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T his W eek: P ag e S ix *76e •dcuv'im ttaet “E ig h t W ee In F o rt W o o d ’'* f VOL. 77. NO. 3 LAWRENCE COLLEGE. APPLETON. WIS. FRIDAY. OCT. A. 1957 Spontaneous Sing-- Quad Squads Squire Quiet Night Riot Sage was serenaded last Tuesday night by a group com posed of men from all fraternities. Reports say, “Somebody started to sing and everybody; just came over. A warm and quiet October night provided the mood for a quiet riot in Fraternity Row this Tuesday evening, the first night of October. About 11 p. m., influenced by the brisk but still warm weath er, bull sessions moved outside, and inter-house yells formulated into a three-house serenade in back of the Phi Tau warriors’ wigwam. From here, events moved rap idly into a snake-dance move ment, which sang its way a- round the Quad Yard, through the Siggie house, and to the logi cal destination of any night par ty, the front yard of Sage Hall. There, Gonzo, directed a spon taneous, pan-fraternal serenade, with coral movements generous ly supplied by Haering and Andler (see photo). It was at the outset of the “Lawrence Flu” epidemic, and bathrobed figures appeared coughing on the scene. When a late date and her es- Flu Danger; Halt Phy Ed The women's physical ed ucation department announc ed earlier this week that, be cause of the "flu-xy" condi tion of a great number of Lawrentians. there will be no gym classes for at least a week. Activity in the WRA intra mural sports w ill also cease until further notice. cort pulled up, a long grey line of upraised arms was erected, through which they were privil eged to duck. Flashbulbs popped, and voic es harangued, from darkened Sage windows. Westward Halt After the Sage stop, a move on westward to Ormsby was halted by the lateness of the hour, and the mob fell away in midstreet, thus ending the first fall riot, more sophisticated than the spring ones, on one of the last before the cold nights set in. Pledge Whirls Begin Saturday The first pledge formal will be given Saturday night, Octo ber 5, at the North Shore Coun try Club by the pledge classes of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The pledges will dance from 9:00 to 1:00 to the music of Jim my James and his orchestra. The social chairmen of this affair are Mary Utschig, Karen Ansorge, and Carter Johnson. Prof’s Prose Published "With All You've Got", a short story by Warren Beck of the English Department, appear ed in the summer issue of The Colorado Quarterly. The story has since been chosen for re publication in a periodical aut- ology of new fiction and essays to be issued at Indiana Univer sity. ‘Have Enough’ Maesch The following statement was officially released from thc Con servatory earlier this week con cerning the annual presentation of the Messiah: “The first rehearsal of thc Messiah will be held Thursday (last night) at 6:30 p. m. in the recital hall of the Conservatory. Faculty and staff are cordially invited to attend. There are openings in the tenor and bass sections; those interested are urged to attend the rehearsals each Thursday.” In a later statement Mr. Maesch commented, “There are enough women in Concert choir and women’s Glee club; I would accept others under unusual cir cumstances. They would have to audition. However, I don’t want to encourage upperclass women not in the choirs to try out be cause I have enough already.” /o\ w tic f * L-_w±aJ The Lawrence United Chari ties is looking for some new' tal ent for Christmas card designs this year. Anyone interested should submit his designs to Helen Buscher, Sage Hall 2 be fore October 15th. Mr. Thomas Dietrich, of the art department, will help the L. U. C. board de cide on the winning designs. Black and white ink drawings are preferred. New Religious Fellowship to Form on Campus BY ED DOEMLAND This fall the Lawrence Chris tian Fellowship Society will ap pear on the campus for the first time. It is a student Christian movement sponsored by the Ap pleton Churches of the Baptist, Congregational, Evangelical and Reformed, Evangelical United Brethren, and Methodist denom inations. All Lawrence students are in vited to a picnic on Sunday, September 29, on the river bank behind the Memorial Union, at which the Lawrence Christian Fellowship will explain its pur pose and its plans. The picnic w ill be at 5:30 p. m., and the Lawrence Christian Fellowship will provide the food. The group’s plans include meetings on Sunday nights for discussions, talks, and movies on subjects related to campus life, Tuesday night meetings for Bi ble study, and sponsorship of Thursday night vesper services. The officers of the organizing committee are: Ed Doemland, chairman; Shirley Spangler, sec retary; Marilyn Lyon, publicity; Marian Rivenburg, program; Rusty Lock, worship; Tom Chris tie, recreation; and Jim Davis, work projects. It's all right to hold your head up— but don’t turn up your nose. More than 60 Wisconsin high schools are now staffed with Lawrence musicians. Frosh Display Brawn It seems that the class of ’61 has brawn as well as brain. The freshmen considerably outpoint ed the sophomores as they won the anunal Frosh-Soph day, held last Saturday. Out of six events the sopho mores outpointed the frosh in only one— the sandbag race. Ru mor has it that this was only because the soph's bag broke and the sand spilled out, making it considerably lighter to carry. Otherwise, the honors in the four-legged race, touch football for the boys, field hockey for girls and the tug of war went to the frosh. The frosh thus won the right to discard their beanies, a perog- ative which most of them had already started to observe. In Convo two days earlier, for ex ample only about ten girls out of the whole mass of freshmen in the center were green-capped. S EC Budget Shuffled in Second Calm Session A "slight problem" concern ing the SEC budget for the school year, has led to rather drastic cuts in several appro priations. This reconsideration of the budget one week after its original approval was due to a miscalculation in the appropria tion of funds in ihe amount of $324. It was thought at the time of the original passage that certain groups (Athletic Board, Choir, Radio, Theatre, and Union) were to receive a fixed appropriation which was to be two-thirds of the entire budget. After the SEC passed the first budget on Sep tember 23, it was found out that these groups with fixed appro priations were due slightly more than two-thirds of the budget, hence the revision was made necessary. In order to increase the a- mount to be given to these groups with fixed appropria tions, small cuts were necessarily made from the groups subject to variable appropriations. Those groups cut were: Ariel ($175), Lawrentian ($50), Social Com mittee ($21), Handbook ($18), Pep Committee ($20), and In ternational Relation ($40). "I am happy to announce", said Bill MacArthur, SEC treas urer, "that none of these groups were cut beyond what they could normally operate on, as I made personal contact with each of their business managers be fore suggesting the cuts to be made.” Several committees which have completed their work for the year reported at the meeting. Sue Dilday reported on the Handbook publication, noting Elect Morris To Paper Post At a late meeting of the Lawr entian Board of Control this week, four applications for the post of Assistant Business Mana ger were presented. Of these, sophomore Jack Morris was se lected. Morris will work at on- the-job training for the job of Business Manager under the counsel of John Winsor, present Business Manager. Other staff matters were also discussed at the hour-long meet ing. such changes and additions as LW A rules, a list of freshman counselors, a sports calendar as well as a tentative school calen dar, and short articles on WLFM, theatre productions, and other clubs. John Liebenstein report ed on a highly successful New Student Week, an opinion also expressed in a letter from Dean Mary Morton. The final matter of importance was the approval of Dunbeck’s appointment of Gil Swift as co social chairman for the semes ter. No Men - No Ado' The drama department an nounced recently that due to a pitiful lack of tryouts for the male parts of "Much Ado About Nothing", the play will be post poned until later in ihe year. According to the director, Mrs Warren Caryl, ihe female parts have been cast and will simply bo held over until ihe play goes into production. The names have not yet been released. Living Politics John Wyngaard, political anal yst, and columnist for tho Ap pleton Post-Crescent and a Green Bay paper, will be pe|>- pered with a series of questions concerning Wisconsin and gener al politics at the convocation program next Thursday. Lawrence students of varied interests will ask the questions. The convo will take the form of an interview-forum. Students participating are Sal ly Steele, John Harris, Jim Beck and Mary Adams. This week’s issue of the Lawrentian was produced entirely by the staff, under ihe direction of this week's Head Desk Editor, Nancy Rentner. frosh, sophs hassle... K C J

