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Danish School Model For Vacation College A Danixh-style educational ex perience called "Vacation Col lege” will be offered at the Uni versify for the third time this summer. The unique adult cduca tlon program with no require ments, no grades, and no credits is set for August 14 21. Miss Grace Graham, professor of education, is director of Vaea tion College. She founded the ses sion at the University, which is modeled after Danish "folk schools” which feature teachers and students living together in small colleges for vacation per iods. Designed for both college grad uates who would like to return to campus and person* who have not attended college, Vacation Col lege offers lectures of contempo rary interest followed by general discussions For the first time, two separate study programs are scheduled this year: "Youth and Age in Modern A m e r i c a” and "l nderstanding Contemporary America." Participants spend three hours each morning in classes taught by University professors and have afternoons free for recreational activities and discussions. Discus sion groups or cultural activities are planned for the evening. Vacation College students may choose to live in one of the Uni versity’s dormitories, or may live elsewhere and join the gtoup for lunches and dinners in the dormitory. Faculty members of Vacation College are Frederick K. Kosmire. professor of psychology and di rector of the University's Clinical Training Program; James K. Klon oski, associate professor of poli tical science; Hubert I,. Peterson, assistant professor of history: and Miss Graham. Lecturers from various other academic disciplines are also slated. The $120 fee covers all ex penses, including board and room, tuition, Health Service, tickets to Skull and Dagger Accepts Petitions Skull and Dagger. sophomore men's honorary, is accepting peti tions from sophomore men who wish to be considered for mem bership. Qualifications Include the fol lowing: the candidate must he a male student at the University who has third term freshman standing or sophomore standing A candidate for membership must have a 2 5 accumulative GPA with a minimum of 2.0 for spring term. Criteria for membership: can didates will be judged on char acter, scholarship, leadership, stu dent activities, and service to the University. The criteria being judged must be from the eandi date's freshman record only. No more than three men are eligible from a single living organization. Petitions are available on the third iloor of the Student Union and must be returned to the proper box, also on the third floor of the SU, by 5 p m., April 22. PATRONIZE YOUR • ADVERTISERS • the Carnival Theatre, and other entertainment, plus the coats of all sports. Persons who do not room and eat breakfast in the dormitory pay $1)3. Knrollment in Vacation College is limited. Interested persons should contact Grace Graham, f)i rector, Vacation College at the University. War Censorship Topic of Contest Wartime Censorship in a Free Society" is the topic of an essay contest in which full-time Uni versity students may compete foi a $50 Bennett prize. Bennett prizes were established at 25 colleges and universities in 1905 under terms of the will of Philo Sherman Bennett, a New Haven, Conn., attorney. Bennett's bequest provided these schools with funds for an annual prize for the best essay on the princi pies of free government. Manuscripts may deal with any phase of the topic and be analy tical. historical or philosophical in a pproach. They must be deposited at the Knglish Composition Office, 118 Prince Lucian Campbell Hall, by Monday. May 16. The essays must he under 3,000 words in length, and be typewritten and double spaced. The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript, but be written with his address on a slip of paper attached to the manuscript in a plain, sealed en velope. No manuscripts will be returned. The winning essay will be sub mitted to the editor of the North west Review for possible publica tion, and the winner notified by mail. No prize will be awarded if no manuscript is of high merit Further information about the contest may be obtained from members of the Committee for the Bennett Prize. All-Campus Sing Practices Noted Practice schedule for Spring Sing: April 18 Alpha Chi Omega; Phi Gamma Delta 6 :30 Alpha Delta Pi; Delta Tau Delta 6 40 Alpha Phi: Delta Upsilon 6:50 Ann Judson House; Philadelphia House 7 00 Carson II; Henderson 7:10 Chi Omega; Alpha Tau Omega 7:20 Cloran Hall; Burgess 7:30 Delta Delta Delta; Theta Chi 7 40 Delta Gamma; Sigma Alpha Epsilon 7:50 Gamma Phi Beta: Kappa Sigma B:00 Kappa Alpha Theta; Sigma Chi 8:10 Kappa Kappa Gamma; Phi Delta Theta 8-0 Laurel House; Delta Chi 8:30 Moore; Parson* 8:40 Pi Beta Phi: Phi Kappa Ps» 8:50 University House; Campbell Club 9:00 Watson. Collier 9; 10 April 19 Counsellors 6:50 Carson III 6:40 Carson IV 6:50 Delta Zeta 7:00 Hawthorne 7:10 Highland House 7:20 Morton Hall 7:30 Rebec House 7:40 Schafer 7 :50 Sigma Kappa 8:00 Smith 8:10 Beta Theta Pi 8 :20 Chi Psi 8:30 Pi Kappa Alpha 8:40 Sigma Phi Epsilon 8:50 \1 ’fie ChujCnaC PANCAKE HOUSE 'ponM.kcs at ^«u. Uke them 6am?