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Index Ron Aboil . IM Chart . "Bon*Hnr" Rovlrvv Weather Clear and warmer Vol. LXI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TDB8DAV, MARCH 1, I960 No. 91 NORWEGIAN PERFORMER stand* at rau while whirling dancer* In background entertain during Festival Company of Norway'* .Monday night presentation In McArthur Court. Nor- ] uegian contribution concluded February’* month-long Festival of Art* program at the University. (Emerald photo by John Russell) Ike deeply moved SANTIAGO. Chile ( UPII — President Eisenhower nays he wiu "deeply moved" by the wel come given him Monday by some 400.000 Chileans In Santiago. Crowds lined the streets and cheered when the President ar rived from the airport and again when he went out to place a wreath on the monument to na tional hero Bernardo O'Higgins. Two demonstrations by pro-Cas tro elements were broken up shortly before Mr. Eisenhower arrived. Watts will speak on Zen Thursday Alan Watts, who haH become widely known as a stimulating and unconventional philosopher, will discuss "Zen as a Creative Hoax” in the Student Union, Thursday. WATTS, who is being brought to Kugene by the East Asian Studies Program, is especially in terested in Interpreting Eastern thought to the West. Bom in England, he came to the United States in 1938 and has lived for many years near San Francisco. He has been an editor, Episcopalian minister and a col lege professor. HE RETIRED from his posi tion os dean of the American Academy of Asian Studies in San Francisco in 1957 to devote himself to independent writing, research and lecturing. Watts wrote his first book,“The Spirit of Zen”, at the age of 20. Since then he has written more than a dozen books on compara tive philosophy and religion, in cluding "Nature, Man and Wo man”, "The Wisdom of Insecuri ty” and "The Way of Zen.” America to pass Reds WASHINGTON (UPIi — A civilian apace agency official says America hopes to leapfrog Russia in space with super rocket boosters. , Milton Rosen says one of those super rockets the Saturn will undergo ground tests soon. He told the National Rocket Society the first three-stage Saturn should be operational by 1964. Flights to resume WASHINGTON (UPI I—Diplo matic spokesmen in Washingtoh i«vcal that America, Britain anfl France plan to resume high alti tude flights into West Berlin. Rrussiu has claimed that flights above 10,090 feet trespass on communist Blast Germany's air space, and a year ago Soviet fighters buzzed such flights. Officials said Russia is being informed of this plan. Global cops proposed LONDON (UPI)—Diplomatics sources in London say the West ern Allies will propose to Rus sia that the East and West create an international police force. The sources say the interna tional force would replace the armed forces of each country. The plan is described as pgrt of (Continued on page 6) Frosh-advisors slated for meetings tonight Freshmen will meet with their advisors today at 7 p.m. SPRING TERM advising for all students will be held March 1 through March 11. Meeting places are listed in the spring term time schedules which are available at the re gistrar’s office. Puritanism is assembly topic University President O. Mere dith Wilson will introduce Perry Miller, professor of American literature at Harvard University, at today’s University assembly. Miller’s address. "Puritanism a Civilization in Transit,” will be delivered at 1 p.m. in the ball room of the Student Union. THE GI'EST speaker received his Baehe'or of Philosophy and Masters degrees in 1928 ard h Ph.D. in 1931. all from the Uni versity of Chicago. Ue began his teaching caree in 1931 at Harvard, v.here he be came professor of American lit erature in 19-43. From 1942-1945 Miller served snccessfullv as cap tain and major in the U S. Army. He <vaa a professor at the semin ar cf Ameri ar. studies ?t Tokyo University in 1952 ard .i 1953 54 was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study. AMONG the books he has au thored are "Orthodoxy in Massa chusetts.” "The New England Mind,” "Jonathan Edwards, Im ages or Shadows of Divine Things," "Roger Williams," and “The Raven and the Whale " Miller will also speak at a 4 p.m. Coffee Hour. Fulbright awarded University student Daniel Arthur Newberry of 1203 Nye street, Toledo, Oregon, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. Mr. Newberry will study French Literature at the University of Liege in Belgium. The International Education Exchange program of the De partment of State is awarding approximately 900 grants for graduate study abroad in the academic year 1960-61. All stu dents are selected by the Board of Foreign Scholarship whose members are appointed by the President of the United States. Students are recommended by the campus Fulbright commit (Continued on Page S) Wilson observes Latin education By DON JEPSEN Editorial Pago Editor President O. Meredith Wilson, back at his desk after a four arid a half week tour of Latin America, said Monday that Am erican aid to Latin American stu dents would be much more com patible to these students if it was administered by education officials instead of the federal government. “THE TRADITION of the United States as the colossus of the north is still with the Latin Americans," Wilson said. He added that this fear of domina tion would all but vanish if aid were placed on a “university to university basis.” The tanned president, visiting schools in nine Central and South American countries, said that with two exceptions there is “substantial” student partici pation in the administration of universities, although he stated that the degree of participation varied with the different insti tutions. He cited as an example the existence of a student foundation at the University of Mexico con cerned with the development of educational opportunities for stu dents abroad. Wilson 3aid that in addition tc : being very active in academic and national politics, the aver age student expects "a free edu cation and in some cases subsi dized living.” HOWEVER, he observed that Symposium slates minister panelist The Reverend William Costello of Gonzaga University will speak at a panel discussion Wednesday at the Student Union from 2 to 4 p.rc. on “The concept of Provi dence and the Puritan.” This is a symposium on Puritan ism in America sponsored by the Departments of English and His tory at the University. among officials there was a real difference of opinion on the role of students in the administration of university affairs. Wilson termed many of the Latin American universities “a series of professional schools resting upon a high school base.” The touring president ran across two institutions, the University of the Andes at Bogota, Colum oia, and the University of Con cepcion in Chile that were trying to modify the high school-college relationship, and develop more liberal institutions. WILSON ADDED that the dif ference in Latin American high schools was "tremendous,” and that it would be a mistake to generalize the educational stand ards of the secondary schools. "Education at the secondary level is on a first come, first serve basis,” Wilson said. In theory Latin America provides , complete educational opportu nities for all, but too often there are not enough schools in the poorer sections to provide this, he stated. The President, accompanied by his wife Marian, said that he talked with officials of Icetex, an autonomous, private corporation that got its start on public funds. The organization loans money to qualified students who wish to go abroad and study. The Colombia group, recognizing the fact that the chief limitation to industrial progress was a lack of adequate technical training, makes loans to students who plan to study in the technical fields such as eco nomics, chemistry or engineering. He said the money is provided to promote technical competence as opopsed to law or medieine which have been great resources in Colombia. A STUDENT using the low interest rate funds is forgiven the full amount if he maintains an 85 percent or better average I in his courses. Other considera tions are given for lower aver ages until the student falls below (Continued on page 8) AT FIRST GLANCE the aquarium in the science building lobby looks like an undersea garden, but it is actually a collection of wierd animal life. The sea anemone pictured here was collected from a tide pool at Cape Arago, Oregon. (Emerald photo by Jerry Brouhard)