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~- VfL. LVIII ~INITY COLLEGE, HARTFO~D, CONN., MARCH- 16, 1960 No. 18 Trinity Groups to Aid In Convocation Plans; Speakers Announced The highlights of Trinity's 9~ April 9, when the 1960 1960 Convocation, to be held Tnmty onvocation takes place. attn·day. April 9, will be three · tud~nt · of the college will be discussion sessions in which play1_ng a large role in it pro­ Deni s \V. Brogan, McGeorge clucbon, according to Donald B. Bundy, Walt Whitman Rostow Engley, Executive Director of WADIIA I I Business ranager Johanne Lilje. harles H. Malik: the Convocation. Filmer S. C. Northrop, and Jam s WRTC-FM ha£ planned a co mpl ete Reston will parLicipate. Th . e dis­ s?hedul e of programming on Convoca­ l(ilborn Elected To Head Tr'ip·;;d: tinguish d scholars will consider as­ tron day. In addition to the di scussion pect of the gen ral convocation se_s~ions themselYe , the radio station theme - "The ew World Ahead : wrll broadcast biographical sketches Interpretation and Prophecy." on the featured speakers before each l(irtz, Wadhams Given Top Berth~ session, and fo11owing the sessions ocial Scientists t~\'O seminars, with six seniors parti­ Peter Kilborn, a Editor-] n- hi f, and \ illiam Kirtz, a Man­ At the morning session, b ginning cr~atmg ~nd Dr. Kintner moderating, ]. H. Davis Pew End aging Editor, w re r -elect cl to the Tripod Ex cutive Board last at, 10 a.m. in the fi eld house, Brogan, wr11 be au· d to discuss the events of Dedicated Sunday Monday nig·ht.. David Wadhams was nam d Bu iness Manag-er, Bundy, and Rostow, authorities on the the speeche . and George WJII, P t r I mblc, and John H nry fill out the six­ social scienc s, will di cuss the role Topical Backgrounds The J. H. Kelso Davis pew end, man group which dot rmines the paJ r's ed itorial policy. of society in the world ahead. They During the week preceding the Con­ latest addition to the intricate wood­ will especially con ici er toclay's social vo ation, WRTC-FM will also broad­ carving in the Chapel, was dedicated Unanimo~ ly-electcd Kilborn, a junior from Providenc , R. I., rerolution and ideological conflicts. ca t preview programs designed to at last Sunday's 11 o'clock service. served as Tnpod Managing Editor during the past year. Am ru- Professor Brogan, professor of Po­ present background on the topics to The pew end was given to the Col­ b r of Psi psilon, I ilborn i lege by Mrs. Davis of West Hartford litical Sci nee at Cambridge niver­ be discussed in the Saturday sessions. majoring in English and gov rn­ in memory of her husband who died sity, i an authority on contemporary These are planned for 7:45 p.m. each Julie Haydon mcnt. lie previously s rv d as May 29, 1956. Col. Davis graduated political developments in western Eu­ clay from April 4 to April 8, with an Ex ·utive Editor of th Taft from Trinity in 1 99, and s rved as a rope and th Unit d States. A Scots­ additional broadcast at 10:45 p.m. on 'chool pap r. Life Trustee for many years. He had To Give Review man by birth, he ha studied at Gias­ April 8. An Al\ron, Ohio, junior Kirtz a long and distinguish d career with On Monday, March 21, Mi ss Juli<' go11·, Oxford, and Harvard; has been Other student groups which wi11 has been Featur s Editor and is the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Haydon will ntcrtain th collC'ge wiLh honored with the Chevalier of the support the Convocation proc edings also a member of Psi p ·ilon. An printing firm, serving as treasurer a production concerning dramatic French Legion of Honor; and is a include the Tripod. The staff will Eng! ish major, Kirtz is on the D an's and vice president of that organization criticism tit! d "Th R .aim of a Fellow of the British Academy. (Continued on page 6) List, and Nli t<'Cl the llerkshir<' School until his retirement in 1949. Critic." The program is based on Lh Dea n of Harvard's Faculty of Arts yParbook. The Davis pew end was designed by work of George J ean athan. and Scienc s since 1953, Mr. Bundy An conomks stud nl, W adhams Prof. John C. E. Taylor, chairman of Mr. Nathan, famous for his domi­ i well known as a researcher in the servC'd a~; BusinPss Manag('l" of th Silent Sabbath: the fine arts department, with the n nee of AmC' rican drama criticisms field of international relations. A 1940 Wamogo chool yearbook. From carving executed by Irvin Dr ssel of in the thirti s, is best known for his graduate of Yale, he has co-authored West Gosh '11, onn., h is a sopho- Girls 'Til Ten C. H. Dresser & Sons. the Stimson M moir and edited The morC'. Pattern of Responsibility. India Is Thursday's Wi II, !{em ble, Henry The third speaker at the morning But Parties Off Will, a nwmh<'r of Dl'lta Phi and a e ion, WalL Whitman Rostow is "These are out" was Dean Lacy's Phi Beta Talk Topic govcrnnwnt major·, wa. namC'd Sports comment to the question of whether profe sor of E conomic Hi tory at' the "America Through the Eyes of In­ l ·~ ditor. From Champaign, Ill., Will unday parties wi11 be permitt d at ~fassa ch u setts In titute of Technol­ dia" wi11 be expl ored by Dr. Theodore has been BC'c:n•ia.r·y f both hi s fr sh­ any time in the future. He made this ogy. An authority on the growth of M. Green in the annual Phi B ta man and sophomo1·e cia s s a nd is a comment at the IFC meeting Monday, formC'J' Sl'nator. modern nations, Dr. Rostow is an ad­ Kappa lecture tomorrow evening at l~o r ·mt' l ' Editor of the Pomfret rocate of sharply increased public ex­ March 14. 8::30 p.m. in the chemistry auditorium. However, he added that women will Sehool rwwspap<'r, K mble, I ctcd penditures for our foreign aid and Invited to India by the Secretary of be a11owed during Sunday in the fra­ 1 ws Editor, is a junio1· fine arts defe nse programs. the Indian Philosophical Conference, ternity hou es and in the dormitories sturll'nL from BC'dford Village, .Y. Lilj e, long con idered a symbol of and sponsored by the Ford Founda­ until ten o'clock. The student· will be Henry, a Buffalo, w York, history unity of G rman Protestantism is tion, Dr. Green has spent the past a11owed thi privilege until they abu e major is a memb r of P si Upsilon bishop of the Evangelical Luth~ran year at numerous Indian univers ities, and was on the Editorial .Board of the (Continued on page 6) it. giving lectures and holding informal ichols School n wspap r. He takes discussions with students and facul­ the post of Peatur s Editor fforts on ll. L. M nckcn's American ties. F ot·m<' r Editor Berdine a.nd n wly­ The Henry Bun AI xander Pro­ Mercury. Contractor Calls Student Center elcct d l ~ditor Kilbor·n commended the fessor of Humanities at Scripps Col­ . The skit is based on his work, giv­ pappJ·'s staff for its success in in­ lege, he is s peaking at Trinity under mg examples f1·om the plays of Shaw crcasin~ th<' TriJ>od's popularity, Kil­ Structure He "Likes To Build" the auspices of the Phi Beta Kappa 0' il, 0' aS<'Y, Will iams, Saroyan: