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THEOF ALLEGHENYCAMPUSCOLLEGE VOL. LXXVII,NO. 22 MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA MAY 6, 1954 May Weekend Theme Radcliffe Appointed Magazine Critic Wants New Lit Mag Editor To Be "Roman Holiday" Al Pankopf, chairman of the AUC Better Quality,Quantity Publications Board, has announced annual by Holiday" will be the theme of the May Day the appointment of Radcliffe as Mrs. Julian L. Ross 7-9,announced Botsai Jill kend to be held May Helen and John editor of The Literary Magazine for Itmay be presumptuous for an amateur critic to evaluate the appa, co-chairmen of the weekend. ■Romangeneral 1954-55. Miss Radcliffe was named springissue of the Allegheny Literary Magazine in the same way The activities of the weekend begin on Friday afternoon, May by this year's editor, Ann Willis, one would judge any magazine on the newsstand that considers 7with a J.A. teain the Pine Room at 3 p.m.followed by a fashion and her appointment was approved itself a literary review. Certainly this attitude leads to harsher show inBrooks DiningRoom at 3:30 p.m. The May Queen and by AUC and Publications Board. criticism, and yet it seems to me better than dealing too gently her court will model fashions from A junior English major, Miss with college writers. For the last several years the Literary Magazine has been of such a quality the Towne Shop, while a few men New Addition to CU Radcliffe has been a staff member his secret with him so that no one that it deserves to be taken serious- about campus will model the latest ly. else could benefit from his rather Designed By Whetsel spurious can in men's fashions from Weldon's. I find number a disap- achievement. One this little read several meanings Entertainment at intermission will A combination room divider and pointing. Although the writing into Mr. Hart's story. One that striked me be provided by the Phi Delt Ensem- planter, equipped with storage compares favorably with past issues, is that symbolizes dilemma ble, according to Gail Brinkman, shelves, has been specially con- its quantity does not. Here are it man's the show. as he creates more and more weap- chairman of fashion structed nine contributions by seven people. for the main lounge of the ons destruction and then vainly Four of these arepoems, all of them of Friday night the Orchesis College LTnion and was installed tries to think of remedies for his short. Iam not in the least imply- i- will be held in the Playshop, shortly before spring vacation. The ing that should be own disease. In the end it is the p.m. after which progressive poetry measured piece serves to divide the room in- by the yard, for length has nothing incalculable that defeats him. rnity parties will be held from Effective Horror Story 12, with entertainment being to two major areas, one for table to do with its worth. But when a six-line poem is planted in the mid- Mr. Hart has written an effective ented at the Phi Gam and Sig games, such as bridge and chess, dle of a page in lonely splendor, it horror story. Its impact would ,es at 9 p.m. and the Phi Psi and the other a lounge. does suggest that the staff had dif- have been greater had he not at- ,c at 10 p.m. The off campus It was designed by ficulty to gather enough material to tempted to suggest Meyerbeer's unities will participate in the Corinne produce this number. I also had background. In trying to motivate rtainment at the various other Whetsel, a senior art major, as the definite feeling that one piece the actions of a frustrated littleman ;es. Women's permissions are part of her comprehensive project of prose was a space filler; of that compensating for his life, the whole- of making plans for complete deco- Iwill speak later. ness of the story is weakened. To ; queen deal adequately with this back- The 'coronation of the will rations of the entire CU building. Spring Fever? take place on Saturday afternoon, ground would need at least a novel- Work is also being done on a Perhaps spring fever has hit Al- In p.m. on Bentley lawn, followed ette. What little is given distracts it 2 Jill Radcliffe legheny harder this year than last. byentertainment with the theme of second floor room in the north wing the reader momentarily from this In the spring number for 1953 we Roman holiday including to convert it to an informal sitting of The Literary Magazine since her petty man, huddled in his blanket imodern find fourteen contributions. The imbling, singing, and dancing acts. room for meetings and social events, sophomore year and is at present under the desert night, waiting foi editor and