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Vol. LXXVIX, No. 26 BATES COLLEGE, LEWISTON, . MAY 20. 1953 By Subscription Aquatic Tussle Begins Cap'n Reuling, BOC Completes Plans Pirate Campbell "Silver Shadows" Hop Head Mayoralty For Campus Clambake By Mary Kay Rudolph To Climax Mayoralty Bates takes to the water early The annual clambake, sponsored ~ "We are all set for the big affair this spring as she lowers her gang- by the Bales Outing Club, will be Saturday and feel confident that plank to the Mayoralty river gang held Sunday at Popnam Beach. the event will be a huge success. and high seas vagabonds who will Those who have already signed up, Wc are certainly going to do our sail up the Androscoggin and drop will leave by bus from Rand at 3:30 part." anchor at 10 o'clock tonight. The a. m. and be back in time for sup- Good Ship Jolly Roger, manned by These were band leader Jimmie per. Since it is a 90-mile round trip, her pirate crew from Roger Bill, Hanson's words as he expressed his there will be signs showing the J.B., Mitchell House, and Off- interest in the approaching Ivy way for those with their cars. Campus, will attempt to scuttle the Hop for which he will provide the Chairman of '.he clambake, Fred- Smith-BardwelTs Showboat as the msic. Jimmie, trumpet playing erick Russell, has announced the 1953 Mayoralty candidates, Jolly leader of a 15-piece orchestra with menu which will include clams, Roger Campbell and Cap'n Walt two vocalists and a Dixieland hamburgers, potato salad, toma- Reuling. meet in a watery duel to con^>o, spent the winter at the toes, soda, watermelon, and cookies. determine next year's mayor. Stevens Avenue Armory in Port- He pointed out that last year 330 WVBC will carry a 30 minute land. people were fed in 65 minutes. In radio show at 10 o'clock, each fac- Plans Shaping Up view of this he added that, since tion sponsoring half the program. it will take a long time to feed so President Charles Calcagni has Following the broadcast, pirates indicated that plans seem to be many people, those at the end of with knife-in-tccth and prancing the line should not become impa- reaching completion as the date minstrels will take the campus on a for "Silver Shadows" nears. The tient. cruise, climaxed by the appearance dance will be semi-formal with no Activities For All Cap'n Walt Reuling of the mayoralty candidates.. Jolly Roger Campbell corsages, and is being held in the Besides swimming, there will be ( I'hoto by Bryant) Showy Skits (Photo by Bryant) Alumni Gym 8:30-12 p. m. a chance to play Softball, volleyball, Tomorrow and Friday trips be- Tickets, selling for $3.60, are be- and horseshoes. Students can also Junior tween classes will be brightened Hakes, Carroll ing handled through dorm repre- visit Fort Popham, one of Maine's with skits by both Showboaters sentatives this week. The refrcsh- historic spots, which is only 3 Speakers Offer and Campus Corsairs. Pirate cam- Will Graduate ments will lie prepared in trie Com- short walk from the beach. paign manager. William I.aird. re- With TopHonors mons. Russell has not announced any Farewell Toasts ports that Jolly Roger Campbell Special Guests Announced definite committees, although the will attend the game. Rainy weather caused postpone- Twenty-one seniors will gradu- Janice Todd, chairman of invita- Outing Club council members will while the Minnesingers promise to ment of the planting, but failed to ate with honors this June. Dr. tions committee, has announced probably do most of the work. A treat the coeds to a "Surprise dampen the spirit of the 76th an- Wright, chairman of the commit- that President and Mrs. Phillips, small group of students will go to (Continued on page two) nual junior class Ivy Day exercises tee of departmental honor study, Dean and Mrs. Rowe, and Profes- Popham very early Sunday morn Monday in Chapel. announced this morning at annual sor and Mrs. Freedman will be ing to make the necessary arrange- Honors Day exercises in the Class President Charles Calcagni special guests, with other members ments. A pre-dawn breakfast is Reward! Reward! Chapel. Alan Hakes and Warren described the significance of the of the faculty and administration planned for this group at Doctor Wanted: One Bates coed Carroll were accorded summa cum day in a brief address. Class Orator invited. Janice also is in charge of Fairfield's house. who supplied the following laude, the highest praise the col- Robert Sharaf told the gathering selecting juniors to serve as receiv- Russell expressed the hope that "dope" for E. V. Durling's lege can bestow on a graduating of the great opportunity of the ing line ushers. students would forget studying for column in the May 9 senior. Their work was done in present generation to straighten Anne LaRocque. publicity chair- the day. and go to the clambake. Evening American and for an government and history, respec- out the world. Those who wish to man, has arranged for the displays He emphasized that this is definite- editorial the same day in the tively. accept the challenge have a tre- Show," at 4 p. m., tomorrow, at the ly not only for couples and hopes New York Journal American: Nine other seniors received