bon_l brrelly commenting on his plans Visiting Schools program. and Paul Vincent Canoll. Miss Hay­ to rnct·ease the d pth and scope of Di tinguished Background don has app ared on stage, sere n, news coverage. Dr. Green taught at Princeton ni­ and TV and is famous for her stat·­ versity from 1923-1945 and was chair­ ring roles in Lhe productions "The man of the divisional program in Glass Menagerie•," "Shadow and Sub­ humanities from 1941-1945. In 1946 stanc·e," and "The Tim of Your L if •." Atheneum Places he went to Yale and remained there The film, "The Scoundrel," made with as professor of philosophy until 1955. o 1 Coward has bet•n ca11 d one of Fourth in Tourney He has been a visiting prof ssor at Holl ywood's ten best movi s. Four m mb rs of the Atheneum Rice and Stanford and holds honorary The skit's p1·oduction is under thC' Society journeyed to Brooklyn over degrees from a numb r of institutions. dirPction of Sir edric JJ ardwicke and last we kend and turned in Trinity's His publications include "The Arts is adapted and staged by ora Durfee, best. debate performance of the year, and the Art of Criticism," "Our Cul­ a drama coach and professional ac­ placrng fourth in a fi eld of 50 at the tural Heritage," "Liberalism: Its tress. Thirteenth Annual Brooklyn ollege Theory and Practice," and "Moral, Debate Tournament. Aesthetic, and Religious Insight." Jacobs Announces Th egativ team, consisting of New members of th Trinity Col­ 'ull ivan '61, and Berger '63 defeated lege Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Hoffman's Promotion the niversity of PennsylvU:nia, Bryn wi11 be initiaLed into the honorary Dr. Stephen P. Hoffm an, Jr. has Mawr, Siena, and t. P eters while society tomorrow afternoon, prior to been promoted to associat • prof<'ssor losing in the last round to Hoi; Cross. Dr. Green's lecture. of mathemaLics, effective next S p­ The Aflit·mative team of Kapouch '62 t mher, President J acobs announced trides have been made towards t he completion of the student PI KAPPA ALPHA OFFI ERS and Coyne '62 downed Canisius, Friday. center • • •. tl buildinor ·hould be ready The following wer <> lected to Templ e, Hamilton and lost to Ford­ · n 1es unforseen c!l·cu mstanc appear. 1e ,., A faculty-mPmber . ince 1957, Dr. hl next · office in the Pi Kappa Alpha fra­ ham and Vermont. 'eptember. Hoffman deliv red a equ •nee of lec­ . Mr·. H.oland Arnlaw suJJerintendent of con ·truction, said that the center ternity last Wednesday: E. Chad­ tures at Conard High Sc·hool, West Be ·t p aker Rating I .' "ht e kind of a building' we like to build," because the materra. ]8 are 0 f s ue h wick Hughes, Jr., President; Wil­ Hartford, in :\larch 1959. Previous to The egative team won best speak­ hrgh Quality. liam A. Su11ivan, Vice President; coming to Trinity he had \.aught at er ratings in four out of its five When asked what they considered mo. t striking about the many Curtis L. Turner, Tr asurer; Ed­ ~uildi~g, the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, rounds and ullivan compiled a per­ ~the workmen commented on tlw modern, hi gh quality materral b e lll~ u ~ed. ward B. Waggon<>r, Secretary; Lawrence G. Steiner, H istorian; N.Y. H e prepar d for college at Nor­ fect 35 p oint score in round I. The w~~Y e pecia11y called notice to the granite and the strength of s uch thmgs as wich Free Academy and receiYed his J ohn E. Thrower, Steward and Affirmative earned best speaker rat­ dow frame . B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from ings in three rounds. The tournament Mr. Walker dir·ector of buildings and grounds, inform us that though William P. Kahl, Sergeant-at­ Yale University in 1919, 1951, a nd was won by Norwich niver itv with Arms. llrovi ion have' bee n made for a bowling alley, it will not be in stalled next 1957, respe Lively. St. P eters placing second. ·' Yea r. Page Two THE TRINITY TRIPOD March 16, 196Q \trinity i \rri~ob "Aisle Say" Publiahed weekly thr h t th DENTS OF TRINITY 0c~L~E e acad~lo year by the STU- Student subscription included G~.ltiSu~cnptlons $6.00 per year. By BILL KIRTZ Connecticut, as second class 1n u on ee. Entered at Hartford. Act of March Th mjtter February 14, 1947, under the a 1879 are at all times' • e co umna of THE TRINITY TRIPOD the d iscussion of m~~ratoof0 a.1nu~~l,t utondTrei'Jrr.aduatea, and otbera for 1 -"" 1n1ty men. "Greenwillow" Entertaining ceiYedNotice two of w~ka Change · adof Addreaa f or Mall Subscriptions must be re- ~ tn vance. Office Telephone CH 6-1829 The mus-ical ''G1·eenwillow," reviewed March 12, opened at rew Yol'k's Alvin Th 011 Ma1·ch 8. ea 1re

EXECUTIVE BOARD G1·eenwillow. which ruined last Tue da. . Editor-in-Chief...... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... Sanford A. Bredine, '60 n~ng for several ew yor.k drama critics)(~\~­ Managmg Editor · · · · • · ...... Peter T. Kilborn, '61 dlct: .five to two for dismissal), is a blanta eJ: ews Editor · · · · · · · · · · · · .... · ...... Lloyd M. Costley, '60 bu.c~hc, frankly :;entimental, and wholly en~tl~ Business Manager ...... Edward Brink 'GO tammg productiOn. The fact that featu ~l­ Sports Editor . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ·. M allhew A. Levine,' '60 perf?rmer Tony. Perkins' voice, which canlbd Feature Editor ...... William Kirtz, •61 chantably descnbed as thin, mars some of c e poser Frank Loesser's best efforts is 0~~­1 shadowed by the delightful tone of this mu/ j "HERE, KID, HAVE A LOLLIPOP." adaptation of B. J. Chute's best-selling nove~ca Perkins, as Gideon Briggs, a youth haunt by the fam!ly tra.dition of .wander~ ust, is enjoe~ able enough '' hlle speakmg. His singing Y1 another matter. In "The Music Of Home" ~ecurring paean , to the delights not fo~n~ BUSINESS STAFF m travel, the star s vocal burden is carried b. ;4-dvertising Manager ...... David Wadhruns, '62 --LETTERS-- rom Fraser, '63, Don Pine, '62. . the ringing baritone of Bruc McKay who ) Circulation Manager John Peters. '60 (Continued from column 1) manner, but so do the eligibles or Gide?n's father, ha~ ret ~;-~ ed to Grdenwillo~~ rushees. The latter are unconsciously to s1re another . child. Summertime LO\'e, system itself. Student contact is fur­ howe~er, potentially th~ show's outstandi~ ther restricted by the rivalries of the forced to parade o1· put on a facade. Moreover, many individuals are hurt tune, IS entrust d ~o Perkms alone, who prompt~ A GROWING CAMPUS different fraternities. The administra­ l:r: makes the aud1e~ce regret the faith put in tion of Trinity College should not in the rushing process. Some are not The el~ction of th n w Tripod Executive extended a bid to the fraternity of hn~ . . In the . ong s s~cond act refrain, the tolerate artificial barriers that prevent Board bnng back many recollections to those their choice, so that they do the next plamti~e se.ntJments Gideon articulates whik student intercourse. wl'~o have served on this year's oard. Cer­ best thing and join