the staff can do nothing In case of rain the ceremony will according to union director Tom an associate editor for The Campus. his moment of glory. junior and a if too few people are taking writing Hemer, c held in Brooks Dininng Room. Ballish. Decoration plans for this She is a adviser was Coverings, by Bruce is seriously. Let us hope that by next The float parade begin at about room have also been designed by representative to AWS Senate in the most ambitious and original will fall there be a resurgence of p.m. floats by the Miss Whetsel. her sophomore year. will piece of writing in this issue. Iam 3 with entered would-be authors. following groups: Phi Gams, Sigs, handicapped by not having had By and large this is a serious col- and Alpha Gams; Thetas. Delts, time to reread Thomas Wolfe's Alpha Xis. and Theta Chis; Kappas, New AUC Appointments lection of writings. Its authors are Look Homeward, Angel; but Cov- Phi Delts, Chi Rhos, and Indepen- asking "why?" and "what?" with erings seems to me to succeed in even more earnestness than in last dent Men; Phi Psis, Alpha Chis, Announced By Burns its aim of expressing Wolfe's tor- fall's issue. This is not a criticism, rential, headlong plunge into life, Independent Women and Theta Appointees were chairmanships and confirmed and committee for what group of representative demanding answers knows ITs: as well as one from each class. representation at regular meeting that he were selected a of the AUC writings does not question life? get. especially Judges for the float contest are Mr. Burns has announced that Gail he will never I like Stadtlander, last Sunday. President Jack That has always been true, and will "His first movements out of the Pickering, Miss and Brinkman will serve as AUC treasurer for the coming year, and being continue to be so unless man be- cradle were towards the door, but Mr. Kern. A student band is will secretary. march Joan Bouvier be comes a robot. the floor is awfully long." Mr. organized by Dave Bailey to representation on Undergraduate parade Burns also stated that the That there is a danger of such a Hemer has woven into his article with the floats along the Council will be complete as soon as thing happening is suggested by the quotationafter quotation from Look route. A banquet will be held the Independent men and women Men Student Counselors first story, written by Pax Hart, en- Homeward, Angel, and blends them honoring the May Queen and her file petitions for representatives to titled The Transgressor. David amazingly with his own words. The court at 6 p.m. in Brooks Dining serve on the council. The petitions ChosenFor Next Year Meyerbeer, the Mouse, could be a result is more subtle than parody, Room. Dress for the affair will must be filed before 1, and June The men student counselors for mutation of the atomic age, with more compact than a book review, be informal. must contain the signatures of at next year were chosen just before his lack of hurrfan feeling and blind and considerably more difficult to Saturday night an all college least 57 persons for the men, and spring vacation by the outgoing to research that carries do than either. This is no small Dining 38 for the women, which are the devotion :e will be held in Brooks counselors. Selected mainly on their with it the seeds of self-destruction. achievement. 9 to 1 with Johnny Ga- averages of the number of persons m from ability for the job, those chosen are Although on the surface his work Raw Reality furnishing the music, which each fraternity and sorority l's band already taking part in a training might have seemed an attempt to Carol Larson's Kidding is an ing intermission the Queen and delegate represent. Bowser, Just program. They are: Bill counteract man's inhumanity to honest piece of writing, of a mo- be presented. Dress Standing 'committees and their Brand, court will Frank Dick Fisher, Andy man, it was done in arrogance and ment in college life disturbed by dance will be formal and chairmen are as follows: Academic Gooding, Larry the Goldstein, Ed selfishness. He had a big brain but raw reality. The rather unsavory ages are not required. In Committee, Bob Pierce, chairman, Griggs, Bruce Hemer, Jim Pomroy, a mouselike soul, and in dying took (Continued on page 7) ■ge of the committees for this andmembersBeverly Garbark, Mar- Bill Waugaman, Dick Wigton, Dave Ginader; it are: Ellie Leslie, decorations; jorie Delancy, and George Williams, and John Wilson. Board, Seamens, ores Huffington, publicity; and Activities Howie Tom Duff, George Ginader, Val Twenty-Four Sophomores Are chairman, and Tom Mawn, Bob Named ny Rogers, cleanup.