mendous responsibility before rear of Parker Hall. that students will go in groups. "Have you a daughter magna cum laude in their major them, though it is binding only in- (Continued on page two) around 17 or 18? Is she fields of study. They are Charles ofar as it is felt. Never before has ever spanked for misbe- Rucknain and Raymond Mutter in there been a forum such" as the Wesley Installs New havior? Probably not. How- biology; Galvin Gall in economics; United Nations to "end destruction Seniors Get Diplomas ever, if she were a coed at Marlene Winter in French; Richard Officers At Retreat by discussion,-' he pointed out. Bates College, Lewiston, Breault in history: William Hale At Armory June 14 David Wyllie was elected the The junior men's quartet, Me., she might be. I am re- in mathematics; Edward Malefakis new president of Wesley club dur- formed of John Karl, Calcagni, Commencement exercises of the liably informed that coeds in philosophy; and Norman Briggs Class of 1953 at Bates College, ing the retreat held by the club Harvic and Robert Dickinson, at that seat of learning are and William Stevens, in physics. last Sunday. sang "Gaudeamus Igitur." will be held at the Lewiston soundly spanked by their Cum laude was granted to ten Armory on Sunday, June 14, Presi- Other officers elected were Wil- Toasts to the coeds and men house mothers for infrac- seniors: Allison Burnett. Darien dent Phillips has announced. lard Hills, vice-president; Harriet were delivered by Harry Meline tions of the rules. Coeds are Terrile, Jr., and Jane Tobey in Packard, secretary; and Elizabeth and Patricia Heldman. Anne Sabo also spanked by the seniors biology: Betty Sinclaire in the This 87th Comencement will Shaw, treasurer. toasted the seniors; Mary Ellen of their sororities if not up classics; James Moody in econom- mark the fourth year in which the Before leaving for their retreat, Bailey, the faculty; Gordon Peaco to the mark in their studies. ics; Sylvia Bernard in govern- exercises will have been held at the group heard an address by read the Ivy Day Ode, which he The hairbrush is the spank- ment; George Bryant in history: the municipal auditorium; the rea- Bishop Lord of Boston. They left composed for the occasion. Dwight ing implement used at Alan Goddard in mathematics: son for this being that the greater by bus for Dr. D'Alphonso's camp Harvie was toastmaster; Peter Bates. 'It really stings!' Kenneth Liatsos in psychology: seating capacity of the auditorium, in Mechanic Falls, where dinner Knapp, marshal. says my coed informant." and Joan Fretheim in speech. as compared with the Bates Chapel where the Commencement has been was served. A worship service was Committee members were Ellen Caution: This coed is un- Delta Sigma Rho Elections traditionally held, makes it possible held during which the new officer; DeSantis, Carolyn Snow, Clyde doubtedly dangerous and may Professor Quimby announced for Lewist«n-Auburn friends of the were installed. Swift, Eleanor Feinsot, William be armed (with a hairbrush). elections of seniors and juniors to college and those from surround- Worship was under the direction Davenport, Richard Brenton. Anne She should be punisher* (by Delta Sigma Rho, the national ing areas to attend. of Sally Perkins and Rosemary I-aRocque, John Karl, and Charles spanking) for slander and set honorary forensic society. Senior* Kelley. Program chairman for next Calcagni. up as an infamous example for Murray Bolduc, Warren Carroll. Those wishing tickets may re- ■•year will be Russell Winslow, and John Karl was in charge of re- supplying such gross misinfor- Eugene Gilmartin and Russell ceive them by contacting the office Betty Ann Morse was elected rec- hearsals, aided by Professors mation. Young; and juniors Mary Ellen of the Assistant to the President, reation chairman. Buschmann and Freedman. (Continued on page eight) Mr. John B. Annett. teaa rwo THE BATES STUDENT, MAY 20, 1953 Stu-C Reveals Campaign Rules; Citizenship Lab Scott Analyzes Russia Mayoralty Head Tabulates Votes By Nancy Cole himself within the space of a year Regulations and a schedule for 2. All wives of BateS students Drawing upon his experiences into an expert electrician. the mayoralty campaign have been shall have the privilege of voting. as both a writer and industrial It is with men such as Shimot, drawn up by the 1953 Student 3. All faculty members and Smith And J. B. worker inside the Soviet Union, Scott continued, that the greatest John Scott, foreign correspondent Council as follows: administrative officials, excluding power in Russia rests. His powers for TIME-LIFE Inc., spoke the Board of Trustees shall have Schedule Events to work or not to work, to fight or Rules Of Conduct Thursday afternoon in the Citi- not to fight give him a controlling the privilege of a vote. Wednesday 1. The campaign shall not 4. There shall be no absentee 10:00-10:15 p.m. Radio Show, J.B., open publicly until Wednesday, ballot. The right to vote infers the WVBC ■May 20, at 10 p. in. It shall close personal appearance of the voter. 10:15-10:30 p.m. Radio Show, at II p. m. Friday, May 22. Vot- Smith, WVBC ing Saturday, May 23. Balloting and 10:30-11:00 p.m. Parade, both sides 2. 