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T h i s W e e k :

P a g e S i x *76e •d cu v 'im tta e t“ E i g h t W e e

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F o r t W o o d ’ ' * f

V OL. 77. NO. 3 L A W R E N C E C O LL E G E . APPLETON . W IS. F R ID A Y . OCT. A. 1957

S p o n t a n e o u s S i n g - -

Quad Squads Squire

Quiet Night Riot

Sage was serenaded last Tuesday night by a group com­posed of men from all fraternities. Reports say, “Somebody started to sing and everybody; just came over.

A warm and quiet Octobernight provided the mood for a quiet riot in Fraternity Row this Tuesday evening, the first night of October.

About 11 p. m., influenced by the b risk but still warm weath­er, b u ll sessions moved outside, and inter-house yells form ulated into a three-house serenade in back of the P h i Tau w arrio rs’ wigwam.

From here, events moved rap­id ly into a snake-dance move­ment, w hich sang its w ay a- round the Quad Yard, through the Siggie house, and to the logi­cal destination of any night par­ty, the front yard of Sage H all.

There, Gonzo, directed a spon­taneous, pan-fraternal serenade, w ith coral movements generous­ly supplied by Haering and A n d ler (see photo).

It was at the outset of the “Law rence F lu ” epidemic, and bathrobed figures a p p e a r e d coughing on the scene.

W hen a late date and her es-

Flu Danger; Halt Phy EdThe women's physical ed­

ucation department announc­

ed earlier this week that, be­

cause of the "flu-xy" condi­

tion of a great number of

Lawrentians. there w ill be no

gym classes for at least a

week.

Activ ity in the W R A in tra ­

m ural sports w ill also cease

un til further notice.

cort pulled up, a long grey line of upraised arms was erected, through w hich they were p riv il­eged to duck.

Flashbulbs popped, and voic­es harangued, from darkened Sage windows.

W estward Halt

A fter the Sage stop, a move on westward to Orm sby was halted by the lateness of the hour, and the mob fell aw ay in midstreet, thus ending the first fall riot, more sophisticated than the spring ones, on one of the last before the cold nights set in.

Pledge Whirls Begin Saturday

The first pledge form al w ill be given Saturday night, Octo­ber 5, at the North Shore Coun­try C lu b by the pledge classes of Kappa A lpha Theta sorority and Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

The pledges w ill dance from 9:00 to 1:00 to the music of Jim m y Jam es and his orchestra.

The social chairm en of this a ffair are M ary Utschig, Karen Ansorge, and C arter Johnson.

P r o f ’ s P r o s e P u b l i s h e d

"W ith A ll You've Got", a

short story by W arren Beck of

the English Department, appear­

ed in the summer issue of The

Colorado Quarterly. The story

has since been chosen for re­

pub lication in a periodical aut-

ology of new fiction and essays

to be issued at Ind iana Univer­

sity.

‘ H a v e E n o u g h ’ M a e s c hThe follow ing statement was

o fficia lly released from thc Con­servatory earlier this week con­cerning the annual presentation of the Messiah:

“The first rehearsal of thc Messiah w ill be held Thursday (last night) at 6:30 p. m. in the recital hall of the Conservatory. Faculty and staff are cordially invited to attend. There are openings in the tenor and bass sections; those interested are urged to attend the rehearsals each Thursday.”

In a later statement Mr. Maesch commented, “There are enough women in Concert choir and women’s Glee club; I would accept others under unusual c ir­cumstances. They would have to audition. However, I don’t want to encourage upperclass women not in the choirs to try out be­cause I have enough already.”

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The Law rence United C h a ri­ties is looking for some new' tal­ent for Christm as card designs this year. Anyone interested should subm it his designs to Helen Buscher, Sage H all 2 be­fore October 15th. Mr. Thomas Dietrich, of the art department, w ill help the L. U. C. board de­cide on the w inning designs. B lack and white ink drawings are preferred.

New Religious Fellowship to Form on CampusBY ED D O EM LA N D

T h is fall the Law rence C h ris­tian Fellow ship Society w ill ap­pear on the campus for the first time. It is a student Christian movement sponsored by the A p ­pleton Churches of the Baptist, Congregational, Evangelical and Reformed, Evangelical United Brethren, and Methodist denom­inations.

A ll Law rence students are in ­vited to a picnic on Sunday, September 29, on the riv e r bank behind the M em orial Union, at w hich the Law rence Christian Fellow ship w ill explain its p u r­pose and its plans. The picnic w ill be at 5:30 p. m., and the Law rence C hristian Fellow ship w ill provide the food.

The group’s plans include meetings on Sunday nights for discussions, talks, and movies on subjects related to campus life, Tuesday night meetings for B i­ble study, and sponsorship of T hursday night vesper services.

T he officers of the organizing committee are: Ed Doemland, chairm an; Shirley Spangler, sec­retary; M arilyn Lyon, publicity; M arian Rivenburg, program; Rusty Lock, worship; Tom C h ris­tie, recreation; and Jim Davis, w ork projects.

It's all right to hold your head up— but don’t turn up your nose.

More than 60 W isconsin high schools are now staffed with Law rence musicians.

FroshDisplayBrawn

It seems that the class of ’61 has braw n as w ell as brain. The freshmen considerably outpoint­ed the sophomores as they won the anunal Frosh-Soph day, held last Saturday.

Out of six events the sopho­mores outpointed the frosh in only one— the sandbag race. R u ­mor has it that this was only because the soph's bag broke and the sand spilled out, m aking it considerably lighter to carry.

Otherwise, the honors in the four-legged race, touch football for the boys, field hockey for girls and the tug of w ar went to the frosh.

The frosh thus won the right to discard their beanies, a perog- ative w hich most of them had already started to observe. In Convo two days earlier, for ex­ample only about ten girls out of the whole mass of freshmen in the center w ere green-capped.

