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voL. xxm . GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, APRIL 4,, 1956 NO. 17 MEMBERS PLAN CONFAB( Mesa IRC Hosts Prf,p Schools

• I • I I At Annual West' Slope, Confab Wester·n State' Profe,ssor · To GiYe Feature Address By DON MUNDELL · tee chairman. A registration fee Visiting delegates from the of two dollars will include ad­ area's hicgh schools are expected mission to the banquet as well as to flood the Mesa's halls Friday participation in Saturday's acti­ and Saturday when the college's vities. International Relations Club Subtopics on the discussion plays host to the Western Slope agenda include "Atoms for Peace," "World Disarmament," .1 Annual IRC Conference here. "A,.merican Foreign Policy," an.d Addresses and dis·cuss i o n "Ideas for Democracy." groups are planned· to mirror the College students and outstand­ theme of this Y1ear's. meet, "A ing high school IRC leaders will World Safe for Mankind." Dr. acct as moderators of discussion Peter Szymanski, professor of social science at Western State round tables Saturday morning College, will deliver the feature following a keynote address by Dr. Szymanski during an 8:30 address at a dinner Friday even- general session . in the college ing in the Grand Junction High auditorium., Saturday's registra- ... MAP,P OUT LAST MINUTE details for hosting high school represen­ Scchool's lunch room. tion fee will be fifty cents for tatives to the annual IRC conference here this weekend are these Registration Begins Friday students and faculty members Mesa students. Left to right: Kathleen Clayton; Walt Williams, pres­ High school students are ex- who d.o not attend the l!"'riday pected to begin registering at 5:00 banquet. A short business meet­ ident; Pauline Shiolas; and Charles Thiebolt. Interested Mesa stu­ Peter Szymanski dents and faculty are invited to participate in the confab. Criterion p.m. Friday. A get-acquainted cof- ing will be held Saturday noon Photo ~Y Glenn Wise. fee hour will be held during re- · after a summary address by Ab- , gistration at the high school. bott Fay, social science instruct­ M.esa's Music Groups Housing for out-of-town delegates or at Mesa College. has been arranged by the local Tabulations were not iri at press Partake in Assembly IRC group. time on how many schools will be Tickets to the dinner are avail- represented here, but delegations ~ifty-Two Land Harry Hammer, the · Mixed able for students and faculty are expected from as far away as Choir, and the Madrigal Singers members this week, according to Craig and .Rangley. all took part in last Friday's as­ Jack Brookshire, ticket commit- Continued on Page 3 sembly, given in the Easter theme. Mr. Hammer gave two violin On 'New·D8an's List numbers, Czardas, and Jalousie. The Mixed Choir sang the beauti­ With one quarter of experience Collins, Howard Crowell, Louis and confining weather, the stu­ ful "Passion According to St. Grasso, Sylvia Halldorson, Jane J·ohn". The Madrigal Singers pre­ dents of Mesa dug into their stud­ Hilton, Ronald Jarvis, Harold ies for the winter quarter result­ sented three of their tour numb­ Johnson, Marilyn Mister, Marilyn ers, Alexanders Ragtime Band, ing in a much .larger dean's list. Mull, Don Mundell, Janet Myers, There were two more students Bye Bye Blues, and Oh, Didn~t it James Nation, Sue Phelps, Gerald Rain. Dale Wolf er directed . the · with straight "A's" bringing the Pow~rs, Maria1Powers, Anne Ret­ total up to six.' Those six students Mixed Choir and Madrigal Sing­ tig, Dorthy Romans, Frank Shea, ers. deserving this honor were Fred Dem Tesitor, Orval Johnson, Leo­ Beyeler, Marilyn Grasso, Cheryl nard . Davis, JoAnn Gunderson, Rev. William Meyer spoke on Kirby, Yvonne McNew, Delores Eva Jane Leslie, Francis Suther­ Easter and also gave the innvoca­ Nielson and Betty Ramsey";\ land, Kathle'en Collins, Lewis tion. Rev. Meyer was instructor in The most of the dean's list was Cross,1 Troy Eddleman, Roger Hel­ philosophy at Mesa last quarter. composed of students maintaining mick, Verna Ort, Jo · Stoddard, a 2.5 average which represents an Walter Williams, Robert Green, increase of 21 st~de~ts over the Neal Morris, Jon Fuller, Frankye 32 last quarter. Those persons