'I hero .-.hall be no campaign- Counting Thursday ing and mi disturbing noises dur- 1. The voting period shall be Between Class skits, Hathorn ing clu^s hours or in classrooms or from 8:30 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. on 8:35 a.m. J.B. laboratories. Saturday. May 23. in the lobby of 9:30 a.m. Smith 3. Loudspeaker.-, shall be used ill.' gym. 10:25 a.m. J.B. at no time other than between 10- 2. The ballots shall be counted 11:20 a.m. Smith 11 p. in. on Wednesday, between only by the chairman of the Xoon Show, Library steps 12:20 and 1:10 at noon, between mayoralty committee. 12:45-1:15 J.B. 4 and U p. m. on Thursday and Friday, and Friday morning be- 3. The ballot shall be worded in Kiddies' l'arty. Rand Gym tween 8:40 and 9:30. such a manner as to include just 3- 4:30 p.m. Smith the two themes and not the names 4. Damaging, deforming, or Kvening Show. Chasf Hall of the candidates. destroying opponent's materials 7-11:00 p.m. Smith 4. The decision shall be an- shall not be tolerated. Friday nounced at the Ivy Hop. 5. No fireworks or firearms Chapel Show shall be used. Voting Penalties 8:40-9:05 a.m. Smith 6. There shall be no campaign- 9:05-9:30 a.m. J.B. Events of the past few years Al Hakes and Cathy Buchwalder converse with Mr. and Mrs. John ing off campus. Between Class Skits, Hathorn have compelled the Council this Scott after Mr. Scott's citizenship lab lecture. Photo by Bryant 10:25 a.m. J.B. 7. Signs, campaign materials, year to establish a system of vot- 11:2# a.m. Smith etc., may be put up no sooner ing penalties. This is to protect zenship Laboratory on recent de- interest over soviet policy. Be- than 10 p. in. Wednesday, May 20, the interests of both campaigning Noon Show. Library steps velopments within the soviet sys- cause of this great residual power, and must be fastened without parties and the Counicl itself. 12:45-1:15 p.m. Smith tem. the state must control Shimot's nails or bolts to buildings: no 1. The maximum vote penalty Kiddies Party. Rand and Gym "The soviet system." he said, viewpoints on the world around signs may be hung on the chapel. for each violation shall be no 3:00-4:30 p.m. J.B. "is just beginning to work." The him. All signs, campaign materials, etc., more than ten votes; the extent of Cage Show import of the Industrial Revolu- Must Understand Basic Ideas must be down and out of sight by 7:00-7:30 p.m. Smith tion hit Russia at the turn of the the .violation will determine the "In order to avoid guesswork in 7 a. in.. Saturday, May 23. How- 7:30-8:00 p.m. J.B. century and was followed by a degree of the penalty. dealing with the Soviet Union," ever, any campaign materials period of mass rejuvenation which 2. The vote penalty shall be de- Evening Show. Chase Hall Scott maintained, "we must under- which could be damaged by imme- enabled the country to emerge in cided by the mayoralty committee. 7:00-11:00 p.m. J.B. stand their basic conceptions which diate removal such as a tent, etc., 1945 as one of the world's two 3. The total penalty shall be de- Radio Show may be diametrically opposed to will be allowed to be removed af- greatest nations. ter the usual deadline provided ducted before the ballots are 11:30-11:45 p.m. Smith our own. If we understand their Economic Boom For USSR that they have or -make no refer- counted on May 23. 11:45-12:00 a.m. J.B. conceptions, a pattern in soviet "Since World War II, the So- ence to the campaign in the way A vote penalty will result from Saturday development becomes discernible." viet Union has done some extra- • « signs, pictures of the candidate, any infraction of the foregoing Following the end of World War Voting, Gym lobby ordinary things, economically etc., and provided that the per- rules. II, a Russian brigadier general in '8:30 a,m.-2 p.m. speaking, inside the country itself. mission of the mayoralty commit- Berlin told Scott that before the Entrance of mayor at Ivy Hop Substantial increases in shoe, iron, tee is obtained. Conclusion war communism and imperialism 9:15 p.m. steel, and coal production: a In the hope that future Student were enemies in a fairly honest 8. The basements of Smith. tripled Egyptian trade in luxury Councils will pass a definite rule world. Along came a "maniac" Parker, J.B., and Rand Halls may man and his belle, while Rastus goods; prices forced down four to concerning the degree of partiality Hitler with his political nonsense not be used for coed meetings dur- Meline and his chorus shake the five percent annually since 1947 that a Student Council member and turned history upside down. ing the campaign. tambourine. The Friday evening are indicative of economic prog- will be allowed, the 1953-54 men's "Now he is dead, and we can get 9. No trucks, autos, or carts program is scheduled to reveal ss*" Student Council has unanimously back to our business," the general can be driven across campus long-hoarded buccaneer booty as To illustrate Russian technolog- passed a resolution that no mem- said. Class struggle is the under- lawns: none will be allowed on the sea spoilers swab the deck at ical progress, Scott related the ber of the Student Council should lying cause behind all soviet policy. campus