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Oregon Daily EMERALD Vol. LIX UNIVERSITY OF OKKOON, ELOF.NK, FRIDAY, APRIL. 4, 1958 No. 99 REALISM TRACED Music Critic Offers Painting Opinion "There is an identity of all minds to art history,” said Al fred V. Frankenstein, music critic from the San Francisco Chronicle, in his lecture “A Rationale for Modern Art” Thursday night in the Student Union Browsing Room. Frankenstein, speaking on American painting, said that the country is “too diverse, feeling everything that the world 'Newspaper4 Runs Friday, Saturday "A Living Newspaper About the Atomic Age," an experi mental play by the University Theatre will be performed thin Friday and Saturday night a only. The play tells the story of the atomic bomb's past, present, and future, combining comedy, dance, and drama in the presentation. Joyce Niedringhaus will play Atom; Carol Emmons, Clio; Wil liam Quesln berry, the Professor; and Kenneth Hustings will take the role of Henry. Four speech professors, Bower AIv, K. K Montgomery, Herman Cohen, and L. W. Hinze, and a physics professor, K. G. Kbbig hatisen will also appear in the production. The play is being directed by H. W. Robinson, professor of speech. Those holding University Theatre season tickets will be permitted one free reserved seat; admission for other persons will be one dollar. Others who will appear in the play are Carol Minor, Patricia Taylor, Norman Anderson, Rich ard Bond, Gerry Brown, David Fredrickson, Hal Hamilton, Mary Taylor, and Gail Tycer. The curtain will go up at 8 p.m. Coffee Hour Planned For Theater-Goers A brief coffee hour will be sponsored by the YWCA at 7:30 p.m. In Gerlinger Hall Saturday before the University Theatre's play. Purpose of the coffee hour is to acquaint students with mem bers of the University Theatre who will present a brief sum mary of what to look for in the production. Immediately following the pro duction any interested persons may meet at the UT lobby and then go to the "Side" for a dis cussion of the play. ever felt" to be called, an It some times in, "pragmutic or stereo typed.” Disagrees with Moderns Disagreeing with the modern idea that paintings ahould always be looked at for their abstrac tionists overtone*, he said that a lark of "emphasis on subject mat ter tends to let the viewer see things partially, rather than re ceiving a total impression of the painting. Frankenstein, quoting Emer son, said that painting has cer tain kinds of lines running “through the ages which are ex pressions of personality rather than style.” Dividing art into such types as critical realism, fact realism, and psychological realism,” he traced these types, through the use of color slides, as shown by painters acting independently of each other in the period beginning with 1752 and'extending to the present day. Sylvan H. Karchrn'-r, assistant professor of English, lead the dis cussion period after the lecture. P. Bennett Contest Offers $50 Prize The Philo Bennett Trize is being offered to Oregon students this year for the best essay' on the topic "Should the Fifth Amend ment be repealed 7” The prize (550 to the winner i is the result of a fund set up by Philo Sherman Bennett in 1905. when 25 colleges and universities were selected to receive gifts from a total bequest of $10,000. The general subject of the con test has been the principles of free government. Essays may deal with any phase of the topic, and may use an analytical, historical or philo sophical approach. Deadline is May 1, 1958, at 10 p.m., and the essays should be 3,000 words or less. The author's name should not appear on the manuscript, but should be written with his address on a paper in serted in a plain sealed envelope and attached to the essay. The winner will be notified by mail. Senate Okays Steel 'O' BV MIKE FORRESTER Emerald Staff Writer A new "O" made from steel to be located in line with Willa mette St. and the Skinner's Butte cross was proposed Thursday night at the ASUO Senate meet ing. Garth McGuire from Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity present'd complete plans for the new letter to replace the OSC kidnapped wooden "O”. McGuire said that. $300, to be added with $100 that the organization now has, will be secured from living organizations to finance the pro ject. Proposals Passed The Senate passed McGuire's four proposals for the new "O”. These were that the letter be made from steel, that it be re located, that it be dedicated dur ing Junior Weekend, and that the SFJ.INTERS will be a bygone horror for “0”-painting freshmen Hhrn Alpha I’hi Omega comp'etes its protect to re-do the tra dltIon-steeped monogram on Skinner’s Butte in sheet steel. A fund-raising drive for the project wilt begin soon. ALL OUT FOR APATHY Freshmen Told Way to Success By RODNEY HUGHES Emerald Feature Writer To give him (or her) that cer tain collegiate air, a college fresh man must first learn the art and craft of apathy. \ Using this alone, he (or she) can acquire that graceful, care free polish that prominent edu cators variously describe as ••dis graceful," "dangerous,” and "det rimental to young America.” Senator Appoints Mitchelmore Charles Mitchelmore, senior in Journalism from Long Beach, Wash., has been selected 1958-59 student intern on the Washington, D.C., staff of Oregon's Senator Richard L. Neuberger, the sen ator's Portland office