the fraternity of observmg h1s sweetheart wooed by another are tamly. the eniors will be happy to have Mon­ their second or third choice. In both well-suited ,~o his wispy ;•,oice, but the mid-fir& Fraternity Aims Conflict With College day mght ba~l~ for the fir t time in four years. cases, the individual is hurt psycho­ ::ct -punc~ Summert1me could have provide1 But the add1t10n of Monday evenings fails to The fraternities have major repre­ logically in varying degrees - he IS still missed . · o':cr hado~,, the view they will lose--an eye­ hensible effects upon the college com­ labors under a feeling of rejection. . Pert Kelton and Cecil Kellaway are respons­ witne s glimpse at a changing campus. munity. Their aims are in conflict On what grounds do the fraternities Ible for much ?f the "delightful tone" not€d Ov r the pa t year, the editors have seen the with the goals of the college. The enjoy the prestige that seems to make above. Portray~n~. Grandma Briggs, a char­ college attempts to encourage learn­ Tripod grow in quality and popularity· but it imperative for eligibles to join? act~r whose actlvitJes range from encouraging and what is more important, they ing in the hope of producing function­ The function of any institution is to aspirants for her grandson's heart ("the co:.,. hav~ wit~ al human beings. In other words, the ne ed th campus grow. Professor Anderson's promote the welfare of the individual has more ~ut you have nicer") to reminding a aim of a college education should be opinions, for an example, have filled a large gap and the community, if for any reason former s~1tor of a 'long-passe skirmish in tte to produce individuals who will not an institution is detrimental or nega­ glen which nearly led them down the ai .e -that of tudent-faculty expre sion. Whether only be members of a community but or not one agrees with fr. Anderson's vitriolic tive, it loses its right to exist. ~"but we never ..."), Miss Kelton is convinc­ viewpoints is irrevelant. \Vhat is ignificant is also contributing members of that mgly brusque and incurably romantic in her community. This can be achieved only Discriminatory Policies sup.ervi.sion of , the renderin.g to Cupid that the fact that he has accepted the Tripod's ex­ if Trinity students are able to under­ My last criticism against the fra­ which IS Cup1d s around which every musi<2l ~ernal challenge f?r the comments of everyone stand the problems of their environ­ ternity system concerns its discrim­ revolve~ .. ~ellaway, as a R v rend who pre­ I~ the college. Five letters in these pages tes­ ment and put forward constructive inatory policies. Discrimination be­ fers ~-eJOicmg to repenting, makes "What A tify to the wealth of opinions which exist on suggestions to remedy existing ills. caus of race or religion does exist in Blessmg (to know there's a devil)" the produc· campu _, the vast majority of which generally The fraternity sets social life above the fraternity system, in spite of the ti01~'s .funniest number as he frankly and go unairecl. all else. It fosters a loyalty onto it­ claims to the contrary by some fra­ '~hJmslca,I,ly celebrates the right to blame any We envy the capable hands in which we leave self from its members at the expense ternities. It is a well known fact that sm on a glibber old fibber" than he. the Tripod. The new editor have an opportun­ of the college community as a whole. egroes have up to now have always ity not only to witnes , but to play a role in As a result, some students are so The tone of plaintive propriety with which been excluded. J ews are in a some­ what is, hopefully, a growing campus vitality. affected that their values become mis­ Ellen McCown plays Dorrie who fears that what better position, though still not Changes lie ahead, for both the students and orientated. Instead of going to Trin­ Gideon will never overcome l~is wanderlust is treated on an equal basis with their the faculty have seemingly ceased to accept the ity College for an education, they go mi~-ror ed in he~· wistful solo in "Faraway Bdy," co-religionists the Protestants and yard tick of the status quo. The interest to their respective fraternities for a ~vhich, celebratmg the departed Gideon's merits, Catholics. Discrimination is incom­ aroused by publicly aired effusions on campus social life. 1s the show's best ballad. patible with Trinity College - a . Choreographer Joe Layton has embellished is ues augers the hope that the conservative rut democratic institution of learning. Fraternities and Conformity his 1959-1960 season efforts in hits Once Upon of the past has been abandoned for the more Discrimination, furthermore, has in­ ~ Matt1·ess and The ound Of Music by proYid· liberal evaluation of the problems which con­ The social societies at Trinity Col­ calculable consequences. It may result m~ G1·eenwillow with imaginative and stimu· front us. lege foster conformity of action and on the part of some students, especial­ S.A.B. thought that lead to irrational be­ lab~g dancing highlighted by a stirring and ly those belonging to minority groups, festive youth conclave on "Holloweve." L.M.C. havior. It encourages the idea among that equality of opportunity (one of M.A.L. its members that they should be 'part the basic tenets of our democracy) is q1· enwillow is an engaging pastoral romp of the boys'. This stifles creativity in nothing more than a myth. The en­ wh1ch deserves all the popular appeal it has the formative years of the student. It suing attitude of cynicism on the part ge~erated. ~n excellent example of a presen­ is also a foretaste of the various pres­ of some of these individuals is harm­ tatiOn for wh1ch many advance theatre parties - LETTERS- sure groups and social groups we are ful to the well -being of society in assure s~1ccess. despite a chilly critical reception. to meet once out of college. A college general. G_?·e~nwtllo'i1J, Judging from the large and appre· To The Editor: graduate should be able to assert him­ ciat1ye audience at its sixth performance, will It is indeed encouraging to note our Senate's self and resist the pressures to suc­ Artificial Social Status survive ~oth the yelps of the "party girls" and cumb to the group. Only in this way recent stand concerning the segregated lunch Because the fraternity system cre­ the pannmg of the Seven Assassins. can he become a functional citizen. counters in the southern part of the nation, ates artificial differences in social The fraternity, it seems to me, polish­ But let us look at Trinity. Is not an equally status, is a barrier to student inter­ es and prepares its members so that pressing problem the discrimination so prev­ course, distorts student values fur­ Thurber W orks Disappoint they may fit nicely in the 'social set' alent on Vernon Street? thers conformity, discriminate~ be­ Gilbert Mackin, '61 of our society. cause of race and religion, is against The R evue "A Thu1·be1· Carnival," reviewed 12, Anta Marvin Peterson, '60 Free association and mutual respect free association, is in conflict with the on Ma1·ch opened at ew Yo1·k's Jere Bacharach, '60 arc the basis of any friendship. The aims of the college, and is consciously Theate1· F•e b. 25. Michael Perlman, '60 fraternity system is in contradiction hypocritical and harmful to the indi­ ':\'hen A ThU?