Brezonick, John Gronema.n , Ger,­ were Gayle Atwood. Glen Barks­ ald King, Eugene Duncanson, April 4: Tri K meets at 7:30 dale, Jane Beck, Martin Bingham, Jack Brookshire and· Marvin p.m.; Ve_t's Club meets at 7:30 Betty Boss, Dale Brinker, Melvin Smith. p.m. April 5: El Toro mee,ts at 1:00 p.m. April 6: Baseball, Carbon here at 2:00 p.m.; IRC Convention-here Petitions For Student Officers registration at GJHS 5:00 p.m. . . banquet 6:30 p.m.; All-Sscool dance, 9:00 p.m. (IRC delegates invited). April 7: Invitational track mee,t, Due Friday; Election Plans Told . all day; Baseball, Carbon he·re 2:00 p.m.; IRC Convention, Gen­ Deadline for candidate petitions mary voing taking place the mor­ eral Session 8:30 a.m;, Discussion for the upcoming school elections posters must b.e taken down by Groups 9:15 a.m.; General Session has been set for noon Friday. Any ning of the 20th. All campaign 11:30 a.m., ·Mesa Auditorium. petitions that come in at any later the evening of the 19th or Friday April 9: International Relations date will not be acceptable by the morning before the election. Club meets at 7:30 p.m.; election committee. This issue and The following week, which is other election problems, were dis­ April 10: Maverick Wrangle·rs mid-term week, election activities meet at 7:30 p.m. cussed by the committee last Wed­ will be allowed to simmer during nesday. · that time. The following week, April 11: .Student Council . The Committee will meet at political activities will pick up meets at 10:45 a.m.; Delta Psi 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, to steam for the final elections, with Omega , meets at 7:30 p.m.; Vet's ' check the petitions, arid then will the two top candidates from the Club mee.ts at 7:30 p.m. hold a meeting with all candi­ primary from each . office in the April 12: El Toro meets at 1:00 dates the following Monday morn­ running. Campaigning for the p.m.; Baseball, Weste.rn State "B" FRIDAY AND SATURDAY will see the IRC Convention here at'Mesa ing. This will give the candidates final elections will begin Mond~y. here at 1:00 p.m. (7 innings College, with' many high school students from the Western · Slope on. two weeks to prepare their cam­ April 30, with the balloting being doubleheader). · hand for the big event. An all school dance is planned for Friday paigns for the primary election. done Friday, May 4. April 14: Mesa-Western-GJHS evening in the Mesa Gym, to which all IRC delegates are invited. The primary race will · begin sponsored journalism conference Shown above, in front of a model of the U.N. Building .are -three· Monday, April 16, and will end · The elections will run from at GJHS all ·day; 1 Gold-Diggers' Mesa members. Left to right, Fred Goodman, Agnes Wilke, and Thursday April 19, with ·the pri- Continued On Page ·2 Ball at 9:00 · p.m. Janet Ayer. Criterion photo by Glenn Wise. PAGE 2 MESA COLLEGE CRITERION APRIL 4, 1956 Mesa Coeds Learn HOmemaking Stepperettes lssUe Poses With · sewing machines roaring Problem In SC Meeting and the kettle simmering, stu­ The issue of Stepperettes re- gested that the parking area at dents in Mesa's home economics ceiving block letters or some type the enrance of the cafeteria be department are kept on the move of an award for their activities kept clean to allow easier passage throughout the day producing col­ posed quite a problem to student up the stairs. Carson also told orful garments and tempting food council, at its first meeting this the council that Pop Houston, aromas to tantalize the nostrils quarter. The council met the ground superintendent, will talk of the passerby.. problem with mixed feelings and with President Wubben to see if after a discussion period in which he can keep the school station Under the guidance the Miss there was no agreement, it was wagon in his garage insead of Pauline Bateman, the home eco­ decided to table the question until leaving it in the open. nomics rooms have taken on a new face during the past year, the next meeting. Gorrell;Presents with bold, refreshing colors in Carson Reports Pete Gorrell, president of the work room and a living room Rodger Carsoni, chairman of the Wranglers club, presented plans to beckon even the most high­ parking committee, stated in his to the council for a