S E C B u d g e t S h u f f l e d

i n S e c o n d C a l m S e s s i o nA "slight problem " concern­

ing the SEC budget for the

school year, has led to rather

drastic cuts in several appro­

priations. This reconsideration

of the budget one week after its

original approval was due to a

m iscalculation in the appropria­

tion of funds in ihe am ount of

$324.

It was thought at the time of the original passage that certain groups (A th letic Board, Choir, Radio, Theatre, and Union) were to receive a fixed appropriation w hich was to be two-thirds of the entire budget. A fter the SEC passed the first budget on Sep­tember 23, it was found out that these groups w ith fixed appro­priations were due slightly more than two-thirds of the budget, hence the revision was made necessary.

In order to increase the a- mount to be given to these groups with fixed appropria­tions, sm all cuts were necessarily made from the groups subject to variable appropriations. Those groups cut were: A rie l ($175), Law rentian ($50), Social Com ­mittee ($21), Handbook ($18), Pep Committee ($20), and In ternational Relation ($40).

" I am happy to announce",

said B ill M acArthur, SEC treas­

urer, "tha t none of these groups

were cut beyond what they

could norm ally operate on, as I

made personal contact w ith each

of their business managers be­

fore suggesting the cuts to be made.”

Several committees which have completed their work for the year reported at the meeting. Sue D ilday reported on the Handbook publication, noting

Elect Morris To Paper Post

At a late meeting of the L a w r­entian Board of Control this week, four applications for the post of Assistant Business M ana­ger were presented. Of these, sophomore Jack M orris was se­lected. M o rris w ill w ork at on- the-job training for the job of Business Manager under the counsel of John Winsor, present Business Manager.

Other staff matters were also discussed at the hour-long meet­ing.

such changes and additions as L W A rules, a list of freshmancounselors, a sports calendar as w ell as a tentative school calen­dar, and short articles on W LFM , theatre productions, and other clubs. John Liebenstein report­ed on a highly successful New Student Week, an opinion also expressed in a letter from Dean M ary Morton.

The final matter of importance was the approval of D unbeck’s appointment of G il Sw ift as co­social chairm an for the semes­ter.

No Men - No Ado'

The drama department an ­

nounced recently that due to a

p itifu l lack of tryouts for the

male parts of "M uch Ado About

Nothing", the play w ill be post­

poned un til later in ihe year.

According to the director, Mrs

Warren Caryl, ihe female parts

have been cast and w ill simply

bo held over un til ihe play goes

into production. The names have

not yet been released.

LivingPolitics

John W yngaard, political anal­yst, and columnist for tho A p­pleton Post-Crescent and a

Green Bay paper, w ill be pe|>- pered with a series of questions concerning W isconsin and gener­al politics at the convocation program next Thursday.

Law rence students of varied interests w ill ask the questions. The convo w ill take the form of an interview -forum .

Students participating are Sal­ly Steele, John Harris, J im Beck and M ary Adams.

This week’s issue of the

Lawrentian was produced

entirely by the staff, under

ihe direction of this week's

Head Desk Editor, Nancy

Rentner.

f r o s h , s o p h s h a s s l e . . .K C J

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Anyone For ’ Literature?

Book Sale

is Varied

A variety of books will be available for purchase in the basement of the Memorial Chap­el next Thursday through Sat­urday, October 10-12, when the American Association of Univer­sity Women holds a book fair.

Their contents will range from the controversial fiction best-sell­ers of the day (and yesterday) to the works of the world’s greatest philosophers, past and present.

The money received from the sale will go toward furthering the AAUW scholarship and fel­lowship program.

The fair will be open from 8a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, 8 a. m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon.

S e v e n p a s s L i t e x a m

Out of the twenty-two people

who applied to take the EnglishLiterature exemption test, four­teen showed up for the exam,and seven passed.

This is the second year the exemption exam has been giv­en and, according to Mr. Sealts, Head of the English department, more students took the test this year than last. More passed it this year also.

The seven people who are ex­empted from the course this year are: Mary Louise Adams, Jim May, Dennis Odekirk, Linda Ohlander, Jonathan Rose, Judy Schwendener, and Dave Smith.

P IN N IN GGale Webster, Kappa Delta

pledge, to Rob Borngesser, Sig­ma Phi Epsilon.

SHORT ON TIME?T H E N M A K E AN

A P P O IN T M E N T A T

BOB'S BARBER SHOP3rd Floor Zuelke Bldg. Phone 4-6300

THE L A W R E N T I A NP A G E 2 O CT. 4. 1957

Worlds Best Films Shown Here

Taketsugu Tsurutani, p r e s i- dent of Film Classics stated re­cently that the Film Classics program does not seek to take the place of the films shown at the commercial theatres down­town, but only to supplement that diet.

The Film Classic organization aims to bring the best films of the world to the campus. They believe that a student can enjoy a particular society’s treatment of a classic theme as well as reap the benefits from the ex­perience.

Art Group Open to All

Membership in the Lawrence Art Association is now open to all students. Interest is the only prerequisite.

The activities for the coming year are as follows: November3 Edward Green will speak on “Art in the Public Museum.” February 9 Ralph Marlow Line will lecture on architect Louis Sullivan. The final lecture will be held on April 20. Dr. James Watrous of the University of Wisconsin will give an illustrat­

ed lecture on Mosiac.Film Classics is an independ­

ent organization with no finan­cial support either from SEC or from the college business office. It depends entirely on student organization and cooperation.

The organization now has op­enings for another junior assist­ant, two students to take charge of publicity, and two underclass assistants. Applications should be handed into Take Tsurutani at Peabody House or Mike Le­pawsky at Brokaw Hall by Tues­day, October 8.

Vets Meet, Set PolicyBy Ted Sutherland

On September 26, Charles Gerard presided over the Lawr­ence Veterans’ Club at their ini­tial meeting of the school year. Several matters were discussed a this session, including the club’s first party - to be held early in October, veterans’ hous­ing on campus, GI benefits and club membership rules.

Although the turnout was good, Gerard stressed the fact that more veterans should attend the meetings. The club has sev­eral important functions. They are: to aid the returning veteran

Art Center Plans Oily October

Throughout the coming year various types of art will be on exhibit at the Art Center. A pro­gram of shows by noted artists has been planned by Mr. Thomas Dietrich, artist in residence.

During the month of Octoberoil portraits by Walter Parke will be shown. Mr. Parke, of Libertyville, Illinois, has held exhibits in many cities through­out the country. His work has won a number of honors, most recently the gold medal of the Chicago Painters and Sculptors and the Municipal Art League Prize.

The oils, drawings, and graph­ics of Raymond Gloecker will also be shown during the monthof October.

in gaining benefits due him, to meet other fellows who have shared similar experiences, and to have a voice in student gov­ernment at Lawrence. Besides Gerard, other officers in the club are Harry Engle, Vice Pres­ident; Gerald LeNoble, Liaison; Joe Belanger, Program Mana­ger; and Charles Jarrard, Sec- retary-Treasurer.

