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The Oregon Daffy EMERALD Vol. LX UNIVERSITY OK OKKOON, ELGKNK, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1959 No. 134 BITCH AIJ-'OKD, KK-KLEtTED Board chairman of the Student Inion, 1h shown with his staff for the 19.59-60 school year. From left to rljjht are Karen Mauney, Directorate chairman. Patty Special Attraction* chairman, Alford, Yynn Yamell, Assistant Board director and Bette Lush, Treasurer. (Photo by Jeff Williamsi SU Board officers elected for Fall term The Student Union Board elected new officers for the 1959-60 term at a formal meet ing of old and new members held Wednesday. Butch Alford, chairman of the Board spring term was re-elected to the same ofice. Lynn Yameil was re-elected as assistant chair man. the same office she held spring term. Other new officers elected Wed nesday were Karen Mauney, who will replace Sharon Rafferty as Directorate chairman; Bette Lush to replace Edith Church as Treas urer and Patti Clagget was elect ed special attractions chairman, replacing Dwane McHollick. A proposal to disband the Pub lic Relations Committee was in troduced by George Brittingham and passed by Board members as it was decided its functions right fully belong to o'ther committees. Further directing of these func tions will be discussed by the new executive committee next meet ing. The Board also announced the ASUO-SU annual picnic will be held definitely May 28 at Perkins World Mows IN BRIEF Khrushchev:'no war' MOSCOW (UPI) — Soviet Premier Khrushchev says Russia will not start any war. Khrushchev also told some American visitors that the pres ent state of the world is deplor able. The Red leader described the Western package plan of fered at the Geneva Foreign Min isters’ meeting as a Noah’s ark, having both clean and unclean animals in it. Gromyko to yield GENEVA (UPI) — Words of possible compromise have come from the Soviets at the Geneva Foreign Ministers’ meeting. Russian Foreign Minister An drei Gromyko says he is ready to yield a little in order to settle (Continued on page 8) Point, starting at 3 p.m. All part and present members of the Board and Senate are invited to attend. "The Bottom of the Bowl” will not be open the rest of this term, but the Board expressed hope that it can function again at the be ginning of next fall term. Wenger! chosen as fop senator Peter Wengert, a junior in po litical science anrl new ASUO vice-president, was named "out standing senator" for the 1858-59 school year. Wengert is the first junior to receive the award. The announcement and presen tation of the award was made by Bud Titus, retiring ASUO prexy. at the ASUO banquet held in the Student Union Wednesday night. Titus m.c.'d the program which included a short talk by Presi dent O. Meredith Wilson and a speech on “Academic Excellence” by R. D. Clark, dean of the Col lege of Liberal Arts. Gary Gregory, incoming ASUO President, his officers, and new Senate members, were issued the charge and oath of office for the next academic year by Senate ad visor Donald DuShane. Titus told his audience, ‘T think there have been some diligent and thoughtful things from this year’s Senate. It was the most exciting one I have seen, but we could never be completely satisfied with the job we have done.” Titus complimented Duncan Ferguson, .retiring ASUO vice president and Carol Wolleson, Senate secretary. Connie Ayott was announced as the new sec retary. Novel 'incomplete' says Hintz in review By MARTY WILLIAMS Emerald Staff Writer "We must realize and believe the central problem in Southeast Asia is to help the Asian people develop their own solutions to their problems," said Carl W. Hintz, head librarian of the U of O library in a review of "The Ugly American" in a Browsing Room lecture Wednesday night. Hintz found that the title "The Ugly American” had a double meaning. One of the characters in the story was physically ugly, and tt seemed that this was the cause for the title. But Hintz also found proof in the author’s epilogue to the book that the title “described the genius American abroad who is ugly in his rela tionships with the native peoples he encounters." Characters tie story "The novel has no plot or love story,” Hintz said. “It is tied together by its thesis and by the reappearing characters in the story.” He pointed out that the setting is a mythical country in Asia called Sartan. In the course of his talk, Hintz told about several of the book’s leading characters and how the authors used them to criticize the policies and practices of the United States Foreign Service. Some characters are examples of misfits. Others point out the authors’ concept of the way the ideal foreign service officials and American visitors abroad should conduct themselves, Hintz said. The ugly American in the story is Homer Atkins. He travels with his wife Emma (who is also ugly) to Sartan to “get the feel of the life there.” During a visit to the interior of the country, Homer establishes a friendship with a village headman and founds a factory which builds water pumps from bamboo rods and parts from abandoned mili tary vehicles. Characters explained Another key figure in the novel is Gilbert McWhite, an