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Editorial Opinion
Marked Improvement
In the midst of the demands for scientific advance
ment in education, it is encouraging to see that the Uni
versity seems also to be expanding in another way—
culturally.
This cultural emphasis has not come overnight, nor is
it the most notable feature of the University's develop
ment., But within the past few years there has been a
decided upturn both in the University's provisions for
cultural improvements and also the students' reaction to
them.
Perhaps the outstanding example of the new expan
sion is the Artist's Series. The Series, new this year, has
been highly successful and next year's schedule seems to
assure that its popularity will continue. This is one ex
ample of what the University can provide the students if
it has the incentive.
In fact, the success of the first year of the Artist
Series has provided the impetus for another effort in the
same line—the proposed Lecture Series. This plan would
bring outstanding names to campus for free lectures to
the student body. President Eric A. Walker already has
pledged his wholehearted support for the program and
the series seems likely to become a reality.
The art exhibits at the Hetzel Union Building are an
other example. The exhibition facilities at the HUB have
been marked for the most part by high-quality collections
throughout the year. The exhibitions have included
photography, painting, sculpture and other art forms, by
both student and non-student artists.
The HUB exhibits are not a now thing, but they seem
to have gained greatly in public popularity during the
past year. This has probably resulted from the great num
ber of the exhibits presented and the diversification of
themes which have characterized them.
Another new and welcome addition to the University's
cultural picture is the Standing Stone Playhouse. The
playhouse, located a short distance from campus, will
stage an 8-week summer season of eight modern plays by
such authors as Tennessee Williams and George Bernard
Shaw. The University, which acquired the playhouse as
a summer theatre arts laboratory, has announced that the
present director of the playhouse will direct six of the
summer plays.
The director, Max Fischer, is a member of the staff
of the American Theatre Wing in New York and has had
wide experience in the legitimate stage. His agreeing to
direct the plays seems to indicate they will be of high
quality.
And although the playhouse will be used by students
only during the summer months, the increasing number
of summer students should guarantee a good response for
the project. ,
These are only the outstanding cultural improve
ments—there are others of lesser importance but which
still help to contribute to the new atmosphere.
We hope the new trend will continue at the same
pace. A cultural atmosphere is not something that can be
built overnight, nor can it be done entirely with famous
names and expensive productions. But programs, such as
the ones mentioned above do-help--,both in their own
contributions and in providing impetus for advancement
in other fields of the arts.
Editorials ars written by the editors and staff asenabers
of She Dolly Collegian and do not necessarily taproom'
the views of the University or of the student body
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Editor Ik6i!tili.
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Letters
Debate Would
Aid Education
TO THE EDITOR: In Friday's Col
legian Mr. Franklin, in his column
entitled Behind The News, wrote
that he thought the University
and the student body might gain
a great deal through a public
debate between two of the more
prominent nominees for the No
vember election.
President Eric A. Walker has
stressed that the cultural side
of the University's education pro
gram is not going to be neglected.
This idea was reported Saturday
in an article on the proposed Lec
ture Series which came out of
the All-University Cabinet Execu
tive Committee.
Mr. Franklin's suggestion has
not been circulated enough. The
University has undertaken the
broadening of the student body's
cultural side by such things as
the present Artist's Series, which
I believe was a very good idea
and which has proved highly suc
cessful.
• However. we have neglected an
important part of our education
when we do not include an edu
cation in political realities and ac
tual democratic processes. .In a
world where a vast ideological
struggle has developed, it is a
sad state of affairs when we do
not pay enough attention to learn.
ing more about our own political
system.
I believe debates should be
held on camptis between political
figures not just because this is
an election year but because if
the University wishes to furnish
a well-rounded education ; this is
one field it must stress or at least
encourage students to engage in.
—Ralph Volpe, '59
•Letter cut
Compare Bible,
Huxley's Book
TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Pressman,
I warmly suggest, that since the
Mike Wallace show is not being
carried during its normal time on
Sunday night, you should sit
down and listen — to what Billy
Graham has to say.
I read with great interest your
letter to The Collegian of May 20.
After airing your views I couldn't
help comparing Aldous Huxley's
book, "Brave New World" and
the book Billy Graham uses. I
wonder which gives more "pro
found and intellectual analysis of
contemporary society."