square dance tension workers to a few moments report to the council that poles in Mesa's gym, to be sponsored of relaxation. were needed to finish the parking by the clµb, April 28. Gorrell said The Home Economics Depart­ places. The committee is going the main objEctive of the dance ment of Mesa consists of three ahead with the marking of park- will be to bolster the square dance rooms, the kitchen, living room, ing spots, however. It was sug- activities of the Western Slope. and the sewing room. The kitchen ------Square dance clubs from the en­ is divided into small compart­ ire slope will be on hand, with ments, each used separately. It King, Queen Put the square dance callu's associa­ has new curtains, floor covering, tion providing the callers. Any tables and chairs. The living Mesa students wishing to get a room, which was designed for ac­ In "56" Maverick square together are welcome to tivities and well as for to be a Yearbook royalty selections are join in the activities. A problem lounge, has been completely re­ as follows:. ___ · concetning Mesa students enter­ furnished. The walls have been (to be filled in May 23) ing the dance on SBA tickets repainted and new curtains hung. "Yes, its another secret hidden arose. The price at the door for New carpeting is one of i,ts best between the maroon binders of those people that are dancing will features. Perhaps the biggest and the . '56 Maverick. Even those be $1.00 per couple, and should best remodeling, however, has chosen in last Friday's election the students that wish to dance taken place in the sewing room. don't know," slyly remarked year­ pay this price. or enter on their The floor has been recovered, book editor. Flash Reynolds. SBA tickets? Gorrell, president new draperies hung, and new As this paper goes to press of the club, said he would take it cupboards have been built, com­ Flash seems to be in a state of up at the next meeting. pletely covering the south wall insomnia and wishes to advise all of the room. Two new sewing who are curious to come to the PATRONIZE CRITE ADS machines add their beauty and May 25 Yearbbok Dance. usefulness to the room. Two night classes are offered to adults. They are a sewing class taught by Miss Bateman and a cake decorating class taught by Mrs. Moss. All day classes are taught by Miss Bateman. They consist of a nutrition class in which students learn the affect of food on the human body, and how to improve health. A home man­ agement class which takes in the study of consumer buying of small equipment, china, cooking ware, and how to set up an ef­ ficient kitchen. Also budgets, ex­ pense accounts, savings, invest­ ments, and even so.me study of child care. Food selection takes in the actual. purchasing of food, cooking, and eating it, on varying low, medium, and high cost budgets. Textiles is a study of "IT LOOKS GOOD," says Colleen McKnight, as she prepares to cook fibers. Students learn to identify one of her favorite dishes during home ec class. Mesa's coeds learn fabrics, and they learn the uses in the most ideal conditions of a modern home. • of each. They learn all the char­ acteristics in the case of each AGNES WILKIE, home ec major, works on a sewing project during one. class. Criterion Photos by Glenn Wise. Home economics credits are transferable to other colleges and universities if a student wants .to Yearbook T'oil Nears End major in the field. According to Directo_rs the 1000 phoos conained in he Journaists Hold Terminating a 'year's worth of picture snapping, copy writing, book. Ar editors, Jack Dillard and scheduling, and layout, the 1956 Merrill Mahaffey, will rest their Yearbook staff expects to have pen-weary digits after carrying Cltoice of 14 decorator colon the final drafts in next · Friday's out the secret theme of the annual Meet April 28 mailbag. in their drawings. Bob Ormsbee, Head photographers Glen Sharon Dunkin, Marilyn Mistler, Payments as low· as ~5 · Initial Western Slope J ourn- I:'. $1 Wise and Warren Barker will rub Maurita Kapaun, Jo Stoddard, John Lindsay, Norma · Strong, alism Conference is slated to be WEEKLY their flashbulb-tanned eyeballs staged at Grand Junction High after being largely responsible for John Norwood, Eleanor Butner, and the rest of the crew are