ambassa dor to Sartan who is reprimended and eventually replaced because of his letters to the State Depart ment recommending policy changes. ments for all foreign service em ployees, more discipline wittiin the service, abandoning luxury (Continued on page 3) Up in arms Walton protests dorm assignment Members of the Inter-hall Council will meet with dormi tory housing’ members Tuesday in an attempt to settle the con troversy over upper-class men's housing next year. The furor arose after a memorandum issued to Walton Hall residents last Tuesday contained a "tentative” dorm assignment for upper-class men to John Straub Hall next year. Walton Hall members are pro testing the move through the Inter-hall Council. Dean- of Men Bill Denman said that the faculty dorm committee was surprised at the reaction re ceived over the assignment. If we had thought there had been Final concert set tonight At the final concert of the Ufiiversity-Eugene Symphony Or crestra's 1958-59 season tonight at 8, the orchestra will feature "Proclamation” by the interna tionally famous Ernest Bloch. The concert will be in the Music School auditorium. Bloch is regarded with particu lar affection by University stu dents and residents of this area because he has often come to Eu gene from his home at Agate Beach to hear performances of his various works. Since he is not well, he will not be here to night. American works Each of the orchestra's pro grams this season has featured one work by an American com poser. In recognition of this pro gramming feature, and with spe (Continued on page 3) Fiji house robbed early in morning While members of the Phi Delta Gamma fraternity were sleeping early Tuesday morning burglars entered the house and made off with $180. According to the Eugene po lice, burglars entered through unlocked doors and gathered 16 wallets from various rooms, strip ped them of the money and then dumped the wallets on the lawn in front of the house. Identifica tion and other papers in the bill folds were left undisturbed. The theft occurred between 2:15 and 6:45 a.m. at the Fiji house. The largest single amount lost was $38. -- — ■ — I ■ IhliPid—■■ ill ill 1IU11 I I SLIGHT SPRITE SLIDES through the air with the greatest of ease. Ken Hastings as Ariel awaits the bidding of his master Prospero, played by Harry Smith. These two are characters in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” which opens at the University Theatre Friday. The curtain goes up at 8 pan. for those who have paid their dollar for admission. such feeling, he said then the com j mitte probably would have con j suited the students first. Officials to attend Administration officials who will probably attend an open meeting in Douglass Hall are J. I O. Lindstrom, University business . manager, H. P. Barnhart, direc ; tor of dormitories, and either Dean of Students Donald Du ! shane or Denman. Gary Gregory, ASUO Presi dent, told The Emerald that either he or a representative of the ASUO would be at the meting. "The matter will probably be brought up for discussion in Sen ate tonight,” Gregory indicated. “Unfair” _ Waltonites protested the move, | calling it "unfair” to upperclass men. "They always shove the upper classmen around and give>, i the freshmen the best quarters,” i one disgruntled dorm resident said. The memorandum calls for freshmen to live in Walton next j year. Upper-class women will re ! main in Walton units. A letter circulated by mem bers of the dorm had “virtually a 100 per cent” of the dorm resi i dent’s signatures. One of the chief reasons for moving the men out, said Den man, was because there was a large drop-out of students, either j to fraternities or apartments. He ; said that Oregon’s dormitory situation was such that the units could not operate profitably with too many rooms empty. Hew Senate has loaded schedule The first meeting of the 1959 60 ASUO Senate will be held to night at 6:30, aeesrding to stu dent body President Gary Greg ory. Gregorv announced a full sched ule of business, including the awarding of letters for the bowl ing team, seating at football games, a report from the Traffic Court, a World Affairs Week re port and a discussion on orienta tion. The new president said that if time allowed, there would prob ably be some discussion on the proposed Honors College at the University, a discussion of Sen ate plans over the summer and recommendations from the old Senate. Gregory issued a special invi tation for students to attend the Senate meeting tonight. He also asked all ASUO Cabinet mem bers to be on hand. “We want to get Cabinet mem bers to participate in tonight’s meeting,” he stated. The Senate will meet once more this year before the end of school. UT production slated to open this Friday Tickets are available now for ; SI.00 at the University Theatre box office for Preston Tuttle’s unusual and acrobatic version of “T h e Tempest,” Shake speare’s last comedy. The UT production is utiliz ing a constructivist set, cos tumes, and masks created by Jan Zacli, and original music and choreography is being pro vided. “The Tempest” opens Friday night to run May 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30, with curtain time at 8 p.m.