·b 1· Camival, a potpourri of the Joseph asello, '57 to this principle. The acquisition of wrl~er-dra,~e(s works, is good, it is very g?o~ , vidual and the community, it should 18 Albert Maurice, '62 members in a fraternity is done as disappear. at times bnlliant, theatre; when it is bad, 1t. David Leof, '60 follows: It is the fraternity that What should b done? The admin­ deadly dull. Hilarious when concerned w1th John W. Mason, '60 chooses its members from the eligibles. istration of Trinity College should short, concrete situations around which tal· Thomas Swift, '61 The members of the pledge class do abolish the fraternity system, appro­ ented aclors can build a recognizable perform· not always know each other. This is ::nee, the revue sag when it attempts to de~ve To The Editor: priate the physical facilities and turn the reason for a pledging period; it is them into dormitories assigned to ~nto. Thu~·ber's world of whimsy-so enterta!ll· In the past few weeks, the conduct of Trini­ a time when an incongruous group is mg m prmt, so insipid on stage. ty's students has come under severe criticism students on the same basis as are molded into the pattern that the fra­ other living quarters of the college. . "T~e Word Dance" which starts out pr?ce~d: and has unintentionally resulted in the partial ternity wants. In other words, it is In this manner, social facilities will be mgs 1s a good example of the dramatic v1tahti evaluation of the Fraternity system. I should the fraternity that chooses one's available to all students and a greater and success with which certain phases of Thur· like to make my contribution to the general friends. Doesn't this destroy the true degree of harmony will exist in the ber:s diversified efforts can be presented. Thur·1 analysis now in progress. basis of friendship? student body. bensms ("You may call it sleepwalking, but. The fraternity system is objectionable be­ Ru hing and Hypocrisy In the event that such a solution say ~he's promiscuous!") ar here delivere~ m cause it creates a division in the student body. ~tra1ght-£aced and taccato alternation, bnng· It establishes a difference in the social status Rushing, which is an integral part cannot be carried out, the administra­ of the fraternity system, results in tion should at least create a student­ mg down the house. between fraternity and non-fraternity men that The E" ell-nanated "Th ight The Bed results in mute resentment and outright antago­ social approval of hyprocisy. The faculty committee to work out rem­ climax is reached during Mason Plan edies that can be immediately put into Fell," one of Thurber's most famous and h~· nism. Fraternity men have been carrying on and Rush Week when fraternities effect until long range solutions can morou.s pieces,. is impeccably recounted. II~. as if they were superior to non-fraternity men. 3 make it a point to put on their best be worked out. mute Jmprecatwns of doom and when the . As evidence, how much mixing has there been coun.t so d .ems, pause-punctuated under corw~ between these two groups? Very little! Another appearance, there distorting actual- Sincerely yours, of h1s family's peculiar habits enhance Ewe factor of disunity occurs within the fraternity ities. What is disconcerting is that not only do the fraternities behave in this George Weirz, '60 (Continued on page 6) (Continued in column 2) March 16, 1960 THE TRINITY TRIPOD Page Three LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS More Editors; To The Editor: was anti-intellectual. The proposal To The Editor: of our whole tudent body and not just A student-directed beer can flew has very little to do with the discipli­ News, Sports, Profes or Ander·on must admit, I of the fraternities. A man cannot be nary problem. Other than that, it i through Professor Kinter's window feel, that one mu. t know and under­ fore d to become an intellectual but not a fraternity problem but an all­ And Features more than a month ago - what is stand sex before he can ju tly con­ must choo e to be one. The fratern­ college problem. The fraternities are being clone about it? Is the admin­ demn adultery or any other part of it. ities, howeYer, are interested in schol­ not pulling down the college aYerage. ·stration working towards a solution Hi comments make it painfully clear ar hip and try in part to fo ter an Most of them have aYerages higher ~ehind closed doors? Will the stu­ that he has failed to comprehend the intellectual attitude. Th result of than the all-college aYerage, eYen the dents haYe a say in how their lives real purpose and Yalue of the fratern­ this endeaYor ha b en a fraternity all-college upperclassmen average. are to run or to be run? Or is the ity sy tem. It appear· that, as far as average higher than the all colleg administration going to continue to There is keen and healthy competition he can see, nothing can come out of aYerage. The vehicle of this accom­ clamp down on the whole student body between the houses for the top aver­ this system that i good. pli hment has been the p1·essur that age. because they know that a few of the may be applied as a result of a clos ly Opinions Based on Facts students are irresponsible? College Problem knit ci ty. In our U.S. society, it is our priYi­ The criticism and the proposals in The fourth proposal, the punishment lege to voice our opinion. . They mu t MC'n become clos because of the the Tripod are honest attempts to of "hooligani m" in a swift fashion, be based on fact, howeYer, if we wi h xperi nces they hold in common. Al­ solve the disciplinary dilemma on our is the root of the whole problem be­ to make them public. His objections thou~.rh th m mb r of each frat rnity campus in the Wl'ong way. Our facul­ tween the faculty and the students. Is (three in number) fail to be valid in com from different geographical, so­ ty sees something wrong with Trinity this the fault of the fraternities? many respect . In hi first point, he cial, and financial environments, th y _ and there is something wrong when Every system ever conceived of has overlook the fact that all oci ties are joined tog ther in a unit by shar­ a beer can flies through someone's had its fl aws, and certainly there are are divided into section . The divi­ ing the exp rienc of "hell or h lp window. But, the shotgun approach going to be bad actors in every so­ sions occur naturally, as may be seen week" and by those s crei known is not the answer. The faculty, and ciety. But, here at Trinity as in most by studying the freshmen. These men only to the group. Of cours , the in­ especially Mr. Anderson, thinks that