going School April 14. to take a deep breath and dig into The conference will deal with the textbooks. different problems existing in Flash Reynolds, editor, promis­ high school publications. Mesa The ~xc/11sive KoolVeet Work Start·s es to shave as soon as the task is College, Western State College ventilating design keeps out terminated, while Mr. Abbott Fay and Grand Junction High School the sun's direct rays ... lets director of publications, will shak­ will attempt to aid students in de­ , in cool summer breezes·! On Play for ily sit down and uncerimoniously velopment of their newspapers mop his balding· dome. and year books. All-day conference will include Next Month CARD OF THANKS symposiums and panels. Subjects "Lost Horizon," Delta Psi I wish to thank the many mem­ on the agenda include editing, Omega and Hamlets Spring play bers of the faculty and the stu­ commercially printed school .fO~ f_REE ESTIMATE OR FULL DETAHS will be presented May 3 and 4. dent body who have expressed paper, editing the ·yearbook, edit­ The three-act play takes place in their sympathy for my family in ing the mimeographed paper. the Himylayas after a plane crash the recent passing of my mother. managing financial aspects of CALL 1408 maroons its passengers, who take I am most grateful for the flow­ school publications and operating refuge in ,a Lamba Monestary. ers, cards, and kind actions of a school news bu~,e._a_u_.___ _ The plot develops into a dra­ these friends.-Don Mundell. ••••• 0·1 MAIL COUPON••••• matic program which should hold : To North Ave . . Appliances . ; . attention of the audience through e PETITIONS FOR One big difficulty arose in the the performance. ' Continued From Page 1 · committee's planning, which was I 964 North Ave.· • Miss Allison named the follow­ about 11:30 a.m. unil 4 o'clock in the question of assemblies. They I - • ing persons to the cast: · the afternoon. were in doubt to have an assemb- I"'- :a Betty Ramsey, Nadine Hender­ The election committee has ly prior to the primary and then • ...... _. I son, ·Jack Dillard, Dale Brinker, planned to ask the various clubs another before the main election. I • Jeari Latham, Neil Weigand, An­ in the school for people to watch The committee could reach no I Cily : :neite Treat, Jane Romans, Alex the ballot boxes during the voting decision at the meeting so post­ • • Duran, Su.e Phelps, Joan Chido and check off the names of the poned , it until another meeting and Bill Chamberlain to 'the cast. students casting their ·ballots. · could . be arranged. AfRIL. 4, 1956 l\IESA CO~LEGE CRITERION PAGE 3 Mesa's Madrigal Singers from the : 01t &e~r; Ca1171x1s: .. Co!hge /;!~ C'o,ntinue· Spring Concerts Editor's Desk A tour session by Mesa College Central High School and New ·(//?_{/ u/omM t?te okeor/(!!7/1g {{)hi/ Madrigal Singers during spring Castle High. A problem came up in the last vacation was continued yesterday, These performances brought to student council meeting that as the contact troupe performed 17 the number of presentations at Grand Junction High School, turned out to be quite a touchy this season, during five days cov- 1 issue. The problem being: should ering some 1200 miles on the the Stepperettes be awarded block Western Slope of Colorado. letters or some award for their Featured on the program was ICE ROYS part played in support of our ath­ Mr. Harry Hammer, head of the letic teams this school year? Wranglers Pla~ning Mesa College music department, The question was brought be-. who presented violin solos at' each fore the council to be decided performance. upon since it is the legislative Square Dance Meet . Overnight stays at Rifle and body of our student government. Mesa's Auditorium will be used Olathe were liighlights of he va­ are Smoother The council met the issue with for old-time square dancing the cation tour. Personnel of the mixed feelings and much contro­ evening of April 28. The affair is troupe were: Dora McDaniel, Wil­ versy. A -wise motion was made to sponsored by the Rodeo Wrang­ la N eesham, Maxine Reynolds, table the problem and give the lers and the Western Slope Dance Helen Martin, Jo Ann Gunderson, question some good going over Callers' Association. Glenda Wilson, Peg Prewett, Wen­ without acting unwisely, and to