walks without Al John- Chase Hall. story of Shimot, an illiterate Tar- assume any important position for To disregard this because of peace son's permission. tar from Southern Russia, who either side, such as candidate for Campaign Rules The Same offensives is to blind ourselves to had never seen such basic modern 10. No public address systems mayor or member of a steering Campaign rules, drawn up by the dominant fact in the world to- conveniences as electric lights and shall be used from college build- committee, etc. We hope that fu- Ftu-C. will remam as in last year's day. Scott warned. staircases until he was sent to Si- ings. ture Councils will reflect in ac- campaign: everyone connected with His impressions of the Soviet beria to work on a huge new steel 11. Campaigning or any vote- tuality the supposed impartiality of the school including groundskeep- Union today lead him to believe, project. getting activity after the hour of the Council which in the past has ers, office help, faculty, administra- Scott concluded, that Russia would From Tartar To Electrician 11 p. m. will not be tolerated. been taken for granted. tion, and coeds will be entitled to like to negotiate an end to the Here Shimot learned that time 12. The maximum amount of Respectfully submitted, vote. The only group omitted will Korean War because the new could be measured in smaller money to be spent by either side The Men's Student Council be college men. bosses in the Kremlin need time to quantities than simply night and shall not exceed $200. At the end Actual voting will take place in consolidate their leadership. How- day: he saw the 20th century for ever, he emphasized that care must of the campaign, a list of expendi- the lobby of Alumni Gym from the first time in his life; "picked tures must be submitted by each Mayoralty 8:30 a. m.-2 p. m. Saturday. The be taken in such negotiations to up by the scruff of his neck from insure the fact that the United campaign manager ,to the Student (Continued from page one) announcement of Bates' next mayoi a pre-medieval civilization and States does not come off second Council. Minstrel manager, Ronald Clay- will take place at the Ivy Hop at transferred to a modern iitdustrial best as it has in past Russo- ton, will lift the campus from its 9:15 p. m. Both'Mayoralty factions community, he learned, and he American negotiations. The Electorate Chapel Reverie on Friday morn- join in requesting all to cast their survived." In fact, he developed The following members of the ing when he presents some min- votes, not according to personal in- I!air- family shall have the privi- strel madness under the direction of terests, but rather based on criteria STRAND lege of casting a ballot for Harry Meline. Mayoralty evenings of originality, campaign theme EMPIRE mayor: also promise to be filled with sur- and spirit with which it is carried out, entertainment, and the atti- THEATRE 1. Bates females shall have the prises as the Showboat and her THEATRE tude and spirit cf the respective privilege of voting. band open all port-holes tomorrow Wed.. Thurs. May 20, 21 parties for their candidate. evening for the Southern gentle- "RUBE GENTRY" Wed. thru Sat. May 20-23 Jenifer Jones (I Ritz Theatre Community Theatre "ABBOTT AND COSTELLO Titanic" FOR THAT MEET CAPTAIN KIDD" Wed., Thurs. May 20, 21 with EVENING SNACK Wed.. Thurs. May 20, 21 CLIFTON WEBB Fri., Sat. May 22, 23 •SOMEBODY LOVES ME" •BLOODHOUNDS OF BARBARA STANWYCK Try BROADWAY" "LAST OF THE '•STRANGE FASCINATION" COMMANCHES" Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady Broderick Crawford A Hamburg Fri., Sat. May 22, 23 "CRIMINAL LAWYER" Pat O'Brien, Jane Wyatt "TWO WEEKS OF LOVE" Sun., Mon., Tues. May 24-26 from "GO FOR BROKE" Jane Powell Fri., Sat May 22, 23 '•PAINTED HILLS" "Seminole" "WHERE'S CHARLEY?" Sun., Mon., Tues. May 24, 25, 26 with Sun., Mon., Tues. May 24, 25, 26 COOPER'S Ray Bolger, Allyn McLerie "LUSTY MEN" ROCK HUDSON Robert Mitchum S»b»ttus Straet "GREAT WHITE HUNTER" "OUTPOST IN MALAYA" "LADY WANTS MINK" BARBARA HALE "CAPTAIN KIDD" Claudette Colbert, Jack Hawkins Dennis O'Keefe THE BATES STUDENT, MAY 20, 1953 THREE «. Goddard Will Give Address As Band Plays On Stu-G Agenda Planned; Seniors Hold Last Chapel May 27 Undaunted By Old-New Proctors Meet Tradition will be the order of dents out of the chapel, where they Rain On Roof the day as Last Chapel for the will form a triangle and cheer the In one of its last meetings of early enough so that there will be seniors is held at 8:35 May 27. seniors. The seniors in turn will The Bates Concert Band pre- the year, the Student Government time for freshmen women to write sented a concert program of pop- Seniors will march in to take cheer the underclassmen. board discussed continuation of back and really get acquainted. ular music and marches Sunday their places in the chapel with Men will be required to wear items on this year's calendar. Formal Dinner Voter in the Chapel. John MacDuffie as chaplain. _ A coats and ties and women will Any upperclass women interested It was voted to include a formal choir made up of seniors will sing dress accordingly. The opening number was in the Big and Little