other societies, thank God, the bad fall into groups or cliqu s mor or cerity of ach individual and the perhaps if the whole Trinity system actors are a minority group. The fa­ less automatically. Since th<'y lack meaning his fraternity has to him de­ is changed maybe the right combina­ culty and administration are condemn­ any real organization, ther is no pend ol ly on him. W fail to apprc­ tion will be hit upon. The administra­ ing almost half the school because of direct way that these groups can be ciat our ritual becaus w ha,•e not tion and faculty are shooting down a few bad individuals - Hitler tried controlled and con truclive. I• ratern­ had to do without th m. Fo1· a fra­ much of the good with the bad. to wipe out a whole race of people be­ ities, on the oth r hand, arP well or­ ternity to do without th m, howevel', cause one of their members killed a ganized, re ponsible sections of Trin­ would be lik the nit d tnt s doing Wrong Solution third consulate. Discipline is not a ity's life. They are constructiv as without its traditions. It would be al­ universal thing. It mu t not be their public service teslifi s. 1' urth r­ most impossibl for the differ nt na­ 1\fr. Anderson's approach is the best handled on a universal basis. Certain­ more, the college administration is tionalities to b com disassociated example of how to solve a problem ly the Trinity society cannot live in able to work with and through these from th ir r sp ctive cultur s into the wrong way. Is it true that be­ harmony if one group of it dictates groups in disciplinary and scholastic Am ricans. cause one or two people (those, as­ rules and regulations to the other. matters. sumed fraternity members, who threw And if there are to be honor systems He answers his second point about Anderson Has 0 the beer can) are malicious, that and honor codes at Trinity they must racial and religious discrimination Thus, I f I thai there was no case th refore the whole system of which be all trusting or they must not exist. but states that financial and social dis­ stat d against fraternities in Dr. An­ they are a part is also malicious? Are we going to be a society where crimination exists at Trinity. Tt must Mr. Anderson's logic is not too good derson's comments. On the contrary, all citizens are to trust each other be remember d that the fraternities fraternities can b come a mor us ful for a philosophy professor. He based are limited in their member hip by and ourselves, or are we going to be­ part of life at Trinity with the aid of his whole argument against fratern­ the amount of physical room they come Trinity Prep School, a school the faculty and administration. More ities and his six pointed proposal for have available for use. Thus th y that exists to prepare its students for men can belong to fraternities, if our solving the problem on the logic that must choose those men whom they a college where respon ibility is taken facilities w re increas d and n w na­ because one or two fraternity men are for granted? Give the students the feel will best fit in and who can afford bad the whole fraternity system is tionals allowed to stablish hapt rs responsibility they must have to be­ the luxury of belonging to a fratern­ her . In general, the frat rniiy sys­ bad. Disturbed by the beer can epi­ come men. If one or two of them in­ ity. sode, he naievely condemned the fra­ tem although fulfilling a m aningful fringe upon their trust, warn them Anti-Intellectualism function air ady, could be improved. ternities about which he knows al­ onae, then expel them for not being a As to his third point of anti-intel­ most nothing. This fact is proven in part of the society - do not ruin the lectualism, it is a farce. This is an ill James Turman, '60 (Photos by Prod Dole) his six pointed proposal. soci ty because of the individual rot­ In his first proposal Mr. Anderson ten apple. The students want to regu­ made the unqualified statement that late themselves as proven by the I.F.C. all fraternities at Trinity should sever proposal for party weekends. The col­ any ties they might have \vith a na­ lege does not trust the whole student EXTRA-CURRICULAR. tional fraternity. What does this pro­ body as proven by the statement: posal have to do with our problem at "There will be no more Sunday par­ When you have time away from Trinity? I doubt very seriously if Mr. lies, period." Anderson knows the raison d'etre of a fr. Anderson's fifth and sixth pro­ national fraternity. National fratern­ posals against fraternity ritual have the books, enjoy it more ities are a guiding force to help indi­ no meaning. Obviously a fraternity's vidual local chapters in times of ritual will have no meaning for a non­ with Budweiser® trouble and to offer academic and fraternity member - the Shriners' social standards to which the individu­ ritual has no meaning for me but ii al chapters must adhere or cease to be would certainly be foolish for me to Where there's Life in the national. Some of the fratern­ say it has no meaning for a Shriner ities on Vernon Street would not be or to say it was a cause of great in­ in existence if it were not for help sincerity without my even knowing ... there's Bud® they have received from their nation­ what it was all about. Mr. Anderson, als. The former and present presidents you don't have to be an adulterer to of this college are high officials in condemn adultery, but you certainly their respective national fraternities. have to know what adultery is. Samuel Bailey, IV, '62 Di criminatory Clauses The second proposal was that fra- To The Editor: ternities should remove all clauses against racial and religious prejudice. I believe some recognition should be Along this line of argument, Mr. An­ given, through the Tripod, to the derson said that anyone who reads the Trinity College Band for a wonderful constitutions and by-laws of the fra­ performance on Friday evening. ternities will see that they were .. · "inspired by wealth, conceived in sn~b­ Since there were only a handful of ...... ,, bery, born in prejudice (both rac1al Trinity Students in the chemistry au­ ... --,l and religious), and dedicated to th~ ditorium. I think the others ought to :. proposition that those with 'contacts know what they missed. will inherit the earth." These are The program varied from the "Sec­ very bitter words, but not the kind of ond Symphony" by Erickson, to a words that Mr. Anderson or any other non-fraternity member would read in " eopoliian Rhapsody" by avine, to the constitutions and by-laws of the Anderson's "Summer Skies," along various fraternities - if non-fratern­ with the usual Marches and other se­ ity members were allowed to read lections. After each number the au­ those constitutions. But, if Mr. An­ dience, composed of a large number derson could read any of those con­ stitutions, he would not find what he of enthusiastic Hartford citizens, would be looking for. Every fratern­ showed its appreciation