Actor Airs Views on Acting, College
By MAHY ANN WAKASUfa
Fmerald Staff Writer
After 12 years in Hollywood,
Paul Wexler, professional charae
ter actor, sometimes director, lo
cal radio personality and gradu
ate student, has one word of ad
\ice to those hoping to become
movie stars "Iion't.”
Wexler maintains Hollywood
agents and occasionally does TV i
ami film work he was in Holly-'
wood in September—but he is
taking graduate courses in educa-1
tion in preparation for teaching
high school speech.
Life f rustrating
Life in the v.(>otlight is hard,
frustrating and insecure, he said
in a recent interview. It’s a cut
throat business with ruthless com
petition. Success is not always
based on ability. If it were, he es
timated that three fourths of the
actors would be out of work.
As in all the arts, he said, the
politics of publicity, agents, man
agers. and "influence” is usually
the determining factor for success
Kven though the* student might
not become a star, dramatic train
ing has value, he pointed out.
Childhood dramatic training could
have eliminated the physical and
psychological "slouch" of today’s
student, he said.
Such training aids development
of self expression, poise, self coo
fldence, purpose of movement,
and fosters an air of assurance
seldom found in student groups.
Knocks Athletes
Speaking from an admittedly
non-alhletic viewpoint, he said the
theatre has a more definite berth
on campus than do sports of "glad
iatorial" semblance and propor
tion. Drama is a useful activity
and a creative means of self ex
pression. Some overcome a lack
of self-confidence while others
feed a thriving self-confidence
through participation, attention
and applause.
What kind of people become
actors? Wexler said the profes
sion does not require a special
type of person. Anyone interested
in the field, willing to work hard,
can become an actor — even
though the right “politics" might
be necessary to become a star.
A 1951 graduate of the Univer
sity, Wexler considers the Drama
department well qualified to pre
pare future star candidates. A
good actor, Wexler said, needs, in !
addition to professional training,
a good, basic, liberal arts educa
tion.
Discusses Attitudes
Wexler, a character actor with
more than 200 films and TV shows
to his credit, discussed general
student attitudes. He described
the Student Union Fishbowl
crowd as typically collegiate -
searching listlessly for goals, pur
poses, and self.
He singled out one slow-moving
coed to illustrate his point. He
said the casualness mirrored in
her walk showed the attitude of
unconcern which characterizes
“nine-tenths of the female popu
lation.” Only the young woman
who can stand up, face the world,
Panel Discussion and Film
Set By Peace Corps Today
A film and panel discussion are
planned by the visiting Peace
Corps team today.
The panel discussion will be
held during an all student convo
cation at 4 pm. in the SU ball
room Heading the panelists will
be Prof John (lange of the In
stitute of International Studies.
The panel will include Prof.
Lewis Hold berg, psychology
department, and Peace Corps
consultant, Giorgianna Shine,
a former teacher in Ghana,
and Gregory Simms, a Corps man
who has served in the Dominican
Kepubilc.
Varied Discussion
With the varied background of
the panelists, discussion on se
lection, training, work in the field,
policy, opportunities for girl, anil
many other aspects of Peace
Corps life are. possible.
The film consist of unedited
shots of Peace Corps volunteers
in the Dominican Republic. This
film, never before viewed on a
l S campus, was taken by Simms,
spokesman for the team of Peace
Corpsmen now on campus.
Simms shot the film in 1062 63
when he was deputy director of
the Peace Corps mission to the
Caribbean Island Republic. Of
the sixty odd volunteers seen in
the film, former University stu
dent Jess Stone is shown as he
demonstrates adobe brick-making
in the southern part of the Is
land.
Other Aspects Slated
Other aspects of volunteer life
that are seen include training,
chicken raising, demonstration
farming and volunteer recreation
Following the film will be a
generad discussion period led by
one of the peace Corps staffers,
in which any and all aspects of
service in the corps will be free
ly discussed.
Peace Corps week on the cam
pus started Monday and contin
ues through Saturday. During
this tme an information booth
will be open each day in the lob
by of the SU.
The Peace Corps placement
test will be given three times a
day from Wednesday until Sat
urday. Anyone interesting in find
ing out more about the program
is encouraged to attend one or
all of these functions.
Use Emerald Classified Ads—
Phone 342-1411, Ext. 1818.
GREGORY SIMMS, special assistant to the Peace Corps direc
tor oi public afTairs, is a member of the Peace Corps team visit
ing the campus this week to explain the Corps, show films, and
administer entrance tests.
Riots Kill 30
In Tanganyika
DARESSALAAM, Tanganyika
(UPI)—Rioting by Africans in the
Asian sector of the Tanganyika
capital city of Daressalaarn, has
left an estimated 30 persons dead.
A battalion of the Tanganyikan
army touched off the rampage
when it mutinied Monday against
its British officers. Nationalist j
African mobs stormed through
the streets, smashing shops and
looting. However, early Tuesday
(local time) President Julius Ny- j
erere was reported in control,
and an uneasy calm settled over
the city.