Sister Pro- dinner for women in the list of the response to the invocation. "Colonel Bogey March'' conducted gram can sign up now with their next year's Student Government This will be followed by an by Charles Calcagni, student proctors. Names and addresses of activities. The majority of the anthem. ACP Poll Finds leader of the band for the coming incoming freshman women will be members of the board felt that the year. This was followed by "The Alan Goddard. president of the sent to them during the summer formal dinner, which was initiated Unen th usiasm Wedding of the Painted Doll." and they are urged to write in- this year, was so successful that senior class will deliver an ad- conducted by Professor Smith. Cal- dress on "The Power of the formative letters, inviting their it should become an outstanding For Newspapers cagni next led the band in the "little sisters" to ask questions event of the coming year. Will", linking religious significance S.I.B.A. (Southern Illinois Band Most college students are satis- about anything that may be both- A Book-of-the-Year drive was to the accomplishments and aims Association) March. of the seniors while at Bates and fied with their campus newspaper ering them. It was also suggested suggested as a possible project. Jill Farr, a freshman, played a as they say good bye to the fac- — but not enthusiastic. This was that these letters be sent out Such a drive has proved quite suc- piccolo solo in "The Whistler and ulty, students, and college. learned in a national poll of stu- essful at Colby, where a special dent opinion conducted by the As- His Dog," directed by Professor committee selects an outstanding The seniors will then sing the sociated Collegiate Press. Smith. Calcagni took the baton WAA Presents book which all members of the class hymn, followed by the bene- again to lead "Purple Pageant Students across the nation were campus community are urged to diction. As tradition dictates, "Auld March." In "Jealousie."' Merton asked: How would you rate the Annual Awards read and discuss. Books-of-the- Lang Syne" will be sung as the Ricker played a clarinet solo. job your college newspaper is do- Year at Colby have included a col- class of 'S3 marches out. Juniors, Awards were presented last ing in stimulating student thought' The retiring student band lead- lection of plays by an outstanding sophomores, and freshmen will er. Frank Stred. a trombone play- night at the annual WAA Award:; dramatist, and such selections The answers: Excellent, 12 per Night banquet in I'iske dining then follow their respective presi- er in the band, directed "Fairest of as Overstreet's Mature Mind. If cent: good. 46 per cent; fair. 31 per hall to those girls earning them in the Fair." Bates decides to initiate such a rent; poor, 8 per cent; no opinion, this year's activities which closed Calendar Jeffrey Freeman played a bass project, it was mentioned that 3 per cent. Saturday. horn solo in "Basses Berserk." possibly the author of the select- Tonight "Has only student news," is one which featured excerpts from Betty Bates presented the train- ed book might come to Bates in Vespers, Chapel, 9:15-9:45 p.m. of the usual comments. Another Yankee Doodle and Liszt's Hun- ing awards, and Ann Chick. WAA conjunction with the project and Thursday common remarks is. '•Reminds me garian Rhapsody. president, gave out the spoits the George Colby Chase lecture Selective Service Test, 14 Hath- of our high school paper." "King and I" Tunes awards. Nancy Lowd, Marion scries. orn, 8:30 a. m. Students were also asked. "How Winter, Nancy Metcalf, and Joan The concluding rendition was Plans For Freshman Week Sunday would you rate the job your col- Smith were given sweaters for taken from the score of "The Following the regular meeting. lege newspaper is doing in cover- outstanding achievements. Outing Club Clambake. Popham King and I," the Broadway musi- President Carolyn Snow and Dean ing campus life? Beach. 8:30 a. m. - 6 p. m. cal written by Rodgers and Ham- Marjorie McGall acted as mis- Clark met with both old and new Here are the results: Excellent. merstein. This included -"Some- tress of ceremonies and introduced 32 per cent: good. 45 per cent; proctors to discuss problems of thing Wonderful": "Whistle a an entertaining skit humorously proctoring and freshman orienta- fair, 17 per cent; poor, 5 per cent; Chapel Schedule Happy Tune"; "We Kissed in the reminiscent of WAA past activi- no opinion, 1 per cent. tion. Suggestions to improve the Friday Shadows", in which Frank Stred ties, Audrey Flynn summarized the Orientation WCCK for freshmen No chapel, Mayoralty and Harold Hunter played trom- year's accomplishments and were offered, particilarly insofar 'as Monday Bible Readers Set bone and trumpet solos, respective- especially emphasized the two new registration and preparation for Dramatic production, Miss ly: "I Have Dreamed"; "Shall We projects initiated by last year's the academic side of college life Schacffer For Contest Tuesday Dancer"; and "Hello, Young Lov- board, the Swim Club and Casco was concerned. The consensus was Wednesday The annual Bible Reading Con- ers", which featured a baritone trips. that, on the