with well-de­ ity on Vernon Street has or has had served applause. a varying proportion of Protestants, For such a fin e performance, it is Jews, Catholics, and other races an.d a shame that it was so poorly attend­ religions. Financial and social condi­ ed by member,; of the Trinity Family. tions are not the reasons why a fra­ ternity chooses its members either. The band is still on the ri e and per­ All the hou es on Vernon Street have haps we all ought to take time to give members of greatly varying social and them the credit they deserve. financial backgrounds. Congratulations to Mr. Green and The third proposal was that schol­ Trinity College Band for a fine astic standards be raised for fratern- th ity membership. He made this pro- performance. Frank K. Jago '60 KING OF BEERS • ANHEUSER - BUSCH, INC. • ST. LOUIS • NEWARK • LOS ANGELES • MIAMI • TAMPA Posal in the belief that Vernon Street Page Four THE TRINITY TRIPOD March 16, l96Q Intramural Scene ---- The intramural swimming, ping Captain Langen To Lead Track of Phi Psi, along ·with Mike Creighton pong, and wrestling tournaments (AXP), .Tack Werley (TX), and Dave reached their midpoints last week as Alberts of the Jaguarl!, are th other close fights developed among Alpha eligibles. Team to Wesleyan for Opener Chi Rho, Theta Xi, and Alpha D lta Perkin. took the top spot in th~ Tho basketball court has been high hurdles in the time of 7.6 seconds. ILong i~ the o~e and two mile e\·en Phi in the National League and igma breastst1·oke trials, !;Wimming the 50 stashed away in mothballs for another Mark Smith: 2nd in the 50 yard respectlvely \nll round out the run. Nu, St. A's, and Brownell in the yards in :n.5 seconds. Andy Cantor American. year and the patter of little feet rais­ dash in 5.7 seconds. ners. (T~·), Boh Hall (Phi Psi), Walkcl' ing large clouds of dust has replaced aptain Bob Langen: 2nd in the The weight men who will form b. Delta Phi and AD have clinched Grant (DPhi), onrad Vand rSchroff the slap of the ball on wood, as Coach 600 at 1:16:5. He was beaten by six hind deColigny, include Pete lie~. squash titles in their resp ctiYe (TX), and Jeff Sheley (AD) marie it Karl Kurth's many track hopefuls inches and .1 seconds. . dricks. (discus) who led Ia t Year's leagues. Doug Irwin and Fra11k uncle,· the wi1· . begin workouts. Charlie lassen: 5th in the mile frosh. m that e\·ent, sop~omore Wayne Williams led the DPhi's to their third Huntc·r Harris, r<>prescnting a An indication of what can be ex­ with 4:48:6. M hrmger (shot), possibly the mot straight squash final . The two lo t strong 'EDS c1· w, finished the diving pect d from this year's track squad It is around this core that the team promising of the newcomers, and Jirn only one match betw n th m during trials on top with :31.40 points. Bob was gained last Saturday when a few will form. In the short distances Whitte1-s (shot). the entire season. pahr (P. i '), Pete Lue (Phi Psi), of the more seasoned and promising Smith will be supported by Jack La- Lou Mutschler will head the high The fifth, fourth, and third Bob w t (AXP), Mac Costley (TX), of Kurth's charges competed in the Motlw. Beech, a t\\'O 1 tter man, will jumpers on the basis of his 5'11" high tournaments in ping pong hav and Bill Hokanson (AXP) a1·e also Union Invitational M ct. help out when not hurdling and broad of last year.. Rick Ri~hardson, Rick completed, as Crow sw pt in nt..Pr d in the final. Held in the huge nion Field House, jumping. auter, and Jim McAlister will pace league. Dana I av d f at d had Th la Xi has the most <>ntrit•s in more than 305 athletes from 17 col­ In the middle distances, a ide from the pole vaulters. Hughes of Pi Kappa Alpha for fifth th' finals, six, follow d by Crow with legrs were on hand. Trinity, gaining Lang n the Bantam will sport Jay --~------place. Dave Arle edged out Tom five. St. A'. and Phi Psi have four out. tanding returns from the mini­ McCracken and John Syer, both highly Swift of Phi Psi for fourth, and Alex C'ach. mum of !'ntries, placed third. regarded. Guild b eat John St. lair of the ThrcP of last y<>ar's wreslling Trinity pointmen included-Bill de­ Ron Pol tein, returning to compe­ EDS for third. champion took to thc mats last week Coligny 1st in the shot put with a to s tition after a year's absence, will join P ete Tsairis of igma Nu knockcd in a ttcm pts to d fend thf'i r crowns. of 46'11 ", setting a new meet record. the hurdling force of Lou Mutschler off previously unbea en Bob Adams 27 Lewis Srreec 30 LaSalle Road Don 1aeKay (.Jaguars). Ted Wagner Ray Beech: 2nd in the 55 yard and John Metcalf. Classen and Mike Hartford Wesc Har tford of Bro·wnell twice in a row for fifth. (Jaguars), and J. L. Gage (AD) arc Teammate harlie Bergmann took th dcfcnde1·s in the 137, 177, and Bergmann Norman Hoyd en Tan ill COME TO fourth with Ian Benn tt, of St. A's unlimited classes. Lyons Camel' 18 18 17 18 18 runnerup. Ros Sobol of Brown II de­ The s mi-finals were held yesterday FGA 162 171 307 304 1 9 TOMMY'S BARBER SHOP feated Graham Balfour of t. A' for afternoon, with the finals tomorrow. FGl\1 63 66 133 120 77 third in the double elimination tourna­ MacKay grappl d with Mike Masius FOR THE BEST HAIRCUT PCT. .389 .434 .394 .407 ment. of the Bantams in lh semis, with Tim .363 FTA 42 134 91 51 100 IN TOWN . Swimming trials w re h ld last 11aum of Psi and Dwight Holbrook FT.\1 31 91 72 32 69 W ednesday, with the top six tim s of Jarvis in the oth!'r match. In the PCT. .714 .671 .795 .627 .690 Ill NEW BRITAIN AVENUE in each eYent qualifying for th final, 147 lb. class, Lou Renza (AXP) and REB 137 200 180 87 17:i h eld this aftemoon. Kit Illick of Sl. Jo olen (AD) quarcd off, with Bob HARTFORD CONN. T P Hi7 22 3 33 282 223 Anthony's was the top qualifier in pahr (Psi ) taking on the winner PPG 8.7 12.4 19.9 15.7 12.4 the 75 yard indhidual m dley with a tomorrow. Two minute walk from campus. time of 50.2 s conds. Others in the Th semifmals in the 157 class final were Ken Lyons (, igma u), showed Don Fish (AXP) again t Bi11 Hunter Harris ( EDS), George Lynch Kirtz (Psi ) and Pete Mackie (AD), Andy Cantor (Theta Xi), and ( ED ) YS. Chris Beebe (AD), while Dave Alberts (Jaguar ). hcl Gittins (AD)-Dalo Peatman MARCH STUDENT SPECIAL! Doug Tansill (AD), topped the 50 (AXP) and Bruce Henry (NED )­ yard freestylers in 27.3. J ohn Herzig Dan Moore (J~nTis) w r the pairings (Ph i Psi), K en Greenwald (TX). Bob for th 167 pound s mis. 20% discount on all batteries Bowler (PsiU), Skip Frey (DPhi), Guy And rson of Crow and Dick and Dale Peatma.n (AXP) also placed. Moor of ED went at it with de­ Ask about free money-saving coupon book. In the 50 yard Butt rfly, L w now fender Ted W agner meeting the win­ of Brownell finished in 32.0 to lead n r tomorrow. . the pack. Walker Grant of Delta Phi Ron Blanken (AXP), a econd-place 10% student discount on all auto repa1rs was second, with P te Mackie finisher last year. and ummings Zuill (NEDS). Pete Perkins (St. A's), (Psi U) were matched in one of the K erry Fitzpatrick (AXP) and Chuck 1 7 lb. contests as Mike Gctlin (AD) FAST SERVICE took on Henry Whitney of the EDS. M iddleton (PiKA) rounding out the We w ill send you home in our cab. field. The finals in the Heavyweight class Ken Lyons headed th 50 yard will show cha11 nger Tim (Yul) Mc­ backstroke trials in 33.8 seconds. Bob Grandle ( EDS) against rl f ndcr We Specialize in Foreign Cars Woodward of St. A's and John Herzig .J. L. Gag . 24-Hour Service - Open All the Time