Entertainment between the dell Johnson, Glen BarRsdale, act pn the point in question with dances will be given in the form Jerry McFall, Joy Gaither and sound judgment. of exhibitions consisting of square Janet Myers. Director Dale Wolf­ dancing by different teams from er was master of ceremonies for Cheerleaders Receive Awards the Western Slope. The Square the program. As it is probably known al­ Dance Association will furnish ready, the cheerleaders receive a the music and callers. block letter for their activities A dollar will be charged at the during the year. However, this door for each couple participating has been true for many years, in the affair. Everyone is invited OF MES~ without any question. The SC to observe the dances for a small spends the money for them as fee. Mesa Co~lege students will be Established 1932 it does for the ~thletic awards. admitted with their S.B.A. tickets. Published by the students of Mesa Col· lege every Wednesday morning except Awards are Traditional weeks following vacations and exams at Now then, since the facts are Grand Junction, €olorado. ' Editing Board: 1 known let's take in considera­ Linkletter New Managing Editor ______Don Mundell tion why awards are given. Our Associate Editor- --~------Oren William, athletes are given awards because Feature Editor_ ------Sherrill Gardner• Administrative Editor ______Joan Oliver of their work in athletics, depend­ Activ.ity Editora_ _Sue Phelps, Jo Stod­ ing on how many minutes they Vets President dard. play or how many periods of Make-up and Circulation___ __ Loren Lein games they are in during th,e sea­ New officers for next year were Feature Writers: · elected at the meeting of the Marilyn Grasso, Warren Barker, Jo Stod· son. But wait a minute. Aren't Mesa College Vets Club Thursday dard, Neil Weigand. these awards traditional? Its been evening. Reporters: done throughout the years ever Dorothy Romans, Merrill Mahaffey, Nor­ They are: president, Ray Link­ ma Strong, Flash Reynolds. Gloria Colo­ since early in high school. But in letter; vice president, Irvin John­ simo, John Wiggins, Larry Cowling. high school, the letter or award Sports: son; secretary, Norman Cooper; Ted Rogers, Lou Gr!lsso. was given to stimulate the stu­ treasurer, Louie Brugger; and Photographer______Glenn Wite dent's interest in the activity and student council representative, Busineas Manager ______l\ay KeeDaD many of the students gave all, just Ray Doyle. Advertising Manager ______John Wiggins to receive such recognition with­ Advertising Stllff: Here is the reason: Only VICEROY has 20,000 out any other reason. To earn At the meeting the Vets decid­ Bob Ormsbee, Bruce Palmer, Bob Wen- · ed to hold thew:- party on the dell, Eleanor Butner, Glenn Shull, three or four different medals or weekend of April 27. Norma Strong, Tom Eckstrom. filters in every tip-twice as many Tilters as the letters was ; a thrill to the high Cartoonist ------Jack Dillard school student. In cooperation with the Mav­ Bulletin News Se"ice __ Barbara Schwabauer other two largest-selling filter brands-to give erick Wranglers, the Vets Club is Office .l\j[ana!!'er ___ , , ______Neva Shidler Proofreaders __Maurita Kapaun, Gloria Colo- that smoother taste-that VICEROY taste! Now on the other hand is it ac­ backing the following candidates simo ' .-.: . tually necessary to stimulate one's for S. B. A. officers for next year: Director of Publication•------.Abbott Fay interest in activities in college by President, Orville Johnson; vice offering an award of some sort president, Gale Spee.r; secretary, Listen to Campus Capers on that will be useless in a few years Beth Baughman; and Frankie Thursday night at 8:30 over after it is earned? No, from this Brezonick as tr7asurer. KEXO. desk it doesn't seem to be the VICEROYS are Smoother than way it should work. A college stu­ . , dent should be in these various IF IT'S A activities not for he glory of gett­ ing an award but to get the most MATTER OF any other cigarette. Because out of them.for future use that he possibly can. That is, to prepare himself for the future with the MONEY knowledge and knowhow he can Viceroys have twice as many get ~ut of the activities. Stepperettes Work Hard There is no doubt in our minds filters as the