TODAY’S STAFF
Night Editor: Cathy Neville
Desk Editor: Chuck Beggs
Reporters: Jo Griswold, Phyllis
Elving, Irma-Dawn Moar, Bob
Haegist.
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YWCA to Hold
Annual Heart Hop
The University YWCA will hold
its annual Heart Hop February 15
The dance, which is the
YWCA’s annual money-making
project, will have the theme "Pen
ny Whistle Rag" and is a girl-ask
boy affair.
It will rotate through four Uni
versity living organizations: Pi
Beta Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi
Delta Theta, and Alpha Chi Ome
ga.
The committee chairmen are:
Glenda Travel, genera! chairman;
Leslie Watson, ticket chairman;
Nina Corkins, king selection; Judy
Ferguson, publicity; Nancy Wil
son, program chairman.
Petitions Due
For Senate Seat
Petitions for the office of
ASUO Senator-at-Large, which
was vacated last week by Mer
ritt Fink, are due by 5 p.in.
today in room 30!) SU. Fink was
chosen ASUO vice-president,
replacing Bruce McKeel.
No petitions had been filed
for the office as of 5 p.m. Mon
day.
and "walk like she means it''
meets with his approval.
Appearance is one area Wexler
says students should not neglect
since "other people do care." He
said students’ concern with their •
search for purpose and meaning
probably contributes to the neg
lect of appearance.
Various attempts at self expres
sion are made by students, the
ultimate of which is the “beatnik” .
type, according to one who has
himself been labeled "beatnik ’
Wexler said that this type is mere
ly a name for conformists in the
truest sense of the word.
Beats’ Gone
A bona fide beatnik, formerly
called a "Bohemian,” is now a
thing of the past, Wexler, once a
student member of the Bohemian
movement, now refers to its resi
due as "pseudobeatniks or pseu
dobohemians.” They are the re
sults of the popular current trend
of being "different in the same
way.”
Wexler participated in nearly
every University play—a total of
20 or 25— during his student car
eer. When 1948’s "Winterset”
opened the present University >
Theater auditorium, he had the
character lead. He later won an
award for his portrayal of lago in
the 1950^51 production of "Othel
lo” and appeared two years in the
Ashland Shakespearian festivals.
Since then he has had a success
ful professional career. His most
recent appearance was in the
"Rawhide” TV series last fall.
Education Group
Wants Members
The ASUO Committee on High
er Education is calling for new
members from each class and
from the graduate school.
The committee grew out of the
ASUO President’s lobbying com
mittee. established prior to the
October 15 special election. Com
mittee members will work this
term to establish a permanent
structure and to outline functions
of the group.
The primary duty of the com
mittee will be the dissemination
of information coincerning the
needs of higher education
throughout the state. The com
mittee will also direct any lobby
ing efforts in the state legislature.
The next major lobby will
probably concern the bond mea
sure in the May state election.
Students are asked to petition
on a basis of their interest in the
committee. Past activities will not
be instrumental in selecting mem
bers for the group.
Petitions may be picked up in
the ASUO vice-president's office,
room 311 of the Student Union.
University Chemist
Receives Award
DENVER (AP)—Marshall Fix
man, Director of the Institute of
Theoretical Studies at the Univer
sity, was one of nine chemists hon
ored by the American Chemical
Society Monday for contributions
to science.
Fixman received a SI,000 award
for work in pure chemistry. Alpha
Chi Sigma fraternity sponsored
the award.
Leaky Windows
Found in East
Bean Dormitory
Rain coming in through win
dows when they're closed?
Several Bean Hall residents
have registered complaints of that,
type and H P. Barnhart, director
of dormitories, says all complaints
are being investigated
Mrs. Mae Mattoon, head resi
dent in East Bean, said that wind
apparently drove water in
through the windows in both East
and West Bean. Several com
plaints had been made and she
said physical plant employees
have been checking on them.
VVe have never had this kind
of rain with driving winds be
fore,1’ she said, "and we're sure
everything will be all right as
soon as the checking is complete. ’
Barnhart said that a few leaks
in the building had been reported
to him and “we are looking into
every one.” There are no more
leaks than usual, he said.
The physical plant will survey
the situation first and if the leaks
are felt to be the fault of the con
tractor. they will be referred to
him "If they are inherent, we
will deal with it,” Barnhart said.
Grauate Student
Group Sets Meet
There will be an organization
al meeting of the Graduate Stu
dent Council at 8 p.m. today in
the Student Union. Room num
ber will be posted.
Cowin...
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dent court needs re-evaluation. At
the present, names are submitted
to University President Arthur
Flemming by the student booy
president, with President Flem
ming making the final appoint*
ments. Cowin said the names
should be recommended by the
students in some way. He sug
gested Senate approval before the
names are submitted to President
Flemming.
The junior class president cited
letters sent to parents of Univer
sity women by members of the ad
ministration asking parental per
mission for women to live off cam
pus and to have extended closing
hours.
"I don't disagree with the Uni
versity publishing these letters to
let parents know their views . . .
I feel that a letter stating the
arguments for the changes should
be sent at the same time,’’ he
stated.
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