announced today. Mitchelmore was selected in Portland Saturday by a special selection committee appointed by Neuberger. He will go to Wash ington in late August to serve in a research capacity until Sept. 1, 1959. Editor of The Emerald for spring and fall of 1957, Mitchel more is the second University stu dent and Emerald chief to be named for the internship. Larry Hobart, Emerald editor in 1952 served with Neuberger in 1950-57. Mitchelmore is a graduate of North Bend, Ore., high school and a member of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s professional journalism fra CHAKLES MITCIIEEMOIIE Named Student Intern tcrnity; Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholastic honorary, an<l Friars, senior men’s honorary. He was 1957 winner of the Maurice Har old Hunter scholarship for the outstanding male leader in the junior class. Neubcrger said he initiated the internship after his election in 1954 "to enable young people in terested in public life to ob serve closely the mechanics of government in Washington, D.C." Members of the selection com mittee included: J. W. Forrester, Jr., editor of the Pendleton East Oregonian and member of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education; Miss May Darling, retired Portland school teacher and member of the State Board of Higher Education; Austin Walker, Oregon State College professor of political science, and the Rev. David H. Fosselman, Portland University. Now then, the neophyte must remember that every day is April Fool’s Day. No matter what world shaking event happens, he must be prepared to show no surprise or dismay. For example, if someone read ing the morning paper over your shoulder suddenly exclaims, “It says here that the SU burned down last night, fellas!’’, you yawn idly and turn to the want ads. Or if a political science major confides his worries about the Middle .East, allay his fears by changing the subject, thus: "I wonder how Grace and the Prince are getting along?” Sometimes a grunt in the right place can be devastating. Let’s ft*- Apathetic However, avoid appearing ig noiant. Fumbling questions like, “Where's the Middle East?” or “What difference does it make?" are pathetic instead of apathetic. Comment on important matters in one-syllable sounds of indif ference like, "Eli!” or "Ech!” "So what?” can be used after the above sounds if you are sure that you don't sound loo enthusiastic. Saint Casual The heights that or.e can attain are remarkable. When he was awakened by a voice crying, “Your house is on fire!” one sci ence instructor merely mumbled, "Murgfff,” and went back to sleep. He is now the patron saint of Apathy, bless his dear departed soul. . . needed funds be collected from the living organizations. McGuire said that the Order of the “O” had agreed to main tain the landmark which will be painted yellow and surrounded by low-growing shrubs. McGuire said that the letter would be practically indestructable be cause of a cement base and suf ficient supports. In other business, the Senate heard a Dad’s Day report from co-chairmen Lynn Yamell and Stan Scrivner; went on record as being opposed to a Parents’ Weekend; and heard a report from Harry Hanna about the fact-finding committee on soror ity race clauses. Hanna reported that the fact finding group on race clauses had been unable to make any headway since, first. National Panhellenic had not given a "go ahead" to the University Pan hellenic to distribute a question naire on race clauses to the soror ities, and second, some houses have to get approval from their national chapters to fill out a questionnaire, and this permis sion likely would not be given. Prof Makes Suggestions Herman Cohen, faculty repre sentative and assistant professor of speech, suggested that' the committee draw up a letter that would guide the sororities in writing to the nationals to make sure that the purposes of the questionnaire would be made clear. Cohen said he thought the committee should continue to ob tain information on whether the sororities have race clauses, what per cent of the members approve of the race clauses, and what was being done, if anything, to eliminate the clauses. He sai<J that the Senate should not give up because the national chapters were unwilling to co-operate. Stuffy Deschamps said he had written to officers of the Moth ers' and Dads’ clubs to get their views on a Parents’ Weekend, but that only six had replied. Four were in favor of one weekend and two favored the present separate ly Continued on page 8) House Capacity Limited ta 57 PanHellenic voted unanimously at its meeting Thursday night to limit sorority house capacity to 57 members. Joan Long, president, said that this ceiling was a protective de vice to keep the sororities from growing too large to serve their primary purpose. In the future the number could be raised, or another sorority might be ad mitted on campus to take care of the increased enrollment of eligible women who wish to rush. In other business the dates for informal spring rush were sched uled. Rush will begin April 14 and continue until May 2. No bids may be extended before April 21, Miss Long said. Plans were also made for house presidents and rush chairmen to attend the PanHellenic retreat set for April 11 and 12 at Yahats on the coast. Visitation, rush week, and the standards program will be discussed at the retreat.