whole, freshmen know Senior Last Chapel tent will take place next Tuesday. solo by David Olney. little about what they are getting The individual readings are to be The Bates Concert Band, under Stu-C Favors New into when they register on Monday FOfc from five to seven minutes in the guidance of Professor Smith, mnrning of Freshmen Week. Ten- FOUNTAIN SPECIALS length, and two prizes, totallin g had originally planned to play on Type Frosh Rules; tative plans were made for a more AND $20. will be awarded. the library steps, as was done last Plans Campus Dance carefully organized student advis- REGULAR MEALS The material presented is not spring. Due to weather condi- ory program for this particular VISIT restricted: it can be from the Old tions, the concert was presented The newly proposed freshman phase of orientation. or New Testament, prose or poe- in the Chapel. Approximately 300 rules were the main topic of dis- Hayes Restaurant try, connected or not. Each partici- students attended the presentation. cussion at the Student Council 40 ASH ST. pant will read what he enjoys the meeting. The council was highly in Fairfield Article Now OPPOSITE POST OFFICE most. The Willis awards for the Hendrickson Elected favor of the. new plans which tend Exhibited In Coram Dial 2-9298 Bible Reading Contest were es- to stress the orientation rather Dr. Fairfield of the Cultural Good Clean Place To Eat tablished by Dr. Ellen A. Wil- At Last FTA Meeting than disciplinary aspects of the liamson in memory of her father, initiation period. They will be Heritage department is . the Open Fri. Til 12 P.M. Helen Hendrickson was elected author of an article, "Defects of the Rev. West Gould Willis. voted on at the next meeting. Open Sat. Til 1 A.M. president of the Future Teachers Ac celeration," appearing in the The council also voted favorably of America and Alan Kennedy May 9 edition of School and So- toward an all-campus dance to be SUMMER SESSIOt vice-president at the final meeting ciety magazine, a copy of which is held next year under the joint di- of the group recently. in Coram library. June 29- August 14 rection of the Stu-C and Stn-G. BOSTON Also elected for 1953-54 by the Dr. Fairfield's essay, a criticism txlenswe Gradua • and Undergrade'. FTA was Dorothy Boyce, secre- John Houhoulis was appointed to offerings in moil academic department! head up the committee that is or- on accelerated education, grew out TEA STORE tary-treasurer. The group discussed of an editorial appearing in the 'rite For Bui elm ganizing the plans which are as plans for an outing to be held Dec. 19 Lewiston Evening Jour- Tufti ColUae, Medford, Mas* yet incomplete. for later this year or next fall. nal which advocated 11 month a year education with shorter vaca- something special FAMOUS BRAND SHOES tions to squeeze the learning pro- at DRAPER'S R. W. CLARK CO. cess into a shorter year-wise period 249 MAIN STREET of time. LOW FACTORY PRICES DRUGS CHEMICALS LEWISTON An exhibit demonstrating, the We Cater To The Small BAKERY use of new materials in modern Campus Pocket Book BIOLOGIC ALS sculpture through pictures from PASTRY OF ALL KINDS 4 Registered Pharmacists Dr. Fairfield's collection and CANCELLATION photos provided by Union Carbon The and Carbide Co. is on display in Main St. at Bates St. SHOE STORE Opp. Post Office Tel. 2-6645 the library. The exhibit, prepared GLENWOOD 36 COURT ST. AUBURN by Carol Magnuson, is connected • Tel. 3-0031 "Right Across The Bridge" 54 Ash Street with the senior Cultural Heritage BAKERY course. * Tydol Veedol Heating Oils Federal Tires Pleases FOR Norris - Hayden Particular Corsages JIMMY'S Laundry On Route 100 Auburn, Maine Patrons CALL BEST REST ROOMS IN NEW ENGLAND Modern Cleaners * DUBE'S 10 PARK STREET Jimmy's Diner Campus Agents CHRIS NAST, '53 Right Off Main Street For Fine Foods — On Route 100 - Auburn, Maine FLOWER SHOP CHARLIE PAPPAS, '53 WHERE ALL GREYHOUND BUSSES STOP Dial 2-2551 27 Bardwell + 195 Lisbon St Dud 4-4567 FOUR THE BATES STUDENT, MAY 20, 1953 Editorials Jcae TtUte Rand Gals Show Culture Last night ended the regular Cabbages, Kings-And Mayors scheduled programs of the radio At "Saloon Des Refuses" station for the year — a lot of ' 'The time has come,' the walrus said, these 'shows will be continued next By Janice Todd the use of pillows to rest on in- Rand Hall was the scene of a stead of chairs. The food, served 'To talk of many things: semester, with some new program possibilities added. But this year very different style of open-house buffet style, was spread out on a Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax isn't quite up yet, and there's party last Sunday evening. The long table under a colorful paper And cabbages — and kings.' " still activity up in the radio room usually stark gym was trans- awning. The girls provided enter- At Bates college, about this time of Chase Hall. formed by a Bohemian theme into tainment of odd and sundry sorts Each spring we do declare, Tonight, Wednesday, at 10:00, an artistic wasteland replete with for their gentleman guests. decorations and entertainment. The coeds' right and duty Mayoralty starts off with a It was generally agreed that the To elect the campus mayor. show