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226 Frosh PledgeA s the result of a week of rushing parties, the six sororities

pledged a total of 123 girls last Sunday. Out of a quota of 22, A l­pha C h i Omega pledged the follow ing girls: K ath ryn Geiger, M ary Kasten, Louise Rademacher, Nora O ’Byrne, and Carol Ward.

A lpha Delta P i pledged the fol­lowing 19: A nn Alexander, San­dra Azzi, M arcia Bury, Jan D av­enport, Judith Erikson, Debor­ah Frederickson, G a il G reen­wood, Nancy Grennan, June Johnson, Susan K allal, Rose­m ary Keats, M arian Kroening, Lind a Muuss, M argi Schneck, K aren Searles, K a ry l Timm, J u ­dith Vander Linden, Juanita W allin, and Susan Wheeler.

T w en ty-five girls pledged K a p ­pa Alpha Theta; three of them d idn’t count on the quota be­cause they had been through rush before. The new Kappa A lpha Thetas are; Gretchen A f- feldt, Susan Bertram, Jud y Burm eister, A nn Coleman, Jean Cooper, W endy Crouch, Diane Dukelow, Nancy France, Diane Gibout, J i l l Grande, A nn Helge- son, Sharon Hoebreckx, Sally Jo Huffman, Ju d y Hunter, Jane Jobes, Shirley Matella, Lu cy Nyland, Ruth Pinkerton, Carol A nn Reno, M yrna Rongstead,

G a il Russel, Barbara Stark, L y n n Walter, G a il Ann Wente, and Sandy W illiam s.

Delta Gam m a pledged 23, on*

of which d idn 't count on ihe

quota: They are; Doris A nder­

son, Arlene Atwood, Sue Baker,

Becky Barker, Pa i Daniels, A nn

DeLong, Janet Dempsy, Ju lie

Esch, Mary Gale, Jane G a n t

Pat G ilmore, Judy Gusiavson,

Harriet H ipke. Carol Lynn Kade.

G a il Lossman, Judy Peterson,

Jane Rossiler, Nancy Rue, Judy

Schroeder. Judy Sm ith . V irg in ia

Sm ith , Patricia W erling. and

Gwynne W illiam s.

Kappa Delta took only twenty girls leaving two spaces open in their quota. The twenty are K aren Beck, M argi Carroll, A lice Brewer, Jaye Downing, Pat H an­sen, Heather Helterhoff, M ary Hotson, G a il L illygren, Laurie Lovett, Nancy Marsh, Carol Oel- ke, Ju lie Oliver, K aren Olson, Sally Sarius, Dom inie Shortino, Ju d y Speer, Carol Stringer, Jeanne Voll, G ale Webster, and

Ruthanne Whalen.The follow ing 21 g irls pledged

P i Beta Phi; Kathleen Ames, A nn Brockm an, Patricia Cane, Helen Edelhofer, Nancy Gernon, Nancy Kam inski, Ann Kearns, Torrey Kipp, M arcia Krause, Louanne McDougal, Susan M as­on, Nancy Matteson, Nancy N el­son, A nn Paisley, Barbara R ich ­ards, Janet Russell, L y n n Smole Shirley Spranger, Jane Voss, Carol Wiese, M ary W ilder.

The fraternity quota was 23;

men who had gone through rush

before didn 't count on that quota.

The six fraternities pledged a

total of 103 men.

Sigma Phi Epsilon pledged the follow ing 14; Donald T yrive r, Gustave Strassburger, John Stack, John Peters, R ichard Pat­terson, Keith Olander, Charles Norris, Robert Koester, Theo­dore Hood, R ichard Heinemann, Thomas Freeling, Thomas Gel- lendin, Robert Crowe, and C h a r­les Bentley.

The follow ing 18 men pledged Phi Kappa Tau; Dean Wheelock, Ja y W illiam s, R ichard Waters, D aryl Tessen, Shawn Tabin, Law rence Strieby, Stanley Smith James Rutherford, Donald Pat­terson, R. Dennis O ’Flyng, Leon ard Linde, R. Je ffrey Lawrence, K a rl Jacobs, John Henrikson, K ay Gainacopulos, J. W arren FitzGerald, John C a liff, and Jon Beadell.

P hi Gam ma Delta pledged the follow ing 6; H arry Witt, Peter Smith, H. George Resch, Rodney Rahn, Andrew Osborn, Freder- ich K uckuk, and George Flynn.

Ph i Delia Theta pledged 19 men; W illiam W hitmore, Fred­

eric Sherman, W alter Rhodes,

James Rasmussen, Gerald Plier,

R ichard Pain, Pau l Mans, James

Mau Laurin, B ill Larson. Joseph

Lamers, John Krueger. John

Kearns. Byron Johnson, D avid

Grant. J . M ichael Forsythe,

John Dunning. John Collins. E d ­

ward Boehm, and Thomas Bare.

Tw enty men pledged Delta Tau Delta; David Witzke, M i­chael Whelan, Thomas Weber, John Troyer, Robert Smith, Lee Ryan, Lee Roche, Peter Pratt, Robert Pihl, Jam es Moore, R ich ­ard Menning, G ary Larson, H en­ry Knoblauch, Ernest King, Charles Hunter, Robert G riffin, Paul Fischl, W illiam Dyer, Motz Drew, and Ronald A lw in.

Beta Theta Pi pledged 25 men; Thomas Qeuthen, Ly n n W illiam s T. Michael U lw elling, A rth u r Ullian, James Schulze, Quentin Sharpe, Tom lin Rosi, Jonathan Pearl, Robert Meek, Lance Mann Edw ard Madsen, W illiam Mack, W illiam Levis, R ichard Lang, Charles Knocke, Jam es Fisclw r, Y ukio Itoh, F re d rick Hodges,, A shley Haase, Thomas Folberg, R ichard Cusic, Peter Collins C harles Collins, Tom Brown, and Law rence Bouquet.

Foreign Students

People are So Good"- Yukioby M argi Carroll

Y ukio Itoh, a freshman from Tokyo, has arrived at Lawrence after years of struggling for an education. H is mother died d ur­ing the war; his father never returned from Manchuria, where he was stationed.

Y uk io was placed in the cus­

tody of an uncle, who mistreat-

him . A t the age of eleven he be­

gan to wander, sleeping in

trains by night and w alk ing by

day. He finally made Tokyo his

headquarters, bu t continued io

sleep in a train that made a six-

hour round trip, leaving Tokyo

at m idnight.

Eight Law rence faculty mem­bers are listed in W ho’s W ho in America.

173 persons in “W ho’s Who in A m erica” list Law rence College in their background.

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YUKIO -- SHINED SHOES

In the daytime he shined shot's for Am erican soldiers. “ I made enough to live, but I didn’t pay train fares!” he says. He was soon arrested for this and sent to an orphanage at Hamatsu, south of Tokyo, where he be­came a close friend of one of tht instructors, Mr. Shinagawa.