Yes, Mr. Pressman, in consider
ing the situation the world is in
today, I think what Mr. Graharia
has to say will have much effect
on the destiny of mankind than
anything Mr. Huxley might
"prophesy."
—Robert B. Johnstone, '59
Gazette
TODAY
Alpha Tau Alpha colored slide contest,
7 p.m., 105 Armsby.
American institute of Electrical Engineers,
4:30-10 p.m.. HUB auditorium.
All-Unirersity Cabinet, 7 p.m., 203 HUB.
Christian Fellowship, 12:46 p.m., 218 HUB.
Christian Science Organization, 7 p.m.,
212 Chapel.
Commuting Women, 12:30 p.m., Grange
Rec room.
DOC Student Council. 1-2 p.m., 216 HUB.
Froth art staff meeting, 7:30 p.m., HUB.
Liberal Arts research luncheon, noon,
dining room A, HUB.
Methodist Vesper Service, 1:30 p.m., Eisen•
hower Chapel.
Navy ROTC annual awards ceremony,
1:10 p.m., front campus.
Newman Club, Legion of blary, 7:30 p.m.,
Student Center.
News and Views. 6:46 p.m., 14 Home Ea.
Science Fiction Club, 1 p.m., 216 HllB.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Dorothy Ammerman. David Burstin,
Marcia Gorin, James Johnson, Carole
Jones, Joan MacKenzie, Robert Menges,
Richard Russel, Gerald Seiler, Richard
Stuby. 'Robert Swanson, John Wagner.
William Walsh, Judy Wharton; Bruce
Weiner.
LA Faculty Lists
Suggested Reading
A reading list composed of ap
proximately 80 books recommend:
ed for reading before graduating
from college is .now available in
132 Sparks.
The book list was compiled
from lists that members of the
liberal arts faculty contributed,
naming the 10 books they recom
mended for students to read be
fore college graduation.
The Liberal Arts' Student Coun
cil sent letters to the liberal ars
fatuity members last summer re
questing their help in compiling
the list. ..
Little Ma
"Some guys never have any trouble gettire a girl."
et cetera
The Climax:
Steal Short
The inevitable has happened
Educators throughout the country
their breath every spring for years,
that it wouldn't happen.
It was a silent hope—no
his tears. But catastrophe has
struck and the inevitable low
in student morals has been
reached:
Coeds have staged a paniy
raid!
It happened in the shadow
of Boston of all places in
Medford, Mass.
Beating out a rock 'n' roll
rhythm on
pots and pans
and chanting
"We want
short' shorts,"
more than 100
Jackson Col-
coeds
raided five
fraternities
and two men's
resi Bence
halls on Tues-
day,
Jackson is operated by Tufts
University.
The raid was staged during
the wee small hour of 5 a.m.
It was a counterattack on men
who had raided the women's
dormitories at Tufts in Som
merville, Mass.
The crazed coeds were beat
en off by males using garden
hoses and buckets of water,
but not before they managed
to make off with various items
of underclothing which they
attached to sticks and waved
like flags.
A valiant attempt by Tufts'
President Nils Y. Wessel to
quell the earlier riot resulted
in his being "plopped" on the
head with a paper bag full of
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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1958
on Campus by Dick Bib!
by Dave Fineman
one would
water by an apparently near
sighted coed who took him for
one of the marauding students.
This turnabout incident cli
maxes the history of the panty
raid.
The origin of the practice is
lost in the obscurity of un.
documented history. There are,
of course, many speculations on
how it all started.
The most prevalent theory
is a Freudian one, which, we
believe is better. to pass over
lightly in such a public place
as a newspaper column.
Another theory is that of the
Naturalist School. These peo
ple believe that it is inately
basic to the human male and
female alike to search out and
purloin the underclothing of
members of the opposite sex.
This natural instinct, however,
say the naturalists, is thwarted
by the rules of our society. It
can occur only in a lax moral
climate, such as is developing
on college campuses these
days.
This, perhaps, explains why
the males had been doing it
long before the females dared,
since our mores are still slight
ly' stricter where females are
concerned.
The Positivists, on the other
hand, claim it is an attempt
by all sexes to destroy our
mores and traditions.
We think, however, that this
is a much too serious treatment
of the subject, and believe the
less said, the better.
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Coeds
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have been holding
hoping upon hope
have dared express