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CONNECTICUT GE ERAL LIFE INSURANCE --ARROW-.. COMPA Y Wherever you yo • •• you look better in on Arrow Jhirl Hartford, Connecticut March 16, 1960 THE TRINITY TRIPOD Page Five Banquet Fetes New Captains QUAD'ANGLES Tansill, Williams and Weiner matt levine The annual Winter Sports Banquet Basketball tr h' . . . . hlighted by the announcement R d M op les "ent to Barry I wmmung Award went to Bob l\Ior- "1he curf w toll the knell of pnrting day," and it about time was hig . tain f D .0 Y en, . ost Valuable Player, and gan who set new school marks in the for thi , ploughman to plod hi weary way along the path of his the elect10n to cap cy o oug h1gh-scormg sopho J h N 0f • ketball Jeff Will' more 0 n " orm::m 220 and 440 yard free tyles. Morgan eoncluding not . During the two year I have held this TRIPOD Tans1Il, bas ' . lams, wto took the Coaches Foul hooting along with Brian Foy and George po ition, my fortun ha, been to have such an adequately sized-and · ming and Mac Werner squash. Troph w'th d b. k' " s111m • '. Y 1 a recor Iea mg t9.1 Black were pre ented with gold wim- able- taft' that campu, meandering rather than game coverage has Tansill, a forward on this year's percentage. Ol111an's 332 markers ming chat1n provided me with writing mat rial. and 4 Bantam five, succeeds Barry bettered John McGo\m's record for . J · F th 14 ff W 'll' f C h . . emor erry a.rnswor was rot until on s ek to xpre hi opinion in a publication, Royden. Je 1 Ia~S 0 0 asset, t~e highest pomt accumulation for a awarded the John Mason Trophy for about institution and individuals. can he d v lop admiration for ,ua' ' ss ., and. Mac . Wemer of .Grosse smgle. season · G0 ld b as k e tball s SJgni-· · bemg. the mo t tmproved. squash , lay- the power of the printed word. For here beneath the Bishop's re­ Pointe, Mtch., wtll follow SW1m co- fymg three seasons of var ity letter- er. planted lm , as midst any college in th ..A., the eardrum is captains Brian Foy. and Bob Moi:gan ing were earned by Bany Royden, Freshman numerals were awarded prone to be sen. itiv . 'L'hi i a plea ant way of saying that some and squash co-captams Croft Jenrungs Ken Lyons, and Charlie Bergmann. to members of the successful ba ket- people cower at the sight of th truth in black-and-white, or that and Chris Illick respectively. The John Slowick Outstanding ball team (9 and 6) and the yearling the,· ha\'e a tendenev to read idea· into matter (which the author swimming squad. had neY r intended)· because of th ir own guilty con ciences. Recently retired Leonard Fletcher Ieandering can provide an education in itself. It is not lim­ BARRIE LTD. was honored by the Athletic Ad1·i ory ited to th Athletic Department and athlete , but in the long run BOOTERS Council. The popular "Fletch" r - reache the I ublic H lation . dmi ions, Development, Alumni, ceived a ilver lifetime pass and n and other Admini. trath· D partments. ince contact with the wrist watch. Bill deColigny made the Downe and William' lcmorial troup is not 12xten ive, and the pre entatien. mental note taken hav not b en near a copious a tho e evolved Members of the Council provid d at the Fi ld IIou. c. 1 should think it gauche to 11tray from tl1e the sp eches with elson hephard realm of athletic:. '21 acting as toastmaster. Fr d rick Albeit that sports are cl empha iz d at Trinity, what soul Tansill, '22, elaborat d on Trinity searching coach can IH nesUy admit that all h wants to do is ba ketball of the early twenties. Mr. mold character'? And tlt<.'n again, can very coa ·h mo ld charac­ Tansill, father of the newly elected ter'? 'vVhcn it comes down to a final analysis, it's th t tal in that captain, held the team captaincy. John win column which holds th balanc of pow r. Bonee reminisced on the swimming \ bile the local dmission: O!Tice wages a tooth and nail battle squads of the early forties. John with th Littl Three for w II rounded tudents, and our Trinit y Mason '34, a pioneer of squash at Endowment continu s to be a fraction of those njoyed by Wil­ Trinity, spoke on the game's evalua­ liams, \ c leyan, and Amh rst, our Physi ·a! Ed. Department can tion on thi campus hardly be said to hold th balance of pow r. This year, M ssr~o; ..J ssee, Dath, McWi ll iams, and Kurth , have NEW SHIPMENT been fortunat enough to have orne material. an this be con­ strued as a futur tr nd '? Wh re wi ll Tri nity's int rcollegiate Comoy Pipes program be in ten y ars '? ... Will there be on '? The athletes without good grad : go to the state univ rsities and the drafting BARRIE 'S long-tongue slip-ons represent the ultimate in and choools. The athlet s with good grad sf llow their nose to the hand-sewn footwear. Simplicity of pattern, allows this shoe most enticing scholar hip ofl' rs. ln mo tin ·lances, this i away to be worn on many varied occasions. Pouches from 'l'rinitv. The Bantam tr nd these days i for a varsity team to include Bass-Wee-jun long-tongue slip-ens, black a small nucl us of' individual tandouts, and reserves who are or antique $14.95 UNION BOOKSTORE either wet b hind the ears, or who are squad m mbers s imply becaus of their sh er will to play th gam . On many an occa­ BARRIE'S Imperial long-tongue slip-ens sion these have be n indicative charact risti s of starter too. from $22.95 SLOSSBERG'S CAMPUS SHOP Su cess in each sport varies in a cycllcal mann J'. This would not be had at Trinity if th ' tenclcnci s wer long range, but in­ variably, Field House cy ·I s Ia t th I ngth of a few k y individ­ BARRIE LTD. BOOTERS uals' playing car ers. Th r is no d plh. lnst ad of having a SPORT JACKETS steady flow of tal nt nt ring ch I ... and r maining in school, 22 TRUMBULL ST. - Next Door to Henry Miller, Inc. rehabilitation is necessary every odd year. Open Monday- Saturday JA 5-6261 Thi spring Dan ,Jess will field four or five ophomores in his Reduced opening diamond array. xi fall, the football mahatma has to find himself three new start rs in th backfield, and four on the I Hour Free Parking in Nearby Lots 25% TO 50% lin . Now one may retort, "What about the colorful freshman team?'' Yes, what about th m '? ... 