other two that the Stepperettes put forth many hours and much time on their practices and will undoubt­ leading filter brands! edly do he same durnig the base­ ball and track season. But then, so have many of the other groups. When handing out awards of I Don't under estimate our abil- THE MOST FILTERS this type, if one group of this type FOR THE deserves one then doesn't the ities in the line· of business. If SMOOTHEST TASTE rest go along the same line? However, that is for the student you like accountin~ or secre- council to decide and we ho.pe , they can reach a decision that will tarial work, this is your op- meet everyone's approval, if that is possible. portunity to get something out of your interests. Citizens Finance Co. has in the past and again this year offering e WESTERN ST A. TE an award of $250 to the top accounting graduate and Continued from Page I $250 to the top graduate in secretarial course. There are Dean Mary Rait, sponsor of the are no obligations as to what the winner must do with the Mesa IR Club, announced at a special meeting Monday .that plans money when they leave school. The p·eople · of Citizens were moving ahead rapidly for one of the most successful con­ Finacne merely want to show their appreciation to the f eren.ces in several years1 students and faculty. · All Are. Urged to Attend Walt Williams, president of the· Mesa club; urged all interested members of the community to at- tend the sessions of the convet1- tion, as well as all foreign stud­ ents and faculty·. Tickets may qe secured from Jack Brookshire, /.,. . ...,. /" I Dick Dugan, or Norma Campbell. Several student representatives t-L-__tt_tJenJ dinance L,g• . from GJHS's International Rela­ tions Club were present at . the .Loan1 • [/m.u 'tOt • d?eaftot r egular meeting of the college c,,q MAIN ST . GRAND JUNCTION. COLORADO PHONE 202 The exclusive Viceroy.filter is ma~e club last week' to coordinate plans for the conference. .;.a.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...... ~~~~~~~ from pure cellulose-soft, snow-white, natural! .PAGE 4 MESA COLLEGE CR1TERION APRIL 4, · 195~ Annual M~a-Tr~ck Meet 1 Mesa's Diamond Crew Set · For Defense Of Empire Title Jo Be- Held sa turday Ardent baseball prospects are Trio lettermen, Vaughn . and . I Journ·al Expta·1ns ~f~~!n!ir lb91Jha~i:n~i~chc!~s roer~ fh~el~u~~iusw~1la~is ~~;r;~ Local track fans are in for the appearance in the meet: Monti- . , Mesa horsehide team will be outfit, which will have 16 mem- first and perhaps the biggest meet cello, Utah, Notre Dame High I'd , M fh d vying for its seventh straight Em- bers once the roster has been de..:" of the season Saturday when the School, Price, Utah, and Ridge- we on S e Q S pire loop crown with its most in- termined. Thirty-one men are eighth· annual Mesa College In­ way. , experienced nine in Coach Berg- currently trying out. vitational track meet takes place Other · entrants are: Plateau March issue of the Junior Col- ~an's tenure as mento:r of Mave- Pitching prospects besides last at Lincoln Park. Valley, Central, Hotchkiss, Nucla, rick bas_eball fortunes. season's mai'nstay, Vaughn Sh·"'ll, lege Journal contained an article ~ With twenty-one schools and New Castle, Rifle, Fruita, Cortez, by lVf'esa College's Herbert Wel- Opemn~ games of t~e ye1;tr ar~ include Don Lobato and Don Tes- over 400 thin-clads entered, the Carbondale, Paonia, Grand Valley, don, math and physics instructor. slated this weekend m _Lmcoln sitor on the portside aspect and .event this year promises to be one Gunnison, Montrose, . and Grand His article, "The Use of Pro- Park: when Me?a enter:tams Car- Ray Linkletter and Rudy Charles, . '.of the finest ever ·held. Events Junction High Schools. jects to Stimulae Interest in bon m 2 p.m. tilts April 6 and 7· righthanders. will start at 10:30 Saturday morn- With a field this large, records Physics," was published. in a Backstop aspirants are J-im Wil- established over the past- years · . . :ing when .the shot-put, pole-vault are definitely in danger. Trophies column which serves to explain p f L d p bl son and Dick, Cummins, while and the preliminaries in the will be aiWarded to the first, se- his methods in teaching physics. OS on e.a s ue· o other hopefuls include Jim Bon- various dash contests get under- cond and -third placce teams with Selections are chosen for the ella, Leon Shell, Jim Moore and way. ribbons going to the first five in- magazine each month by the com- Af NJCAA Pl' Bill Hanks, infielders and Bruce Sponsored by Mesa Co~lege, dividual contestants in each event. 