Anything Is Possible
With Electronic Music
By TIIORA WILLIAMS
Associate News Kditnr
Any rhythm, scale, complexity,
radicalism in noise is possible
with electronic music, Festival of
Arts speaker Lojaren A Hitler
said Tuesday evening.
Hut the creation and assimlla
tion of natural and synthetic'
sounds is a laborious process, and
the results may be good, bad, or
indifferent. Hiller, scientist-musi
cian from the University of Illi
nois, recounted the short history
of electronic music and showed
with slides, films and recordings
what can be done with it.
UK SAID that during World
War II the electronic tape record
er was perfected by the Germans
and, because there were no patent
restrictions, it saw rapid introduc
tion throughout the world
Prior to this time all recording
of music was done directly on
disks and there was no way to
make correction, to shorten or to
splice About the only experi
ments done were in playing the
recordings backwards and there
was little application in electron
ics.
Karly work in combining sound
effects with the tape recorder was
done in France and Germany, and
now' there are studios for tape
manipulation in France, West
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age- 50) and bone cancer in an
additional 30%.
Oregon is situated favorably
-she has no ICBM bases, is lo
cated up wind from other bases,
and has only one large city.
Deaths as an immediate result
of nuclear attack would probab
ly be lower in Oregon than in
most states. Although Civil De
fense can do nothing to save
lives in Portland, it could re
duee deaths due to fallout in
other areas of the state It could
do nothing, however, to save
people from the fatal effects of
the deep and widespread eeolo
gical, agricultural, and sociolo
gical disruptions that would ac
company nuclear war
By 1965 the United States will
have more than 1,000 ICBM's. A
nuclear attack against this coun
try in the year following the
next meeting of the Oregon Leg
islature would therefore probab
ly be four to five times larger
than the attack we have just de
scribed.
Civil Defense is not a solution
to the problem of survival in the
nuclear age.
1 Based on an estimate by
Ralph Lapp (Civil Defense,
Hearings before a Subcommittee
of the Committee on Govern
ment Operations, House of Rep
resentatives, 86th Congress, Sec
ond Session, March 28-31, I960)
that 3 missiles of 10 megatons
each are required to give a 90";
chance or better of damaging
one hardened missile site.
- Based on data in “Shelters”
a publication of the Office of
Civil and Defense Mobilization
(OCDM SA-61 -12 June, 1961).
Germany, Italy, England, Holland,
Poland, and the United States.
Hiller said there have been "a
couple of hundred compositions”
using the newly developed tech
niques.
HE NOTED that, in practice,
many effects which are simple to
produce instrumental^ are diffi
cult to perfect electronically.
Therefore, the new techniques
can best be used to complement,
not compete with, instrumental
music Combinations for tape re
corder and orchestra have also
been effective, he said.
Hiller explained the acoustical
approach to sound synthesis, pre
senting a classification of sounds
into pure sound tones, with pitch
only; periodic musical tones, pitch
and harmonic overtones (timbre);
clamorous, inharmonic overtones;
ordinary noises, any sonorous ef
fect; and random or “white"
noise, sound with all frequencies.
He showed graphically, with
slides, how wave forms are brok
en down, timbre Ls produced (by
"throwing away” or adding over
tones), and how to create "attack”
and "decay” in tones (how fast
the tone builds up to maximum
volume, related also to the echo
effect).
HE SAID artificial echo can be
produced by connecting a feed
back loop between the playback
head and record head of the tape
recorder, and showed an adaption
for creating a rhythmic effect by
making loops in the tape.
The complete coasole includes
equipment for creating sound
sources, test equipment, sound
modification instruments and re
cording equipment, Hiller said
With this, the controller can cre
ate unusual scales, “stretch out or
squeeze together a sound, such as
making a 10-second sound into a
nine or 11-second sound," or
transpose music.
Hiller showed his early elec
tronic music recording equipment
'put together with what I could
find around" and his new equip
ment. which is still being devel
oped and improved. He showed
films of the operation of the
equipment and played tapes of
electronically composed music.
"We teach both the engineer
and the music student,” he said.
“It’s my philosophy that one
should know what goes on inside
the equipment—should not just
think it’s a magic black box.”
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Results of the all-campus Chess
Tournament last week find Wyne
Roney in first place with Lars
Bjursten in second. Position was
determined by the tie-breaking
point of four rounds of chess
Roney and Bjursten will attend
College Unions Regional Games
Tournament in Berkeley Thurs
day through Saturday.