Leaves OrphanageThe orphanage supervisor was

opposed to educating the or­phans, so although Mr. Shinaga­wa had only twenty dollars, he left his position and took Yukio and four other boys back to T o k­yo. The six of them shined shoes by day and shared one blanket in a basement at night.

Soon they moved north to Gummaken, where Mr. Shinaga- w a’s brother lent them a room. T h is time they sold fish from door to door for a living.

A kind man heard their story and donated 600 dollars which they used to build a house. Thy government recognized it as an orphanage and gave their sup­port.

F ina lly Y uk io could return io

school. He had forgotten some of

his math, but his English had

become relatively fluent from

his conversations w ith ihe A m ­

ericans while he shined their

shoes.

Mr. Shinagawa offered to send Y ukio to college if he would go on and graduate from high school, which was not compul-

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“ L a w r e n c e D i f f e r e n t ” - E l l i o t tBy Carol Oelke

‘T h e college seems excellent to me. The faculty is first-rate, and the student body interesting and very c iv il,” complimented Jorge G arcia Elliot, new Eng­lish professor.

Since Mr. E llio tt gained his

education and most of his ex­

perience in South America and

Europe, teaching at a school

such as Lawrence is different in

ihe sense that the college is a

"very American institu tion".

Mr. Elliott received his de­grees in Chile; he also studied at O xford and London u n iversi­ties in England. Between 1946 and 1958 Mr. Elliott was a v isit­ing lecturer at Oxford, C a m ­bridge, and London universities.

After the lecture tours, he

worked as a British Council

London Appointee in South

America, spending most of his

tim e in Chile.

From 1952 to 1955 Mr. Elliott was Professor of English and North Am erican Literature at the U niversity of Concepcion; from there he went to the U n i­versity of Chile.

At Law rence Mr. E lliott occu­pies the position of John Hay Whitney profressor.

In addition to his academic

interests. Mr. E lliott is a theatri­

cal director and an artist. He

was director of the Experim ent­

al Theatre of the University of

Concepcion.

H is paintings have been shown in London, in the C o llec­tive Chilean Exhibition, and in various other places including the United States. He is now in ­cluded in the Sao Paulo B ien ni­al, one of six Chileans selected for this honor.

sory in Japan. Y ukio took the necessary examinations and en­tered high school. A fter gradua­tion, with Mr. Shinagawa paying his tuition, Y ukio went to col­lege in Tokyo; he attended school at night and w orked d u r­ing the day.

Meets Colonel NoldThrough a friend of Mr. S h in ­

agawa, Y ukio met Colonel Wood­row Nold, the Tokyo Demolay advisor, who is now an R O TC of­ficer at Lawrence. Before he left Tokyo in 1954 Colonel Nold encouraged Y ukio to study E ng­lish; and promised that he would try to arrange a college educa­tion for him in America.

A fter Y ukio had passed Un­necessary examinations for Lawrence, Colonel Nold a r­ranged for a scholarship and the Tokyo Demolay chapter agreed to pay his transportation. He is also being sponsored by the M il­waukee chapter.

Y uk io likes Lawrence and

plans io stay here for four

years. His m ain impressions so

far are "everyone studies so

hard", and "people are so good".

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Crippled V ik in g s

D efeated B y CoeThe injury-riddled Law rence Vikes dropped a 35-7 decision to

Coe College this past weekend. T h is was probably as bruising a battle as the Vikes have had for some time. B ill Volkm an, hard­working fullback, suffered some possibly cracked ribs on the sec­ond play of the second period and never returned to action. A fter switching from quarterback to fullback to f ill in for Volkm an, Jack Leatham came up with a back in ju ry w hich hampered his play. Co-Captain George P urucker sprained an ankle w hich slowed him up for the rest of the game. W ingback Je ff Mathews aggravated his arm injury.

Lawrence got off to a quick lead in the first quarter when Jack

Leatham recovered a punt fum bled by the Coe safety m an on the

Coe Twenty yard line. From here it took the Blue and W hite seven

plays to h it the end zone. B ill Volkm an plunged the fina l four

yards and added the extra point to give the Vikings a 7-0 advan­

tage at the end of the first quarter.

THE L A W R E N T I A NPA G E 4 OCT. 4. 1957

Four little A ll Am erican foot­ball players in five years is an­other exceptional record of L a w r­ence College.

The Kohaw ks then tied tha score as they marched 77 yards in 11 plays with sophomore fu ll­back Eldon P yle scoring from 11 yards out. John Je rm eier made the first of his five consecutive extra points. Just before the half ended, J im Troy capped Coe’s second march w ith a 30 yard jaunt around end and Coe led at the half 14-7.

A fter D ick Com pere’s quick kick had set the home team back to their 23 yard line early in the third period, the Kohaw ks marched 77 yards for their third touchdown. Q uarterback Je rry Stoneberger scored the T. D. on a keeper play from the 13 yard line. A second down pass was intercepted and returned to the V ike 26 yard line. Here Coe ground its way to their second touchdown of the period as Stoneberger scored on a q u ar­terback sneak.

When a V ikin g drive was stop­ped on the Coe 31, the K ohaw ks drove for their final touchdown and scored it on a 16 yard pass from Verlon B ritt to D ick San- dercook. D ick Com pere almost broke away on the follow ing kickoff, being halted on his own 48 yard line. A bit later a 35- yard touchdown pass from Com ­

pere to Jim Leatham was called back.

The injuries to veteran regu

lars V olkm an and Purucker put

a great deal of pressure on the

younger Vikes. They fought

hard, but faded before the super

ior depth of the Coe squad who

had 44 men dressed for the game

as compared w ith the 22 V ikings

who made the trip.

In spite of the almost unpre­cedented num ber of injuries, both the Law rence coaches and players feel they can beat G rin nell Saturday. Backs B ill V o lk ­man and Jack Leatham are doubtful starters and sophomore end G ary Scovel has been w o rk ­ing out at fullback this week. The squad w ill by the return of sev­eral players who have been il with the flu this past week Gam e time at W hiting Field is 1:30.M n l Down* 28 6

Yard* Ruthmg 418 103

Yard* Patting 31 19

P a iw t Attempted 11 10

Pattet Completed 4 2

Pa iM t Intercepted By 2 0

Punting Average 32 38

‘ umble* lo tt 3 I

Yard* Penaliied 20 3

Coe 0 14 14 7 - 33

Lawranc* 7 0 0 0 — 7

Vike Harriers Face PioneersSeven V ikin g H arriers w ill run

this Saturday when the cross­country season opens. Law rence w ill play host to the G rin n e ll thin -clads. Since both teams are pickl'd for first d ivision berths in the conference, this in itial match should be an interesting one, and should answ er some ques­tions about thc V ik e ’s title chances.

Coach Denney feels that Cor­

nell w ill be thc biggest threat

this year,. The Rams have six

regulars returning from .last

year's fifth place outfit, in add i­

tion to two spohs who placed

1st and 3rd in last year's fresh­

man telegraphic meet.