'mittee of American Association of . cage ay Palmer and DeVaughn Demicell, :Maverick track coach Wayne Nel- Members df the Maroon and Junior Colleges. outfielders. son and Jay 'Tolman, Dean of White cinder squad will act as of- Led by Gene Poston's velvet- Peak of non~loop play will prob- Men, will direct the affair. Three ficals, timekeepers and help keep Me·sa's Cho' •. r smooth pivot play, Pueblo's Ind- ably be staged in Lincoln P a1;k schools will be making their first the events running smoothly. · ians · chalked up what Dean Tol- May 4 and 5, when Weber's Wild- == = =~~======~======~==~ mm ~rmed be~ ~~ing ~~~~w~G~~~~tioo.Wil~ .s· l 1nQS Ot se irVICeS• an Erripire Junior College ca.ge cats walloped Mesa in two of crew to his knowledge by termi- three games last year, but Vaughn Admist the colorful surround- nating their season's play with Shell pitched a br.illiant one-run Lou-Gra'Sso Says .. . . ing of the Colorado National sixth-:place honors in National decision to salvage the finale. Monument Easter Sunday, the Junior College dribble derby at Coach Bergman has received in­ sixty voice Mesa College mixed Hutchinson, Kan., March 23. formation testifying to another choir sung the. beautiful Passion Posto:0. 1 a 6-4 center, was.named strong Wildcat team. According "~et' s·Talk Sports" According tO' St. John. The ser- outstanding cager in· basketball to latest word, he Wildcats have vices began at 5:15 a.ni. opening fest for his work that directed the nearly the same outfit as last ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ · wtth an organ prclude fu~ was ~d~ns in~ semliina~ ~ the yea~ As everyone knows, spring has sprung and with no exteption followed by two old favorite re- tourney before they tasted defeat. Defense of Mesa.'s title gets un- · are certain members of the Criterion staff who have probably sprung ligious songs, "Beneath the Cross Hannibal-LaGrange of Missouri derway April 20 'and 21 , dates for along wih spring when they begin writing.poetry on the sports page, of Jesus" and "The Old Rugged edged p_a~t Pueblo ~Y one point Ft. Lewis Aggie games here. Win.- but .. . without further hesitation let us begin. . . Cross." Following. this, the pray- after railing the Indians most _of ner of two out of .three gam es A tuft of grass and a tint of green, er was given by .Rev. Long with a the second half. Moberly, Mis-- . . • f E t D ... scripture reading .done by Carl souri dumped Pueblo 72-66 to . P 1ays wi!1ne1 o as. ern ivis1on The first red rose, no snow to be seen Close. Mr. Dale Wolfer then dir- . th' d t f~r Em~ire pennant m q three-of- Sunny morn rises to shadow the winter, . gam ir P 1ace pennan · five series 'th h h'd d r ected -those present m a congre- , · Dean Tolman who attended · Base b a 11 b urs ts ou t wi · orse i e an sp mer gational singing of 'hymns. . the.tourney while' at a conventi·on That series is initiated at the Football is ·asleep and basketball's out, Hialeah opens for jockey and tout. . This ma.de the third annual sun- in capacity. of regional represent- Western ~ivision site May 18 and The greens become tricky, the fairways too small, rise service sponsored by the ative for Empire College Confer- 19, and will be concluded at the The lure of tournaments to golfers all. Unit.ed Christian Youth ~ove- ence, commented on the tourna- Eastern Division home the · fol- . ment. ment. He said that Poston was the lowing weekend. A multitude of coloi::s more violet than yellow, ' shortest center ' ·in the tourna- \ Mesa's schedule: · ' The parade down the avenue of a gal and her fellow. 1 ment an~ played against much ·· Friday, April 6, Carpon. here at While Stengel's charges snap through their ,paces, St.