** ® V-m* 6H11 lau»flfncc. Weekend Religious News By DAVID BROWN, Religion* New* Editor Cooperative Christian Ministry j There has been a change in the j schedule of speakers for the Sun day Forum. This Sunday at 8 p.m at Wesley Foundation, Ar nulf Zweig of the Department of Philosophy, will speak on, "The I Kxistentialist Image of Man.” The Forum is a series of presen tations around the theme, "Images I of Mari: Competing Views of Hu [ man Life and Destiny ” The for j mat includes not. only a main i address but also ample opportu i nity to discuss in small groups I the issues and possible Christian; responses. The Coffee House at 1416 Kin caid will he open after 9 p.m. on I Fridays. The Christian groups repre sented by the Cooperative Chris tian Ministry are Christian House, episcopal Campus Center, I.u thcr House, Newman Center, Wes ley Foundation, and Westminster II o us e fCongregational I’resby I tenant. l III Inilaii nuunr American Baptist and Disciples of Christ Discovery Groups meet at the I House every Tuesday and Thurs day at 11:30 12:45 with sack lunches and every Wednesday j from 5-7 pm. with 40c These groups arc not closed but are open to anyone interested in dis covery ideas, questions arguments of other students. Format is left up to each group Chapel is on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. Newman Center Newman Center spring retreat will be held Saturday and Sunday at St. Benedict's Dodge, McKen zie Bridge. Transportation will be provided and will leave Newman Center, 1850 Emerald, at 9 a m. Saturday. A donation of $6 for the weekend is suggested. For information call Newman Center, 343 7021. Wesley Foundation Students will leave Wesley Foundation this afternoon for the | Oregon Methodist Student retreat at Suttle I.ake. "Who Shall Play j Cod" is the general theme. Wes | Weds will meet at Wesley to I night at 8 p.m. to go miniature ; golfing "Dialogue" will he held Sunday at 9:30 am. followed by rides to church at 10:40. The Encounter Group meets at 6 p.m. Sunday. Lecturer Named Irvine Brant, biographer of James Madison, will be a visiting professor in history at the Uni-, versity during spring term. He will teach a graduate collo quium in early American nation alism. Brant's six-volume biography of Madison focuses on the early American statesman as a Virginia revolutionist, nationalist, father of the constitution, secretary of state, president, and commander in-chief. j He has been an editor of the Iowa City Republican, the Clin ton Herald (Iowa), and the Des Moines Register, and editorial writer on the St. Louis Star and the Chicago Sun. L.ONVENICNI LOCATIONS EUGENE 6th & Jefferson 296 Coburg Rd. SPRINGFIELD So. A and 8th First Baptist COS college class will have a guest speaker this week, Don Clark. Hides will leave the regu lar pickup points at 9:15 a m. and class begins at 9:45. Call Ext. 472 if you need a ride. Taking the place of our regular college hour will be the Sip n Sing, 8:30-9:30 at the Sigma Kappa House. April 21, Hubbard, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, will be on campus. The IV Con j ference at Cannon Beach will be April 22 24. Grace Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 17th and Hilyard Street 344-2361 Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m. Bible Class for Students: 9:45 a m. Harold J. Gieseke, Pastor Norman Metzler, Vicar First Methodist Church 1185 Willamette 345B764 8:55 and 11 a m.—Dr. Norman Conard WESLEY FOUNDATION Next to the Co-op Bookstore—1236 Kincaid Robert Kingsbury, University Pastor 9:30 a m. Dialogue 10:40 a m. Rides to Church Evening Program Orthodox Presbyterian Church (A Reformed Church) 3350 Willamette Street Sunday School—All Ages—9:45 a.m. Morning Service: 11:00 ajn. “CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL PRAYER”’ Evening Service: 7:00 p.m. "MY SERVANT, THE PROPHET”’ For information or transportation call Rev. Glenn T. Black 345-3638 First Congregational Church UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 23rd Avenue East and Potter (5 blocks south of campus) SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 and 11:00 a m. Ministers, Lloyd Stamp and Wesley Goodson Nicholson For Transportation call 345-8741 First Baptist Church Broadway at High 1332 Kincaid 345-0341 9:45 C.O.S. Class 11 a m. Service Knowing the End from the Beginning" Dr. S. Franklin Logsdon 'The Future Estate of the Lost” Dr. S. Franklin Logsdon During the week. Dr. Logsdon, a a noted Bible Teacher will speak evenings at 7 :00 p.in. 8:30 College Hour 1st Assembly of God 1330 Madison M. W. McLees, Pastor 9:45 a.m. — Sunday School Attend Chi Alpha College Class — Les Binkley Transportation Provided Phone 345-3303 11:00 a.m. — Morning Worship Pastor McLees, Speaker 3:00 p.m. — Pastor’s Study KEZI-TV Channel 9 7:00 p.m. — Revivaltime Central Lutheran Church (The American Lutheran Church) 18th & Potter Sunday Worship — 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. LUTHER HOUSE 1824 University Kenneth F. Wieg — Campus Pastor Eric Ottum Olaf A. Anderson — Pastor 345-2053 Lay Assistant