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Weather Partial clearing periods, chance of late afternoon showers. Warmer. Vol. LXI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, I960 No. 94 World Nows IN BRIEF Air Force to try again CAPE CANAVERAL (UPI)— Informed source* told United Pres* International that the Air Forre will make a second try later this month to send another "8py-in-the-Sky" satellite into orbit. The first Midas satellite shot failed shortly after launching from Cape Canaveral. Last Fri day's test was aimed for a 300 mile-high orbit. Challenge delayed WASHINGTON <UPI > — Offi cials in Washington say a plan to challenge Russia's altitude ceilings on flights into Berlin has been delayed at the request of Defense Department chiefs. The Pentagon chiefs reportedly want to review the plan. Officials say President Elsenhower and Secretary of State Herter will probably have to make a final ruling when they return to Wash ington next week. Manual supported THE PENTAGON (UPI)-The Air Force says it has received hundreds of letters backing up its training manual linking Com munism to churches. It says 92 per cent of some 1000 letters support statements in the manual. Some letters, the Air Force says, protested withdrawal of the booklet. Leighton Pool dedication set Oregon’s new Leighton swim ming pool will be dedicated in ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday. Dean Arthur Esslinger of the school of health, physical education and recreation, Vill preside at the ceremonies. THE CEREMONIES are being held in conjunction with the Northern Division championships being held here through Satur day. Chancellor J. R. Richards and Thomas Curreton, professor of physical education at the Univer sity of Illinois will also partici pate in the dedication which will take place at the pool. Preliminary and final compe tition in ND swdmming compe tition will be held at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. today. CHAMPIONSHIP competition will be held at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and immediately following the dedication ceremonies Saturday. Student athletic cards are not good for admission to the Cham pionships. Admission is $.25 for the preliminaries and $.50 for the finals. No more Emeralds until March 1 7 Today’s publication will be the final edition of the Emerald until next Friday, March 11. It is the Emerald’s policy to print only one edition the week be fore Winter term finals. Curetonfo speak at dedication Thomas Cureton, director of the Physical Fitness Research laboratory at the University of Illinois will be guest speaker at a Saturday luncheon honoring guests of the dedication cere monies for the new Leighton Pool. THE LUNCHEON Is scheduled to begin at 1J :30 a.m. and ade quate time will be available to permit all those participating in the Northern Division swimming championships to attend. Cureton will speaK on “Scien tific Investigations and Test Re sults Applied to Olympic Swim ming." He is considered one of the foremost authorities in physi cal education on aquatic activi ties. Cureton has been chairman of the National YMCA Aquatic Committee for the past 22 years, ind has given leadership to four National Aquatic Conferences. HE IS the author of many books on swimming and of over 90 articles on the sport. His writings have covered all phases of swimming. Cureton has tested members of five U.S. Olympic swimming teams in analytical and diag nostic swimming tests; he has also tested members of the Aus tralian, Canadian and Mexican Olympic teams. He is a former member of the men’s Olympic Swimming com mittee and presently is a mem ber of the AAU Executive com mittee and is a member of the Men’s National AAU Swimming committee. Browsing lecture to feature slides Walter L. Youngquist. profes sor of geology at the University, will illustrate his discussion on ••Frontiers Beneath Our Feet” with slides during the Wednes day evening Browsing Room lec ture at 7:30 in the SU. Youngquist, who has been at the University since 1957, for merly taught at the University of Idaho and the University of Kansas. He received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Iow’a. The much-traveled Youngquist has made geological trips to the Baffin Islands in Alaska, Hudson Bay-Yukon Territory, across the Peruvian Andes, and a trip the length of the Amazon River. He has traveled in every state as well as Mexico, the West Indies, Latin America, and South Am erica. Youngquist was senior geolo gist and chief of the Special studies Section for the Interna tional Petroleum Company of Peru, South America. At present, he is the consulting geologist for the Shell Oil Company, the Car ter Oil Company, and the Humble Oil Company. Youngquist is a member of Sigma Xi, the Geological Society of America, the American Asso ciation of Petroleum Geologists, the Geological Society of Stock holm in Sweden, the Geological Society of Yorkshire in England, the Paleontological Society, and the Society of Economic Paleon tologists and Mineralogists, CESARE VALLETTI Tenor schedules Eugene concert Cesare Valletti, lyric tenor star of the Metropolitan Opera and La Sea la, Milan, will sin# at Mc Arthur Court on Wednesday, March 9, at 8 p.m. CURRENTLY ON his sixth North American tour, Valletti is ‘ singing some of his most famous roles at the Metropolitan this sea son. including Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni,” Des Grieux in i "Manon," and Alfredo in “La Traviata.” "M a d a m e Butterfly,” "Tra viata," “Don Giovanni," and "The Barber of Seville." are among his most recent recordings for RCA Victor. Soon to be released will be a Victor recording of Valletti’s Town Hall recital last November. Born in Rome, the tenor made his operatic debut in Bari in 1947, and. after four