· Mary s l~rger pi:7oteers. Mr. Tolman .2 p.m.; Saturday, April 7, Carbon New Yorkers flock South to wager on the races. cited mam .weakness of the here at 2 p.m.; Thursday, April 12., Mmgrum and Middlecoff, Snead and Kroll, Pueblo effort as lack of . bench Western State B here at 1 p.m. Fight their way toward the eighteenth hole. B'ldg. ·Fund s~rength. in double-heade rof two seven­ The long spring training and the players' fatigue. inning gamei:;; Friday, April · 20, As they circle the bases in the Grapefruit League. Fort Lewis here at 3 p.m.; Satur­ Spring blossoms forth with flowers and sun, Fiesta Set School Da,nce At day, April 21, Fort Lewis here at Hockey's still with us after a long winter run. 10 a.m.; Friday, April 27, Carbon On April 9th and 10th Clark H. Gym Sl 1at,ed Friday - at Price, 8 p.m.; Saturday, April The Stanley Cup playoffs still to be completed, Getts will present "Fiesta Mexi­ 28, Carbon at Price, 1 p.m.; Fri. With cheers for the "Rocke" o'er and o'er repeated. cana"at the new high school au,di­ On Friday, April 6, the first all- day, May 4, Weber· here at 8 pm.; While in Flatbush the inaugural is sold out, torium for the Saint Mary's hos-' school dance of the spring quart- Saturday, May 5, Weber here at Cause Snyder and Hodges give reason to shout. pita! building funcl. The program er will be held from 9 p.m. until 8 p.m.; Tuesday, May 8, Grand Bill Russell and other basketballers of ]1igh style, will consist entirely of Mexican 12 in the college gymnasium. Stu- Junction All Stars here at 8 p.m.; Head for Kansas City and that important Olympic trial. music, and dances in native... cos­ dent council is sponsoring the Saturday, May 12, Western State Bunnies and fish are prone to take cover, tumes and settings. Tickets may dance, and the Tempo Trio is B at Gunnison at 1 p;m. in double'.. As shooters and fisherman about them do hover-. be obtained for two dollars at St. furnishing he music. ' .header 9f two seven-inning games. The Redlegs are ready their f.arm teams to raid, Mary's hospital or by contacting High school students from the May 18-19 and 25-26 are dates for In search of a hurler who will knows his trade. John Norwood at the Crite office. entire Western Slope attending ,conference playoffs. First games And Dempsey and Louis and their boxing brothers, The proceeds from the receipts the International Relations con- will be played at Western Divi­ Are but memories to Sugar and Rock and others._ will go toward the expansion of vention in Grand Junction. are in- sion site, and second round at · Out running the mile are Barthel and Landy, St. Mary's. vited to attend. Ea.stf!rn Division site. They'll get nq quarter from Kansas and Wes Santee. i And here at Mesa on this fine sunny day, A flurry of activity· is underway. Enjoy Your After the Game Snack Baseball is secorid to none during this, month, After all basketball and football performed their stunt. this year by forgetting all the Playe,rs try out from Cummings to Demicell. From Bill.Hanks to Leon and Vaughn Shell. problems of driving out of As coaches cut players and the season draws ;near, There's no doubt about it, baseball is really here. t~wn; by visiti!1g Santy's And t hroughout the world, be it East or West, · Athletes are striving to do better than the best. .Tony will Welcome You Not alone to sports does this rule apply, But to humanity all over as the days fleet on by. For'sports owes its living to life itself, FRENCH, ·ITALIAN . And life owes its living to God himself. and Spring Registration Phi Theta Plans AMERICAN -DISHES Future Picnic ITALIAN PIZZA PIE 4 FLAVORS Totat'Reaches ·457 ·Tuesday night at 7:30 Phi Kap­ pa had a business meeting in Eat at- .... \ Ninety-five Mesa students drop- which members discussed sending ped from day classes according to a delegate to the national con­ the latest registration statistics. vention of Phi Kappa but decided· Mrs. Nydegger, office manager-, against sending an,Yone this year. noted that the -present total of· Also discussed were plans for a 457 is 69 above last year's total picnic. Ralph Moyer is in charge for Spring Quarter. of investigating the cost of trans- portation to different places of A similar drop was · recorded interest and reporting on them for t:he night classes. Mrs. Nydeg- before definite plans are made. PHONE 181 ger attributed this to t.pe warm The several locations discussed weather and Spring itself. ,As were Arches National Monument estimated student total was set in Utah, Glenwood, Ouray and at 515. Aspen.