by both sides to get Bohemian Background venture was a success as a party things going, and Friday night as well as a good chance for the 'So the time has come', the Stu-C says, At long last the question of the campaigns will give their what the senior girls were paint- girls to show off their artistic 'To break the bonds of classes; "sign-offs" over WVBC. Be- ing so frantically about was talents. For men to try to catch the eye cause of Mayoralty, and the answered. In the midst of this Bo- And votes of Bates' fair lasses. Ivy Hop and clambake this hemian atmosphere the girls held From Wednesday night to Friday late, coming weekend, there will be an art exhibit in "Le Saloon des Play Version no broadcasting on Thursday, Campaigners will continue Refuses". Saturday and Sunday of this With music, food and gaity Each piece of work, representing Differs From week, but beginning Monday, hours and hours of tedious work, Hoping they will win you. the 25th, the station will was displayed and underwent Original Script And in the end, the voting done broadcast "music to study by" severe scrutiny by a board of The Robinson Players' version of (Men's hair a little greyer), all during exams. astute judges from the Cultural Shakespeare's "The Merchant of At Ivy Hop Bates family's Pop This will be during its regular Heritage and English departments hours, and without talking, with Venice,'" which has grown in pop- Will crown the campus mayor. Acting as judges were Dr. Willis ularity in recent years, was great- two exceptions: the Radio Class and Dr. Zerby, and Prof. Berkel- Who this will be, it's up to you ly shortened. Very often Shakes- program on Tuesday, May 26, at man and Dr. Wright. (The afore-mentioned lasses) 9:30, and a senior cultural pro- peare's plays are shortened because The four winning contestants gram — the time and date of to of their length and different stage It's not the face that wins this race were Pat Scheuerman. who did be announced on the bulletin requirements. Nor what he does in classes, "Luncheon at Rand"; Peggy Fox. board. The Little Theatre stage was di- who painted "Toledo. Ohio"; Dor- But the amount of fun during this run This "cultural program" is vided into several sections by cur- othy Wikoff, who displayed "Rid- To keep the women drooling quite the thing — seems that tains in order to minimize setting ers of the Sea"; and Nancy Bra- For stocky brunet or lanky blond — some of the seniors go over the changes. Pieces of furniture used verman, for her "Stilled Life". For Campbell or for Reuling. semester's Cultural Heritage in the settings were relatively few in review before the big exam. Takeoffs On Texts in number but were in striking With thanks (and apologies) to Lewis Carroll, for this literary Quite helpful! The station is The contest was inspired by bright colors which contrasted with (?) inspiration, we hereby attempt to usher in the Mayoralty trying to arrange for the same studies in the Cultural Heritage a backdrop of blue-gray. Campaign with a little carefree spirit. Deep down in our tired thing to be done with the course of impressionistic and By cutting the script and short- junior Cultural Heritage work post-impressionistic painters. Each little brains, during the past weeks of hard study, all of us have ening the periods between the — if this plan goes through, picture was a take-off on one ot scenes, the Robinson Players kept looked forward to a time of goofing off, whether creatively or it will also be scheduled on the the paintings found in the ever the play well paced. A prologue otherwise. During the next few days, the opportunity has been bulletin board. resourceful Robb & Garrison text and an epilogue were added to ex- given us to do just that very thing. Trials & Tribulations Dept.: the book. plain the liberties taken with the Radio Class's little skit, which was ' Adding to the atmosphere was script. Release Animal Spirits supposed to be on last Wednesday, has been pushed up to next Tues- Mayoralty is a time for releasing all those pent-up animal day. Explanation? A few minor spirits which have been cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd, being bound in misfortunes. The show is taped, to saucy doubts and fears. It is also the time when all our energies you see, and somehow one of the 'M5 5MHT may be channeled to practical experience in working together and dignitaries of WVBC got three minutes of his poetry show at the (Founded in 1873) in displaying those latent talents which have been heretofore hid EDITORIAL STAFF beginning of the class's program EDITOR-IN-CHIEF under a bushel.