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& ^Connecticut Daily Campus •*■"•"».<« Discard CSL - . _. _. / Serving Storrs Since 1896 5 * el M rl S3 oP VOL. LXIX, NO. 48 STORRS, CONNECTICUT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, I964M _| t^ u. CJ IS 1 II Social System In North Campus 8S ' H Subject Of Counselors' Concern by Frank Mollnskl In an interview with the CDC, system at North Campus was time spent counseling." Usual- student counselors from the that it was "working out quite ly a counselor plans to see all North Campus Quadrangle ex- well." Examples of favorable of their assigned students at least pressed concern over the present results included enforced quiet once during a one or two week social system operating in the hours, Interest in intramurals, period he said. freshman dormitories. and the overwhelming turnout for Although a few students have The counselors said that there freshman voting. reacted unfavorably to the is a limit as to what can be Charles Wood, a fifth floor coun- counselors, It was agreed, that done socially with a restrictive selor at McConaughy Hall, said most of the students took advant- social fee of four or five dollars that "this system of having all age of the counselor's services. allowed per student each freshmen together avoids poss- The forty-eight counselors now semester. Many dormitories ible misconceptions about college at North Campus were selected "HAPPY BIRTHDAY COACH" say Bill Polini and from upperclassmen." Upper- Sam Graham both of TKE as they wish Coach Rick have already exhausted their re- from more than 150 applicants. sources with one or two parties. classmen have already formed The selected students camt to Forzano best wishes on his birthday last Friday after- habits of study and take them for noon. The cake baked by Frederick Bickerton Is a To illustrate some unfortunate UConn a week before Orientation results of the social program, granted. Freshmen can't afford Week to meet with the Admin- replica of Memorial Stadium in anticipation of Saturday's to take for granted their studies, game with Holy Cross. (Photo by Cummlngs) they cited examples of coffees istration to discuss, plan and or- where there were five boys to he continued. ganize this new program. every one girl present. A Patel Indukumar, commented possible reason for the lack of that during the very first days It was mentioned that some Interest by girls, they said, is the freshmen were on campus it students do take advantage of the C.Day Lewis, British Poet, that there is no dormitory with was emphasized that "UConn is new night-time study facilities in all freshman girls. primarily an institution of higher McConaughy Hall, between 10:30 "This leaves a North Campus learning." abd 1:00 a.m., but it was thought To Deliver Lecture Here freshman dormitory extending a Frank Zbikowski remarked that that most students were not aware coffee to a girls dormitory that "it is very difficult to pinpoint of this opportunity. might have only ten or fifteen C. Day Lewis, one of Britain's sident of the Royal Society of Literature. freshmen In It," one counselor most prominent poets and commented. scholars, will deliver a public A feeling of Isolation from the Overnight Seminar-Hoot lecture and read from his own Under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, he has written rest of the campus, they agreed, work Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in the makes things uneasy for many Von der Mehden Recital Hall. a number of detective novels, including "Head of a Traveler," students. Freshmen compare To Be Part Of Experiment Currently Norton Professor of "The Sailer with a Knife," "The their limited social life to that Widow's Cruise." of their neighbors, the Fraternity poetry at Harvard University, Quadrangle, who have parties A unique experiment in seminar group will be leaving Storrs at Mr. Lewis will meet with students learning planned by the Junior 6:30 p.m. Friday, December 4, and other interested persons for His collections of poetry every weekend, they said. A and will return at 5 p.m. Satur- possible solution of having the Class may provide new edu- coffee Dec. 3 from 3-5 p.m. Include: "Short Is the Time," cational incentives for UConn day. "An Italian Visit," "Poems of freshman dormitories separated Watler Friend, Co-chairman of in the Natchaug Room of the Uni- and distributed around campus students. versity Commons. 