NEW HAMPSHIRE Representation Unfair Eldredge Would Bar Fraternity Members

"• " * • w v> .v: ■T ^ Senator Claims Dorms* NEW HAMPSHIRE Representation Unfair Eldredge Would Bar Fraternity Members V O L . No. 42 Issue 22 Z413 Durham, N. H., March 19, 1953 PRICE — 7 CENTS From Representing Dormitories; Senate Also Discussed Discriminatory Clauses A proposal to prohibit fraternity and sorority people fronxrepre- National Names Fill Convo Roster senting- dormitories in Student Senate, and discussion of a plan to eliminate discrimination clauses in fraternity and sorority constitu Lillian Gilbreth, Gene Tunney Added To Speakers tions and rituals were highlights of Monday’s two-hour Student Senate meeting at the Organization Room of Commons. Dr. Lillian Mollder Gilbreth, immortalized in the best seller The explosive proposal by Carleton Eldredge was in the form “Cheaper By The Dozen”, and president of Gilbreth Inc., consult of an amendment to the Senate constitution and therefore will be ing engineers, will be one of the speakers at the three-day convo referred to the Constitution committee. cation here April 23, 24, and 25, dedicated to “Enrichment of Lives on a University Campus.” Gene Tunney, retired undefeated heavy Mr. Eldredge’s proposal is, in effect, to bar fraternity and sorority members that storage space and capital would be weight champion of the world, and N. V. “Swede” Nelson, fornfer from representing dormitories, in which problems confronting any such organiza tion. In closing he said, “ this is probably football coach, will also speak at the convocation. Eldredge charge nd ETA IN N NN they may be living, in the Student Sen worth considering, and yet I think that it Dr. Gilbreth, with her husband, the ate. Eldredge charged in his speech be should be very carefully considered.” late Frank B. Gilbreth, pioneered in 'the Truman administrations. She has been fore the Senate that dormitories are at active in library work and as a member A suggested Jazz Concert, with Stan original motion study experiments. She present unfairly represented in Senate. Kenton, was approved by the Senate to will speak at the University Field House, of the national board of the Girl Scouts. He said in part “ The amendment I am She is an honorary member of several raise the student attendance of the Blue Thursday evening, April 23, as one of the proposing is for the establishment of a and White Series, and to promote the sale engineering and management societies, in features of “ Family Day” on the campus. better Student Senate, based upon a of season tickets, in response to a report cluding the American Society of Mechan Friday, April 24, has been designated as more equitable distribution of seats given by Hope Macdonald from the Lec ical Engineers and the Engineering Insti “ New Hampshire Day” , dedicated to ser among the various housing units en tures and Concert Committee. vice of the state, and Saturday, April tute of Canada. titled to representation.’ Plans for the Memorial Union cam 25, will be “ Ben Thompson Day” , a long With her husband, Dr. Gilbreth was (A more detailed report of Senator paign and the general convocation were standing alumni tradition at the Uni instrumental in planning the first inter Eldredge’s remarks will be found on presented to the senate by Bill Croft, versity.. national Management Congress, held in page eight of this issue.) Prague in 1924. She has continued to par Acacia, and Leighton C. Gilman, Theta Spiritual Growth On the discrimination issue, which was ticipate since that time in International Chi. Thursday will also offer a symposium presented by Jack Atwood, correspond Management Congress, held in Prague in Jack Driscoll Resigns on “ Spiritual Growth on a University ing secretary, it was voted to reply to 1924. She has continued to participate a questionnaire sent out by Rutgers Uni The resignation of Driscoll from the Campus.” since that time in international manage The convocation committee, headed by versity Student Senate which proposed Senate was read and accepted, together ment work. Her classes in motion studies John Elliott of Madbury, has previously Lillian M. Gilbreth a plan whereby discrimination clauses with his recommendation for the chairmen in the 1920’s included students from in announced that General Walter Bedell must be eliminated by 1960. to the Constitution and Social Committees, dustries and business throughout the Smith, U. S. Undersecretary of State, ‘Yes’ to Prejudice which posts he vacated upon his election world. to the presidency of the Interfraternity will be one of the speakers on Saturday The Senate voted yes to the question Has Written Books Council. Chairmen approved at his recom afternoon. of the existence of prejudice in the uni Blood Drive Quota mendation were Jean Lancaster, Alex Since her husband’s death in 1924, She and her husband collaborated