- Primarily, everybody should have a good time! . . . records played at the wrong Peter Knapp '54 Stu-C has summed up the purposes of Mayoralty extremely speed helped a lot, of course . . . and the director, who was wearing MANAGING EDITOR SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR well: John Leonard '54 Lois Johnson '54 headphones in the studio, was try- ASSOCIATE EDITORS "First and most important of all, mayoralty never was, and ing to pull them out of the wall Arthur Parker '54 Constance Manion '54 John Barlow '54 never has been set up to be a popularity contest, a "give away" when she walked across the room. CO-NEWS EDITORS contest or the opportunity for an overall spending spree. Rather Finally, after much shaking Ruth Haskins '55 Nancy Cole '55 ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS we construe mayoralty in all its implications to be the chance for of Windex bottles, and splash- ing in buckets of water for the Sybil Benton '56 Mary Kay Rudolph '56 Mela Noyes '56 the release of tensions built up throughout the school year. Further, production of Horatio Alger's FEATURE EDITOR Louis Rose '54 it is intended to allow students to become acquainted with political ASS'T FEATURE EDITORS ... Audrey Bardos '54, Janice Todd '54 "Sink or Swim", they decid- SPORTS EDITOR Roger Schmutz '54 organization and coordination with the hope of building a better, ed to shift over to another MAKE-UP EDITOR Elizabeth Grasso '56 livelier, all-around college spirit. Lastly, the purpose of mayoralty work, called "The Washing STAFF CARTOONISTS Walter Reuling '54 Gerald Tompkins '54 is to elect a mayor who shall take his place as a campus leader." Machine". This dramatic show Susan Ordway '55 will have Katie Day, Joanne STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Richard Bryant '56 Responsible Exerberance Fretheim, Barbara Furbish and Harry Meline in the cast, News Staff Reporters Class of 1954: Margaret Brown, Glenn Carson. However, mayoralty should not be allowed to get out of hand. with Cindy Parsons directing, Class of 1955: Donald Gochberg, Sylvia Hanson, Ann Hoxie, During the last two campaigns, members of both sides have con- and Anne Sabo as engineer. Edith Lysaght, Gail Olsen, Molly Plumb, ( Nancy Ramsdell. ducted themselves in a responsible manner for the most part. Better luck is expected . . . You see, there are a lot of Class of 1956: Eleanor Brill, Diana Cosimini, Jack Merrill, Competition has been keen, both sides fought hard to elect their Betty-Ann Morse, Diane Ordes, Jack Perkins, things that happen in putting on Jessica Thompson. Barbara Uretsky, Brenda candidates but campaign affairs of both factions were carried out just a fifteen minute production Buttrick. in a sportsman-like way. Let's hope this will continue in this over the radio. Timing of course Feature Staff is as important as anything, and Barbara Billingham '56, Lawrence Evans "56. Martha Field '55, mayoralty campaign. Mayoralty, like major college football, can Cristol Schwarz '56, Louise Sweeney '55 get too big for its own good. every line of script or record has Sports Staff to be pretty well scheduled, or William Hobbs '54 Gilbert Grimes '54 Strangely .enough, profs still hold classes during the campaign. else you find yourself in the posi- Norman Sadovitz '55 . Robert Lucas '56 Most of the instructors, however, cooperate in emancipating the tion of the engineer who hears a BUSINESS STAFF BUSINESS MANAGER revelers and take it easy on the homework. Again, let's liQpe the record announced in the other William Laird '54 room and finds that he hasn't got campaigners will cooperate with the profs and not disrupt classes Local Advertising Manager* National Advertising Manager it in that order on his own list for Arthur Paton '55 Roy Craven '54 and vice versa). In that way potential faculty frowns on mayoralty that show. CIRCULATION MANAGER may be avoided. Let's also hope faculty members will enter into There are always the little Dorothy Boyce '55 Advertising Staff the spirit of fun in attending mayoralty shows. things, also, like playing rec- Barbara Doane '54, Grace Graham '56, Bernice BalanolT '56, Richard ords on the wrong speed, or Hilliard '56, Stuart Miller '56. Elizabeth Van Vliet '56. Valarie Van Best o' Luck using a "78" needle on a "33" Drooge '56 record — interesting effects Circulation Staff ■ Finally, the STUDENT wishes to extend the best of luck to Dwight Harvie '54, Priscilla Mattson '54. Carolann McKesson '54, Bar- are created thus, but who bara Meader '54, Patricia Small '54, Georgette Thierry '54. Gwendolyn the opposing factions, campaign managers and candidates. May wants to hear Jo Stafford Crandall '55, Carolyn Dutton '55, Martha Myers '55, Jeannette Peters the best campaign win on the basis of originality; the campaign sound like a husky tenor, or "55, Miriam Round '55, Zoe Bucuvalas '56. Marjorie Connell '56. Joan Kudda '56, Joan Mushroe '56, Betty Lou Warren '56, Nancy Mills '56 theme and the spirit with which it is carried out; entertainment; a tango changed to a slow drag?! And then there are al- Faculty Consultant — John C. Donovan and the attitude and spirit of the respective parties for their ways the people — newcom- Published weekly at Clmse Hall, Bates College, during the college year. Tel. 4-8621 (Sundays only). Printed at the Auburn Free Press. 99 Main Street. .• candidate. ers, mostly — who grab hold Auburn. Entered as second-class matter at the Lewiston Post Office Jan. 30. With this in mind, let 'er rip! (Continued on page eight) , 1913. under the act of Mar. 3, 1879. A member of the Associated Collegiate Press. THE -BATES STUDENT, MAY 20, 1953 FIVE 9? Cap'n Walt Clears Decks Campbells Corsairs To For Gay Showboat Time |p

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