Carleton and Monmouth, sec­ond and third placers last year, can also be expected to give stiff competition.

Law rence has three lettermen from last year's fourth place team, plus some talented sophs. Captain Ted Sutherland, the ver­satile senior athlete who can run anything from the quarter mile up, is expected to be thc V ik e ’s big gun this year. Ted, who placed third in the conference last year, has shaved 10 seconds off his old record in the practice at the m unicipal golf course and should be in top form.

Juniors Dave Berganni and John Ross, and Senior Jim Sm ith round out the lettermen. Smith, a service returnee, who special­izes in the tw o-m ile run in the spring, could be a mainstay if he returns to form. Berganni, 13th in the conference last year.

Quad SquadsAn im pressive victory by the

Phi Delts over the Delts high­lighted the opening games of the interfratem ity football season Monday. In the process of ra ck ­ing up their 30-0 win, the Phi Delts showed a versatile passing attack with Joe Q uick and B ill Wood doing the throwing. John Owen had two touchdowns for the winners and Jack Close and B ill Wood had one each. The Phis’ other two points came on a safety.

In the other game played M on­day, the Betas defeated the Sig Eps 14-6. T h is game was pri m arily a battle of defenses as neither team could get a sus tained offensive drive going. The first half was scoreless with neither team threatening to score. E arly in the second half after a Beta d rive had been stop ped, Jack Vanderveld of the Bet­as intercepted a short pass and ran about twenty yards for a touchdown.

W ith about five minutes re­maining, Vanderveld intercepted

Quad StandingsPhi Delt |

Beta |

Sig Ep 0

Delt 0 1

Phi Tau 0 0

Phi Gam 0 0

another short pass and ran about tw enty-five yards for another touchdown. A fter the kickoff, Jon Rose of the Sig Eps fired a long pass to Bob Thurow who romped into the end zone on a play covering about forty yards. The extra point was missed and the game ended 14-6

3e*-t foJ&HC&r-

“Tape it up and ru n it off”, so fam iliar to gridm en at L a w r­ence, is fast becoming the V ikin g theme, song. N ever can present students recall a V ik e football team so beset by injuries. A few are alw ays expected, but what can a coach do when half of his men are on the shelf or at least ought to be? It ’s bad enough ,to lose some of your key men for half a season. B ut when you still have to send in men w ith broken noses, charlie horses, and broken fingers and then ask them to play a good, hard game, it starts getting rough.

Getting down to the concrete facts, no less than thirteen V ikes are injured. A nd when the casu­al observer sees who it is that is injured, and fo r how long, it looks almost hopeless for the gridm en to come out w ith a w in ­ning season.

For instance, there's Rick

Ramsey, who would be starting

quarterback, out since before the

first game w ith a broken hand.

A t the earliest, R ick w ill be rea­

dy for R ipon. A nd our fullback,

B ill Volkm an, if he is able to

start this weekend against G r in ­

nell, w ill be very hampered by

in jured ribs.

Sim ilarly, the other top back- field men are out for indefinite periods, and if they should get back into action soon, they w ill likew ise be hampered, Dave M ulford by a dislocated should­er, Jack Leathern with general back injuries, and Je ff Mathews with a bad shoulder. Even if these men can start, it is not in ­conceivable that they be lost early in the game with aggrava­tions of these injuries.

The picture in the line is not

Monday’s game between the Phi Taus and the Phi Gam s was postponed and w ill be replayed at a later date, according to Ken Haeberle, interfratem ity athletic manager.

This afternoon the Delts play the Phi Gams, the Betas oppose the Phi Taus, and the Phi Delts face the Sig Eps. The latter game should give a good indica­tion of how good the Phi Delts are this year. In M onday’s games the Phi Gam s oppose the Sig Eps, the Delts play the Phi Taus, and the Betas face the Phi Delts in the outstanding game of the day.

RON SIMON

CO N FEREN CE FOO T BA LL

ST A N D IN G S

OppTeam W L T Pet. Pts. Pts. Carleton 2 0 0 1.000 54 28 Coe 2 0 0 1 000 76 36Ripon 2 0 0 1.000 65 26 Cornell 1 0 0 1.000 13 6 St. O laf 1 1 0 .500 45 44 G rinn ell 0 1 0 .000 29 41 Knox 0 2 0 .000 20 39 Law rence 0 2 0 .000 20 54 Monmouth 0 2 0 .000 14 62

m uch better. D ick Hackw orthy

w ill be p lay ing right along at

center, bu t bothered by a brok ­

en nose. Likew ise, Doug Logan

w ill continue at end, despite a

broken finger. G il Sutherland

w ill probably see on ly lim ited

action w ith ♦his bad knee. Pete

W alch, another end, is plagued

by a bad jaw in ju ry . George

Purucker w ill slay in the line,

despite a bad ankle, as w ill J im

Reiskytl, a lthough he has a leg

in ju ry .

Lenny H all may or m ay not be able to play w ith his lam e ankle. A nd finally, M ike G ilb o y and Doug M illard w ill have to w in a bout w ith the flu before they can think of playing foot­ball again.

Needless to say, this all brings about a very serious condition, for even the men that w ill be in there can hardly be expected to play their best game when in ­jured as has been described a- bove.

One always hates to excuse

losses by quoting in juries, so in ­

stead, we'll just po int out that

those in juries were not acquired

by loafing on the fie ld or by

play ing half-way. They were

acquired because those men

were p lay ing their hearts out

when they should have been

w aiting for an in jury to heal.

Though we probably w on’t have a cham pionship this year, there is no doubt but that we have the most courageous team in the conference. O ur boys are out there giving their all every day. W hat more can we ask?

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could be a real threat to the leaders if he continues the steady im porveem nt he showed last year.

Chief among the sophomore

hopefuls is Tad P inkerton, star

frosh m iler and runner-up in the

freshman telegraphic meet last

year, who could also be pushing

the leaders. Ron S im on and

Ron Traver are the remaining

holdovers from last year's strong

frosh squad, which placed second

in the meet.

Although cross-country is a sport that combines fast action with high suspense few L a w r­entians have ever seen the V ik ­ing harriers perform Those who wish to do so can see them this Saturday at the M unicipal G olf course, two blocks south of A le x ­ander gym as the crow flies. Meet starts at 11:15 a. m.

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WHAT'S A RICH FRESHMAN'S BEANIE?

MINK OINK

Robert D ru p ie sk i

Buchnell

for thc posts. From these lists the board will choose girls to fill the positions and expend their energies.

In connection with lhe pu b lic­ity chairm anship. W R A publici- ty committees w ill be ~et up in each dorm for those interested in poster-making and other pub­licity. So if you have an urge to create, your talents w ill be c a ll­ed upon. Perhaps you, too, are a Rembrandt!

Heavy dew and early dark­ness have not hindered the in­ter-class hockey enthusiasts in their annual smashing play. Be­fore their black and blue marks have faded, sorority hockey will begin, so P R E P A R E I (or be­ware! - as the case may be!)