on versity, and offered no other solution to ander, to the Social Committee, and David Dr. Gilbreth has been a consultant in numerous books and articles in scientific the problem than the one proposed by Venator, West Hall, to the Constitution management, lecturer, professor of man management. With Edna Yost she is co Rutgers, which recommends colateral agement at Purdue University, and head author of “ Normal Lives for the Dis 400 Pints; Opens At Committee. action by many colleges and universities of the department of personnel relations abled” , and with Alice Rice Cook, “ The to be used to bring pressure on national Betty Brown submitted a progress re at Newark College of Engineering. In Foreman and Manpower Management” . fraternities to delete clauses of discrimi port from the Campus Planning Board addition to her work in industrial man She is the mother of 12 children, 11 Notch Hall Today nation from their constitutions. which included both short and long range agement, she has applied motion study of whom survive. All are married and The Red Cross will be at the Notch The Bookstore Report revealed that the University development programs. The techniques to hospitals, nursing, libraries there are 25 grandchildren. The amusing collecting blood today and tomorrow. The profit made by the bookstore is used to development of the Revine and the future and the home. By studying the needs of side of life in the Gilbreth family was quota has been set at 400 pints, but stu alleviate the general university deficit, need for a new and larger Commons women with heart conditions and the described in books by two of her children, and no undue profit is made. Prices are building were being considered. needs of wheel-chair homemakers, it was dent chairman Ed Lynn states that UN H “ Cheaper by the Dozen,” and “ Belles on lower than could be found elsewhere, possible to design time and energy-saving is capable of doing far better and expects A Committee was to be appointed by Their Toes”. and all salaries to the employers of the kitchens, proving useful to all women. to exceed the goal. the Student Senate to investigate the Dr. Gilbreth was born in Oakland, bookstore are paid by the university. The possibility of making the Annual Per On Government Committees Calif., and was graduated from the Uni IFC, Panhell council and the inter reporting committee was delegated to sonal Library Contest a Senate function. She has served on employment, civil versity of California. She obtained her dormitory organizations are behind the structure a plan for a non-profit student The committee was instructed to report defense, and utilization of manpower com Ph.D. from Brown, and now resides in program, urging high participation among co-op for used texts. Favoring such a co back to the Senate following its appoint mittees in the Hoover, Roosevelt, and Montclair, N. J. their members. Acacia has 100 per cent op, Dean Sackett nevertheless pointed out ments. of its brothers signed up and other fra ternities are not far behind. IFC is con sidering giving an award to the frat with Blue and White Concert Pianist, the highest ratio of donors. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Plays Before Over 100 of the faculty and towns people have been signed up by Mr. Frank- Andor Foldes, Playes Wednesday lyn Heald ,town chairman. Among them Packed House With Cast of 42 is President Robert Chandler, Jr., who O* Wednesday, March 25, the Blue has_ given blood several times and is an Bob Skinner and Nancy Miller will tread the boards at New and White Concert Series will present active supporter of the program. Hampshire Hall tonight at 8 p.m. in their title roles of Shakespeare’s a piano recital by 39-year-old Hun The present blood-donor program is “Romeo and Juliet.” garian born Andor Foldes. The recital administered by the Red Cross for the will be held in New Hampshire Hall Department of Defense. The plasma is Last night’s performance before a packed house featured Mari at 8 p.m. Mr. Foldes is the last per needed for both military and civilian use lyn Crouch as Tuliet and Robert Skinner as Romeo. The major wo former of the 1952-53 Blue and W hite It has saved thousands of lives in Korea, season, but at times the shortage has been so men’s parts in the Mask and Dagger presentation have been double critical that emergency tranfucions have cast to facilitate playing and production. Andor Foldes started to study the had to be made by GI’s on the field. The piano at the age of five under the value of the plasma is fully realized by Am ong the cast of 42 are the following guidance of his mother. Two years the staff of the ROTC and the department actors: Dave Ladd as Prince Escalus, gue and Priscilla Flagg as Lady Capu later, he made his first public appear has participated in the program.

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