years of singing in Italian opera houses, London’s Covent Garden, and as far afield as Spain, Mexico, and Egypt, made his debut at La Scala in 1951. IN THE fall of 1953. he made his American debut with the San Francisco Opera, followed shortly thereafter by his debut at the Met. A year later, his first Town Hall concert established him as one of the foremost vocal re citalists of the day, according to Louis Biancolli, New York World Telegram and Sun critic. Sociologist meet set for Saturday Oregon sociologists will meet at the University Saturday for a professional fellowship and dis cussion. Main feature of the meet will be a luncheon at the Univer sity Faculty Club with a talk by Herbert Bisno cf the University. Bisno will dis.usj "The Impli cations of the National Social Work Education Curriculum Study for Curriculum Develop ment in Sociology Departments." A two-hour morning panel dis cussion, headed by Hans Plam beck from Oregon State, is sched uled. The topic will deal with “The Role of Sociology in Teacher Education and the Secondary School.’’ King and I' opens tonight at UT theatre Rodgers and Hammerstein’s | musical comedy "The King and 11" opens tonight at the Univer sity Theatre, for a sold-out r.m of ! | seven performances. DIRECTKD by Horace W. Robinson, "The King and I" features Vivian Tendollen as Anna; Bob Star.kavich as the King; Howard Hcseman as The Krahlahome; Gwen Char as Lady Thiang; Junette Barcello as Tup Shelley Berman coming Monday A double-barrelled program of “All Sides of Shelley Berman" and the Gateway Singers will be presented in a two-hour program Monday night at 8 p.m. in Mc Arthur Court. The Gateway Singers, nation ally known quartet, will present a variety of folk tunes. This will be a return visit for the Singers j who made a hit in their debut at the University last year. ! Variety Magazine in describing ! Berman's presentation said: “Top I flight entertainment . . . using situation monologues writh his pantomime and vocal gyrations to sell his skits, Berman cleans up via clever material and expert timing." A few reserved and general ad mission tickets still are available j at the SU Main Desk and the Broadway, downtown Eugene. Prices range from $1 general ad mission to $2.50 main floor re served. According to Warren Rucker, vice president of Alpha Delta Sigma, men's advertising honor ary which is handling the pro motion. publicity and advertising of the show , reserved seat tickets are almost ali sold out. Women's closing hours for next Monday, reports the Office of Student Affairs, will be either the normal 10:30 p.m. or 20 min | utes after the conclusion of the show\ Panhellenic group chooses members The Panhellenic Council for the 1960-61 year was chosen Wednes day night, according to Diane Baxter, incoming Panhellenic president. Six men-.bers-at-large were se lected. They include Carolyn Pfer desteller, and Mary Jo Stewart. ! who were returned to the council for their second year. The new i members - at - large are Debbie j Stever.s, Sharon Raynor, Janice ! Hinton, and Sue Lathrop. Rae Hinehey was chosen as j publicity chairman and Janice i Phillips as scholarship chairman. This is also their second year on the council. Other officers are Judy Hard ing, public relations chairman; Janet Young, assistant publicity chairman; Carol Markewitz, so ' cial chairman; Meredith Mun ! dorff, standards chairman, and Mary Morrisey, Junior Panhelle nic president. Every sorority which petitioned for an office has at least one member on the council, Miss Bax ter said. tim, and Marc McGowan as lam Tha. Others in the 50-member cast are Ron Coulter, Louis Sutcliffe, Bryan Coverdell. Jeff Moir, Mark Luti, Sue Orona, John Tysell, Barbara Mathers, Yuk Lin Waipa. Anne Myatt, Dee Curtis, Diana Trevor Minor, Gavin Tam eris. Marjorie Morse, Peggy Wade, Else Barlow, Lei Uemura, Alice Knoles, Caroline Barney, and Jane Stevens, Others include Marsha Edge, Cindy Puente, Elizabeth Wag staff. Dean Taylor, Rose Thrush, Judy Davis, Patty Creamer, Caro lyn Bartell, Maureena Noll, June Myers, Georgette Monroe, Ken Hastings, Palauni Tuiasosopo, Orville Klump, and Maureen Sims. CONDI"CTING the orchestra will be John Hendrickson. Assist ant director is Boyd Devin, and sets are designed by Dave Sher man. Although the musical is pres ently sold out, the UT Boxoffice has announced that it will accept ticket orders and will notify per sons if and when tickets are available. Orders are being taken for performances Saturday, March 5 (Matinee only!, March 7, 8. 9. and 10. Ticket orders may be placed at the UT Boxoffice, or by calling Ext. 441. State News IN BRIEF Evidence uncovered EUGENE (API—Dist. Atty. William Frye said Thursday that investigators have uncovered evi dence indicating arson in the quarter - million - dollar fire that destroyed the Hoffman Hotel building Wednesday. The evidence is to be presented to a grand jury this morning. Meanwhile, police are holding William G. Anderson, 35, Spring field. He was booked on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property belonging to the Dale Sims Clothing Store, where the blaze is believed to have origi nated. Decision expected PORTLAND (AP) — Circuit Judge Amo Denecke is expected to announce his decision today on a motion to dismiss a charge against Levi S. McDonald. McDonald is accused of plan ning the dynamiting of 10 trucks January 31 in the Portland news paper strike. He is a former member of the negotiating eom mitee for the Stereotypers Un ion, one of a number of unions on strike against The Oregonian and Oregon Journal. Watts sets appearance at coffee session Alan Watts Thursday's “Zen Buddhism" lecturer, will appear at a coffee hour this morning at It in the Dad's Lounge of the Student Union. Watts will answer questions during the iniormal session.