Dry land practices will be

THE L A W R E N T I A N

O CT. 4, 1957 PA G E 5

scheduled soon for the A qua F in members (The fact that there is no water in the pool at A lexan ­der Gym has necessitated this operation!) The mermaids must make haste to prepare for their water ballet show, which will be presented Nov. 21 and 22.

Lawrence’s 48 acre campus and 31 buildings make an ex­ceptionally fine physical plant. During the past six years three new buildings have been added to the college at a cost of over 3'j million dollars. Plans call for three new buildings w ithin the next two years at a cost of more than 2 million dollars.

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and especially

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a charge account for you!

The Betas rushed downstairs lo fin d • much to their surprise • the entire Delta Gamma pledge class, on a trophy-stealing sortie. The a rriv a l of the D -G actives re ­vealed ihe real purpose of the visit; the recovery of a floral an­chor ostensibly purloined by Beta's fledgelings.

The forgiving hosts generously offered their guests some unusu­al impromptu entertainment, fol­lowed by plenty of soda-pop (which the Betas just happened to have on hand in quantity.)

It was then that the perfidy of Delta Gamma was revealed. The girls repaid their hosts by adop­ting the trophies and cups which

Lawrence’s close kinship with industry serves as a model for other educational institutions, and preceded the national trend by a decade. The degree of in­dustry support is nowhere ex­celled.

Marines

During the past 25 years 11 Lawrence staff members have become university of college presidents, including Nathan Pusey, former President of Lawrence, now President of Harvard University.

LIGHT UP A M g M SMOKE—LIGHT UP A LUCKY!Pnxiuri of f/ £ ,* A T. Co. fflO it o u r m iddle nam e

Feelin’ blue? Need money, too? Students, we’ve got news for you!

to Encamp in Union

“Heavy emphasis, you will find, is placed on rifle marks­manship and individual leader­ship, for these two qualities have provided the margin of Marine victories since 1775.”

This is a statement from a rec­ent release from the USMC Of­ficer Procurement Team, which will encamp in the Union next Tuesday and Wednesday.

On those days Capt. W. A. Lawrence will disperse informa­tion concerning the P l a t o o n Leaders Class and the Officers Candidate Course.

Both programs offer ways to earn a commission as Second Lieutenant, by means of summer training periods attended be­tween college years. Freshmen Sophomores, and Juniors as well, are eligible, and flight training is assured in both programs, de­pending on physical standards.

Send yours in and

M A K E *MOST POPULAR GAME that ever went to col­

lege—that’s Sticklers! Just write a simple riddle

and a two-word rhyming answer. For example:

What’s a big cat shot full of holes? (Answer:

peppered leopard.) Both words must have the

same number of syllables—bleak freak, fluent

truant, vinery finery. Send Sticklers, with your

name, address, college and class to Happy-Joe-

Lucky, Box 67A, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Don’t do

drawings! We’ll pay $25 for every Stickler we

use in our ads—and for hundreds that never see

print. W’hile you’re Stickling, light up a light smoke—light up a Lucky. You’ll say it’s the best-tasting cigarette you ever smoked!

DG Pledges Already Active

A A Gby Barb and Rae

An important a f t e r-h o u r s meeting will be held Monday night, Oct. 7, at the Campus Gym, to acquaint all freshman women with vital information a- bout the Women’s Recreation Association.

Further details about such WRA-sponsored events as Win­ter Weekend, the sorority Su­premacy Cup race, the WRA banquet, the presentation of sports awards, and the organiza­tion of inter-class and inter­sorority sports, will be explain­ed.

O fficers and sport chairmen, com prising the W R A Board, w ill be introduced. There w ill be facts, fun, food, and a fine time for all. so be sure to m ark Monday, Oct. 7, as a red-letter day on your calendar for the A fter Hours Introduction to W RA !

The halls of Beta Theta Pi rang with the shouts of unex­pected merriment last Friday evening.

All of the Betas- pledges and actives alike - were seated around the living room for their usual after-dinner activity, an hour of informal fellowship. At about seven-thirty the fraternal solemnity of the occasion was rudely shattered by feminine squealing emanating from the basement.

naa iormeriy aecoraiea xne liv­ing room mantle. In retaliation, the Beta pledges shortly sacked the Delta Gamma rooms in Col­man Hall, stripping it of all or­namentation.

Each group then received an ultimatum from the other, and once the formalities had been completed, everyone settled down for an enjoyable evening of conversation and dancing.

Now that the dust has settled and all freshmen have oriented

the Campus Gym and the hock­ey field to their respective plac­es, two voids may be discerned in the ranks of the WRA Board. The chairman for ping pong-arch- ery and a co-chairman for pub­licity have missed the yearly immigration to the campus.

In order to fill these gaps, sign up sheets will be posted in all dorms and interested young ladies are encouraged to sign up

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WHAT IS A ROLLED UP MAP?

CURLED WORLDMarie Fagan

U. of Colorado

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THE L A W R E N T IA N

P A G E 6 O CT. 4. 1957

from the news staff

one singer's opinionThe Messiah, the only school function in which virtual

ly the entire student body participates willingly, began re­hearsals yesterday. With one minor change. It has been decided to exclude those women not in choirs, unless they wish to individually audition and petition the director.

This decision, made in the interests of musicianship and expediency, seem to thwart the prime purpose of the Mes­siah Chorus and the oft quoted purpose of its director, that “everyone should have a chance to sing.” Although the mu­sic will be sweeter and the attacks cleaner, the spirit will not be there, as the thrilling music of Handel becomes another program in a long series of “good musical” programs.

Not only will the spirit and the thrill be gone but the disappointment which this slaughtering of tradition causes will create bad feeling that will not soon be forgotten.

The parts, however, will balance, the harmony will be superb, there will be no problems created by all those en­thusiastic i>eople who are glad to rehearse and work to be a part of this great oratorio.

It only depends on your preference, coldly perfect mu­sic, presented by a tidy looking ensemble or music that is merely good, that is filled with dynamic power and sur­rounded by long tradition.

Q u o t e f o r t h e w e e k - 1

“A campus is unique. It is above ernment. It is on the highest plane of live there know the smell of good air take pains to spell truth with a small secret strength and its contribution to dom; this is why the reading room of is the very temple of democracy.”

— The New Yorker Magazine

Past Freedom GateB Y JU D Y P E D E R S E N

Down the Avenue on the 17 th of June, we rode. We were in Berlin, West Germany and our destination that day was East Berlin. This is not quite as dangerous as it sounds, for one may enter the Russian Sector with tke United States Army or with any of the tours which leave from the Kempinski Hotel on the Kurdam, or one may enter the sector with a West Berliner.

ing which houses the headquar­ters for the communist party and a new ly completed Soviet Embassy w hich is quite attrac­tive with black and gold decora­tions.

and beyond gov- life. Those who and they always “t”. This is its the web of free- a college library

The latter was the situation w hich I found m yself in this summer. We traveled down the avenue toward Brandenberg Gate where a Red Flag waved. We passed under the gate to an un­believably bleak and stark area. Here various shades of somber gray give contrast to the techni­color scent's in West Berlin.