1943-47," and "Pegasus and The experiment Is an off- the Committee, described the Other Poems." His autobio- was discussed. campus overnight seminar-hoot project as "a new approach to A native of Ireland, Mr. Lewis graphy "The Burled Day," was Except for the social program, learning." He added that it the over-all opinion of the new aimed at promoting profitable became co-editor of "Oxford published in 1960. student-faculty discussion on an was "an opportunity for intellec- Poetry" in 1927, at the same time Informal plane. The site selected tual exercise outside of the class- embarking on a pedagogic career. for the project Is the Colebrook room in a relaxed informal at- For the next eight years he taught Y. M. C. A. camp where a group of mosphere." at Oxford, Helensburgh and Chel- Panel Of UConn Specialists approximately thirty students and The seminar Is part of a series tenham College. five professors will congregate of projects undertaken by the the weekend of December 4 to class aimed at furthering During World War n he edited Poverty Act launch the experiment. student-facluty relations. books and pamphlets for the Min- To Explore Arrti The topic selected for the first "It will allow students to meet istry of Information. He had seminar is "Alienation in the faculty as individuals and not earlier become known as the A panel of UConn specialists will School of Business Administra- Society" and will be led by Dr. solely as professors," Friend spokesman for the modern explore the possible implications tion. R. Curry, advisor to the Junior stated. English poetic group which num- of the Economic Opportunity Act According to Dr. William Kln- Class Council and a member of The cost for each student will bered among its members W.H. of 1964 (Anti-Poverty Act) for nard, IUR director, invitations the UConn History Department. be approximately $5.00 which will Auden and Stephen Spender. the UConn Monday. have been extended to all UConn Dr. Curry will bring along his Include transportation, board, faculty and staff members who guitar to spark the folkslnglng lodging and facilities. Interested In 1946 he became Clark Lec- The discussion, which Is one of might wish to learn more about students or faculty are asked to turer at Trinity College, Cam- a series of colloquia sponsored entertainment planned for the the implications of the new week-end. call Roger at 99491, Carol at bridge and from 1951-56 was by the University's Institute of federal legislation. Urban Research, will take place The Cultural Committee, spon- 9-9890 or Lynne at 9-9692. Due professor of poetry at oxford. Scheduled to examine the Act's to limited space, juniors will be In 1958 he was elected vice-pre- at 8 p.m. In Room 122 of the soring the seminar, Is current- work - study provisions for ly seeking other faculty members given first preference until college students is John Powers, Interested in participating . The December 1. UConn placement director and financial aid officer. Planning to discuss the possi- World News Briefs bility of UConn participation with Connecticut communities and community groups in local pro- U.S. Students Rally In Panama grams will be Dr. Charles Craw- ford, UConn Department of Rural Sociology. PANAMA (AP) - Panamanian, toward the U.S. In talks on the The possibility of UConn troops broke up an anti-U.S. Panama canal. involvement in demonstration student rally in Panama City The violence broke out when projects out in the field will be yesterday with rifles, sabres, students carrying the Pana- examined by Dr. Arthur Dewey and tear gas. Seven persons manian flag broke through a of the University's Department were reported hurt. One was cordon of troops near the legis- of Agricultural Economics. hit by a bullet but most were lative palace. The rally-which Dr. Klnnard, will discuss the felled by rocks. The troops was led by supporters of Cuba's modest research support which moved in on the rioters as they Fidel Castro--had been banned by may be available to UConn shouted "Throw the Yankees out the municipal government with under the Act. of Panama." The demonstrators the approval of Panamanian President Marco Robles. want a tougher line adopted Social Chairmen On Campus Events for the week- Congolese Still Hold Hostages end of December 4, 5 must be registered by 4:30 p.m. today. 63 Americans. The State De- Off Campus events for the week- STANLEYVILLE (AP) - The end of December 11,12 must also fate of 1,000 white hostages hung partment says talks in Kenya UCONN MODS AND ROCKERS dance in HUB Ballroom between Tebel emissary Thomas be submitted by 4:30 p.m. today, in the balance yesterday as Con- in order to be accepted for last Friday night. The dance was an experimental golese regular forces prepared Kanza and U.S. envoy William social creation catering to the tastes of the "Mods," to strike for the rebel center at Attwood have not been satis- registration. leather jacketed James Dean-ltes and the "Rockers", Stanleyville within 48 hours. The factory and produced . no real This is NOT a change In the who "dress a little swishy." The terminology Is still progress toward freedom for the registration date notice that pro-communist rebels say the you received in September.