Roney is a sophomore from Bil
lings, Montana, and Lars Bjur
sten is an exchange student from
Sweden at the University. Third
place winner was Harvey Warren.
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Pre-Dent Students
The Admissions Committee of
the University Dental School will
meet with all pro dental and pros
pective pre-dental students at 7:30
p.m. today in 123 Science. A ques
1 tion and answer session will be
| conducted by representatives of
the committee after they speak
to the group.
Those who wish to consult in
dividually with the committee
may do so, either immediately af
ter the evening meeting, or dur
ing the same afternoon, when
regular appointments have al
ready been arranged with-appli
cants who have not been accepted
yet If you have been accepted, or
have a conditional acceptance, it
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unless the Dental School has
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For further information see
Mrs Stearns. Biology Office, 361
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mah) told Sherburne, “You arc
experiencing part of the over all
inflationary effects . . . After you
are through with college you will
find it a lot rougher.”
Sen. Alfred H. Corbett (D-Mult
nomah), told Sherburne, “Stu
dents will have to turn to loans.
High school graduates should be
acquainted with scales showing
the earning capacity of college
trained persons ... As well as
making more for the state in tax
es. these people also earn more.”
Rep. Ross Morgan (D-Multno
mah) added. “The thinking and
values of students must be ad
justed It’s definitely worthwhile
to take out loans.
Sherburne also criticized the
statistics on scholarship aid given
by Kenneth Bragg, legislative
fiscal officer. "After study of these
figures, I find that they are not
valuable. They were prepared by
state legislative fiscal officers of
other states. There is no way to
determine whether NDEA loans
or Alaska Hawaii remissions were
considered.”
Chancellor of the State Board
of Higher Education. Roy E. Lieu
alien, said that he had been -‘con
tacted by students from Alaska
who believe that they have com
mitted their futures to the exisV
ing tuition situation.”
Lieuallen said that if Alaska
Hawaii tuition is increased, then
the present students should be al
lowed to enjoy their current st»
tus.
Lieuallen also told the sub-com
mittee that if resident tuition is
increased, “scholarships should
be increased by the amount of the
tuition increase as well as by the
number of students who need
scholarships.”
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which such groups as the Arab
League Against Jewish Aggres
sion which claims that Christ was
an Arab and destruction of the
Jews is a necessity.
He also strongly criticized Gam
al Abdel Nasser, president of the
United Arab Republic, for using
aggression and assassination to
achieve the “laudable purpose” of
uniting the countries of the Mid
dle East.
“One of Hitler’s prize propagan
da agents is in Egypt,” said Carl
son. He has taken an Arab name
and become a Moslem, according
to Carlson, and is employed in the
Ministry of National Guidance
where he publishes violently anti
Semitic literature.
“Our policy in the Middle East
is peace and stability,” he com
mented, “but Nasser means any
thing but peace and stability.”
Carlson also cited incidents of
subversive publications in the
United States. One booklet, the
“American Nationalist” by Frank
L. Britton, “accused” Frank Sin
atra of promoting racial integra
tion.
A far more serious instance is
the manipulation of the New Jer
sey magazine “Common Sense,”
said Carlson. “This is the favorite
organ of Arab Consulates in
America who pay for many of the
: issues and use them to spread
anti-Semitic literature.”
Non-Residents
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of state students as “the great
est variable tin enrollment), one
which can be controlled.” The
State Board of Higher Education
has set the enrollment projec
tion for the next two years at an
8 plus per cent increase.
THE STATE Board recently
decided to increase out-of-state
tuition $60 yearly for the next
two years. This would result in a
tuition charge of $735 by 1964-65.
They also included a fee-remis
sion provision for outstanding
students.
Barkhurst commented that
higher education in Oregon is
still a “pretty good buy” for out
of-state students. He said that
the cost is often greater in such
states as Washington and Idaho.
Private schools in Oregon have
also been “pricing themselves
out,” often charging $400 to $600
more a year in fees.
Barkhurst added that private
schools charge less for dormitory
room and board although their
instructional cost is higher. The
State Board also recently decid
ed to raise dormitory charges at
the University by $40 a year due
to anticipated increases in oper
ating costs.
A SURVEY made in May of
1962 for comparable institutions
of higher education has shown
that with the tuition increase,
non-state students will eventual
ly be paying more than they
would at state-supported schools
in Idaho and Washington. The
University of Idaho now charges
them $250 a term, for example.