Th* rubble of buildings has been cleared away and in their •tead only large vacant places remain, like huge gaping wounds w hich refuse to heal. It was not lhe gay capitol my parents knew in 1930.

There are no cafes upon the Unter den Linden, nor are there any to be seen elsewhere. The shops are few and carry a mea­ger selection compared to the abundance to be found in thc stores of West Berlin. The streets are desolate compared to West B erlin and peopled with poorly dressed citizens. Their clothes were a nondescript mud color so that they seemed to be a part of the slate gray buildings.

The people cannot rebuild, for the state has confiscated all property. Most live in old b uild ­ings, many of w hich bear the brutal scars of w ar and in some cases are m erely ruins. But, of course, there has been some construction. There is the build-

A few new apartment b u ild ­ings have risen, but ii one looks carefully through the arcades at the street level, one can detect the shallowness of the building's depth. I was told that the fa* cades were the only im pressive part of the buildings and that all were reserved for Com m un­ist party officials.

The only street that has been developed is Stalinallee. It is a wide boulevard lined w ith very ordinary looking buildings. The Berlin Palace was taken down by the Reds for a new square, and Berliners are repairing the Brandenberg Gate, the East sector is , repairin g columns w hile the West is recasting a statue. When this w ork is fin ­ished the Red Flag w ill be haul­ed down and one of the few joint efforts between the two sectors of the city w ill end.

Meanw hile six thousand refu­gees a week pour into the west­ern sectors of the city. My visit there was brief, but the city of gray has made an indelible im ­pression on my mind.

Ed. Note: The follow ing com ­munique has been forw arded by

the Adm issions office to reassure

the student body that not all are

as fortunate as they.Dear Sir:

We regret to inform you that your application for admission to Law rence has been review ed and refused. You are definitely hurting. Y our high school rec ord was more than poor . . it was unbelievable! T e ll me, son, how could jrou have flunked m anual arts four years running? O ur ad­missions staff is not fussy, in fact we’re downright sloppy. We took one kid last year who is now be ing studied by the A nthro dept. ( I T S O N L Y T H A T W E F E E L YO U W O U LD H A V E A D E F IN ­IT E L Y H A R D T IM E D O IN G C O L L E G E W O R K W IT H A N I. Q. O F 37.

What was your plan as to ma­jor, etc? Y our application seem­ed to propose some sort of foun­dry work . . of course you realize that our foundry facilities are very inadequate. M ay I sug gest a school w hich . ..

TO T H E E D IT O R :Since only the members of choir W ill be singing in Maesch’s

“ Messiah”,Though a w flly ridiculous,It w ill be meticulous!(In choir the quality’s higha.)

One who loved it last year

O n c e u p o n a t i m e . . .

Law ren ces pioneering w ork in general education, freshman studies and now sophomore d i­visional studies has attracted the attention and support of nation al foundations and has been found deserving of Rockefeller and Carnegie grants.

W H E R E 'S T H E P Y R E ?What are the two m ajor o r­

iginating causes of fire today?First, carelessness w i t h

matches, smoking. Second, misuse of electricity.

That’s thc word from Na­tional F ire Prevention Week. October 6-12, w hich observes its 35th anniversary this year as the oldest presidcntially proclaimed “week”.

Last year 10.600 persons died as a result of fire, and property losses came close to SI billion. - - Something to get alarmed about, and to be aware of.

f o r t w o o d :

h e l l w e e k sOver a two-month period last summer Fort Leonard

Wood, Missouri, the garden spot of the scenic Ozarks, was besieged by a total of nine ex-Lawrentians, eight of them members of the class of ’57. The ninth man, while at Law­rence, was of indeterminate class status but was most often associated with that class.

The men had entered the army under the conditions of the new six months program of active service, better known in military circles as “draft dodgers paradise.” Fresh from the scholastic and not-so-scholastic rigors of a senior year at Lawrece, a year capped ---------------------------------------------------by the traditional “senior week” activities, these Blatz-blooded ex-collegians were m entally and physically ready for anything.

Basic training at Fort Wood during the summer is some­thing akin to being subjected to an overly enthusiastic fraternity f'H e ll W eek" w hile actually in the fires of Hell. However, there does exist one redeeming factor - the pay scale of 11.31c per hour, every hour. 24 hours a day. seven days a week (no dou ble time).

Banking heavily on their lib ­eral arts background, the re ­cruits easily absorbed the in tri­cacies of the eight count pushup, close combat (m erely a review of fraternity basement tech­niques), personal hygiene, care and cleaning of the M -l rifle, night crawling, and the gas chamber (surprisingly sim ilar to organic lab on a hot spring day.)

Despite their stanch R O T C background, there was an oc­casional lapse. Follow ing his performance on the tirin g range with the M -I rifle, one nameless V iking was issued a club and track shoes with appropriate in ­structions. H is only comment was a mumbled 'T h a t --- gun was never covered in the R. O. Blue Book.”

H aving more or less completed the prescribed eight weeks of ba­sic, each man eagerly awaited his next assignment, based on a series of aptitude tests, to a spec­ialized school, a school where he would reap the profits of his Law rence-nurtured talents.

Four of the men, Roger Lalk, Bob Fox, Pete Dohr and Joe Zieman are at present perform ­ing the manual of arms with their respective khaki-colored Remington Rands at clerk-typist school. Roger, the seasoned vet­eran of the Korean war, has all but given up his last ditch at­tempt to save the few rem aining

D ick Rine has easily made the hairs on his battle scarred scalp, switch from the football field to field communications clerk. Tn the very first week of schooling he mastered in typical drivin g style the finer points of jeep driving.

George Pratt w ill spend two straight weeks of his advanced infantry training bivouacing (playing Thoreau G. I. style.) among the picturesque C a lifo r­nia foothills.

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tive offers to go R A (be a regu­lar arm y man or career man), Paul Morton shows signs of go­ing A lexander Graham B ell one better at communication school.

W ith his critical math m ajor C h u ck M erry was almost fissured of a top secret assignment in some phase of the arm y's IC B M program. However, at the last report he was still clinging te- aciously to the top of the 30 foot telephone pole he somehow scal­ed three days ago at a pole lin e ­man's school.

The last member of the group to reach Fort Wood, Jim Petrie, has yet to negotiate the fu ll eight weeks. However, taking his cue from those who have gone be­fore him, he has buttonholed ev­ery V IP on post in an effort to pull an assignment into the special services division under the guise of a cartoonist w ith certain shaky references.

And there, scattered across the nation from C a lifo rn ia to G eor­gia, we w ill leave our nine L a w ­rentians, each of them content in the knowledge that only a few more months remain.

Pvt. Charles M erry R F T Co. No. 1. U S A S T R Fort Gordon, Georgia

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