1t was on ly thr e and a half year· ago that th Johnson-Wyckofl' fr shman t am had a line o big that 200 pounders were I> ing lost in the shume and Bill de o­ ligny was out snaring passes from an end positi n. He happens to be th only on of those starting line maulers who stood the gaff of academic pressu1· sand anti-academic temptations. Should n xt y ar's f'r shman elev n b anoth r sound one, then, and only then will this year's young tal nt pot ntial be able t.o be tapped to its maximum. In th future at Trinity it will h pra ticable to gaug an apology betwe n the fortunes of the int rcollegiate teams, the academic standing of' the school, the I aclership of the senior cia s, and the financial and scouting aid being profi red our Admissions Department by alumni. For when the teams are going well, the good athletes are staying in school. Mer,ly by doing o, they re­ flect the quality of student being ace pled and his ability to grapple with the progr ssing- curriculum. Favorable records arc unattainable without the presence of veteran leadership. A well-drilled core of seniors who have Did you know that Joseph Priestley's the­ braved the wars for three seasons, coming up every year, is a ories on oxygen, life-essential of air, were required ingr client for the developm nt of inexperienced talent formed while observing bubbles rising to and winning ball dubs . . . one of thes can ever be ac:1ieved the surface of a vat of beer in an English unl ss the Admissions Ofli ·c learns wll re the best pro p cts are, and has som thing to ofl'er them above and beyond a Gothic quad­ brewery? Did you know that John Alden rangle. was asked to join the Mayflower company The discussion of scholarships borders on the subject of poli­ because he was a cooper by trade and could tics thoug·h, and there are so m·my politicians around these days, take care of the barrels in which the ves­ that my meandering into this field would be completely over­ sel's beer was carried? shadowed by the local dignitaries. 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Aisle Say . rector Burgess lcredith makes into now hath made his masterpiece" after pel'S" who, taking advantage of chic (Continued from page 2) the realm of Yisual entertainment finding the King's body L too smooth stores' Christmastime custom of erv­ All undergradu_ates, es!lecia!]y close out the first act. Shake~pear not to he reheai.ed. ("He shoudda ing free drink , " pass out and (are) Fre hmen, who Wish to Write f accurate and appropriat phrasing. the Ivy this year, are urged t or from Agatha Christie's point of view said- 'Oh, my God! There's a body forgotten down at Best's." Failing in . oat. Everything is here, in fact, that is tend a meetmg in the hy ofli affords l'cggy Cass her best part of in hen•,'" she obse1ves.) At this or­ their martini-induced attempt to pur­ necessary for a good dramatic read­ Friday, March 18, at 4:15. ee, the evening, a fact which she does not iginal diss('clion of the Bard's work, chase a set of matching doormen, the ing. But not for a th atrical pr<><:luc­ oYerlook. In "The l\Iacbeth }lurder Tom Ewell, eyebrows and mustache two succeed in bringing A Thurber tion. If a solo p rformanc is to be l\-Iyst l")- ," .:\liss Cass is delightfully twitching in horror, promptly, silent­ Carnival to its peak of audience inter­ anything more than an oratory lesson, Tickets for the IFC Week End boisterous in advancing the theory ly, and riotously gulps another Pimms. est. more than static action i requir d. Jazz Concert may be purchased on that Mac·duff is the play's real villain I Erwell and Paul Ford portray per­ In "The La t Flower," the ubiquit­ The three deepest penetrations di- the Long Walk and at the door. bccau e his comm nt that "confusion feel pollution as "Gentlemen Shop- ous Ewell embellishes a sedes of Thurber sketches which, illustrating mankind's eternal efforts to destroy itself are entertaining because of Convocation . . . their' animation-th evening's only (Continued from page 1, col. 1) pleasing attempt at whimsey. Two original and striking features Church of Hannover, West German of A Thurber Carnival are its setting and has been pre ident of the Luth e~: and its music. The dog and rabbit-in­ an World Federation. A prime mo\'er fested scenery deftly induces the in the World Council of Churche Thurber mood by bringing to mind Bishop Lilje has been a member of innumerable drawings of the pa t 33 its Central Committee and played a years. Don Elliott's quartet performs prominent rol e in the ecumenical pleasantly and uninventively when­ gatherings at Evanston, Ill., in 1954. ever the desire strikes it; aside from Dr. Malik, former pre ident of the integral and delightful participation United Nations General Ass mbly in some of Thurb r's "Fables For and Lebanon' fir t nlinister to the Our Time," however, it adds little but Unit d States. is now professor of intermittent di straction from the mat­ Christian Philosophy at the American t r at hand. niversity in Lebanon. He is an au. I am sorr y to have so li ltle favor­ thority on the Levant and has pub. abl e on which to comment in a pre­ lished several philosophical articl sentation of the works of the most for Arabian p riodicals. He is current. outstanding American humorist since ly a visiting profes or at Dartmouth Mm·k Twain. Thurber's writing de­ College. p nels on the reader imagining him- Sterling Professor of Philosophy elf in the author' sometimes bizarre and Law at the Yale Law School and always d li ghtful world, the sense Filmer S. C. orthrop has written ~ of scope which can be extended almost number of books on philosophical and infinitely on the page is difficu lt to cultural subjects. Hi s The Meeting of duplicate on the stage. It is a pity East and We t was lauded in Satur. that gr at comic literature shou ld be day Review as "one of the most pro. marred in order to prove tllis. vocative, penetrating, and thrilling de­ ployments of philosophical insight that has come to light in a generation." James Reston, chief of the New York Times Washington bureau and a The First Time cover man, will moderate a panel WHAT D'YA HEAR Pitney-Bowes, Inc. discus ion at 8:15 in which the other Connecticut General Life Insurance six speakQrS of the day will partici­ Company (Summer Program) pate. The presiding officer for the IN THE BEST OF CIRCLES? Friday, March 18 Convocation sessions will be Professor Abraham & Straus George B. Cooper of Trinity's history Deering, Miliken Company, Inc. department. Electric Boat Division (G eneral Motors) Phoenix Insurance Company Convocation . . . Darien Public Schools (Continued from page 1, col. 2) Monday, !\larch 21 publish a sp cial issue after spring Springfield-Monarch Insurance vacation with articles by faculty and r Companies students' aimed at providing basic in· Polaroid Corporation formation on "The World Ahead". The Warner Brothers The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Luncheo n At Fraternities Company The fraternities will make their • March 23-April 3- Spring Vacation special contribution as the seven guest speakers eat I uncheo n on Saturday at the seven top-ranking (scholasticall y) houses. 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