Another drawing factor Bark
I hurst cited for the University is
the Honors College program.
1 “Those who could be admitted
| to a higher prestige institution
such as the University of Califor
| nia but can’t afford it are induc
ed to go here instead,” he said.
Constance commented that
! comparatively fewer out-of-state
than Oregon students are on aca
demic probation at the Univer
sity this year.
This is “not a very clear argu
ment,” he said, since non-resi
dents are well screened by high
er academic requirements and
other restrictions. There is also
a technical problem in determin
ing non-residents since some may
decide to move to Oregon per
manently.
OREGON STATE University,
the only other school in the state
system with a large number of
non-resident students, is exper
iencing a greater problem than
the University, said Barkhurst.
He attributed this to OSU’s
changing its status from a col
lege to a university.
The new status meant a new
academic structure with more
classes available. This made the
school more attractive to out-of
state students, said Barkhurst.
Any changes in academic re
quirements or any new restric
tions will have to originate with
the State Board of Higher Edu
cation. Barkhurst said the Uni
versity and Oregon State Univer
sity can only make recommenda
tions and no final decisions.
He was not prepared to say
whether or not the University
would recommend any changes
1 this year.
...something a little
less serious
by ted mahar
BLAZING SIX GUNS
Another victim of progress was the pulp western. No longer
do you see blood-curdling tales of the range across every news
stand. As a sort of Valentine’s Day memorial, therefore. I pre
sent my own pulp western.
* * *
The sunlight glinted off the steely jaws of the tall stranger
as he rode into the dirty little cow town of Hellsfurybloodaction
guts on his white horse. Underneath his white hat his John
Wayne-like face was set in a look of grim determination. He was
a man with a Purpose.
The stranger walked into the town tavern after tying up his
horse. His spurs jangled ominously. The bar was filled with weak,
snivelly-looking men and strong rough-looking ones. They stared
at him.
“What’ll you have?" asked the fat bartender huskily.
“Milk,” said the stranger in a strong, tense, quiet, deep, chal
lenging voice.
“Haw, haw, haw,” laughed a grimy, rough-looking cowboy.
“That’s what sissies drink.” The stranger’s fist was a blur of speed
as he slammed the rough cowboy on the jaw. There was a loud,
sickening crunch of bone.
“Wowzargies,” said an onlooking cowboy. “Broke his jaw with
one blow. Crimenellies.”
“Wasn’t his jaw,” said the stranger. “That was my fist. Is there
a doctor around?”
“My father’s a doctor,” said a bright, quiet, impressed, feminine
voice from the doorway. “He’ll be glad to fix your hand.”
“Thank you, ma’am,” said the stranger.
One hour later the girl and her kindly father were talking to
the stranger, whose arm was in a cast.
“So you’ve come in to clean up the town, eh?” asked the doctor
rhetorically.
“That’s right,” answered the stranger anyway. “Old Bart’s been
on my list for three years now. Called me a sissy in a bar once,
and I swore I’d get him. When I heard he was running this town,
I came after him.”
“My goodness but you’re brave,” said the beautiful, blonde,
warm, smarmy doctor’s daughter. “When you get done with Bart
why don’t you come on back here. Maybe we could get married
and raise children or cattle or something.”
“I’ll think about that,” said the stranger.
Just then there was a commotion outside.
“Great Scott,” said the kindly old doctor. “It’s Bart and a
dozen of his men. He’s heard you’re in town. Better hide.”
“Me? Hide?” asked the tall stranger rhetorically. “It will be a
frosty day in the Bad Place when Clint Steele hides. I’m going
I after them.” He strode forcefully to the door and flung it open,
i All of Bart’s men saw him at about the same time. They shot him
47 times, and not in the shoulder, either.
“Why, you didn’t give him a chance,” said the girl.
“You don’t get to be boss of a town by giving guys chances or
having fair draws in the middle of the street, you dumb broad.
Haw, haw, haw, haw, haf, haw, haw.”
Then all the bad guys rode off into the sunset.
* * *
Before riding off into the sunset, stop in at the Dairy Queen.
Buy some nice Dairy Queen. It’s good for you. It has lots of
vitamins in it. Your hand won’t break when you punch somebody
in the jaw. It tastes good. Dairy Queen, I mean. I don’t know
about your hand.