharton—UIS.
Senior class representative —•
Patty Fagan—AGS and Sam
Frear—UIS.
Junior class president — Doug
Basham—AGS and Carl Groth
—UIS.
Junior class representative —
Sally Jo Greig—AGS and Charl
sie Parker—UIS.
Sophomore class president —
Dale Bajema—UIS and Jim
Lynch—AGS.
Sophomore class representative
—Betty Herrman—non-partisan,
Jim Hilands—AGS and Samuel
Whitney—UIS.
Each voter will be given sep
arate ballots, one for the ASUO
election and the other for the
election in the individual class
which the voter is a member.