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Montana Kaimin, May 29, 1958 Associated Students of Montana State University University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Associated Students of the University of Montana Montana Kaimin, 1898-present (ASUM) 5-29-1958 Montana Kaimin, May 29, 1958 Associated Students of Montana State University Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper Recommended Citation Associated Students of Montana State University, "Montana Kaimin, May 29, 1958" (1958). Montana Kaimin, 1898-present. 3456. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/3456 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Montana Kaimin, 1898-present by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. M O N T A N A KAIMIX AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER imp L V n Z400 No. 108 Montana State University, Missoula, Montana Thursday, May 29, 1958 resident Coty Venture to Feature 15 Are Chosen Open House for New Pool Teenage Fiction sks de Gaulle The Spring issue of ‘“Venture” As Sponsors will be distributed in campus Is Scheduled for Tonight buildings next week, H. V. Larom For Next Year There wil be an “open house” lie swimming hours, the pool 0 Take Over of the English department an­ this evening at the University’s should prove a tourist attraction ARIS, (UPI)—President Coty nounced yesterday. Fifteen junior sponsors for next new $250,000 swimming pool. Ev­ for Missoula, especially when in­ ed on Gen. Charles de Gaulle The issue will feature the first year were recently chosen by a eryone interested in swimming is terest in summer ice skating is night to take over as Premier place winner in fiction and poetry special committeei invited to inspect the new struc­ sufficient to make it economically France. from the Venture High School They are Sally Harris, Jean Pol- ture. feasible to run the ice rink during 'oty dispatched the speakers Writing contest, which was held ich, Carolyn Hertler, Ruby Shaf- The pool will open Friday after­ warm weather also.” Martell said. Parliament’s two houses to meet for the first time this spring. Over froth, Janet McFarlane, Judy noon on a regular schedule, with Lessons Offered General at a secret rendez- 50 high school students entered the Blakely, Ina Jean Morris, Judy public swimming hours from 2 to Bud Wallace, manager of the is in Paris. It was the first contest, and the cash awards for Ferguson, Joyce Zeiler, Jackie 5 p.m. every day including Sun­ pool, has planned a full summer nal step in bringing de Gaulle first and second place in fiction and Thomas, Mary Ritschell, Ruth days, according to Earl Martell, schedule of group, semi-private he Premiership, poetry were awarded during In­ James, Jan Tustison, Terry Car­ director of student activities and and private swimming lessons m announcement from Coty’s terscholastic. penter and Margaret Scholz. facilities. Admission prices will be available to the public. The classes ce said Andre Le Troquer, Another feature is “The Rope,” The junior sponsor system was 35 cents for students and children, will be for all ages and all degrees isident of the National Assem- the play by Robert Sandwick that started in 1947 with four girls and and 60 cents for adults. The ad­ of swimming skill. According to , and Gaston Monnerville, won the Masquer One-Act Play­ has grown, with the addition of mission price will include the use Wallace, the instruction program isident of the Council of the writing Contest this spring. women’s dorms, to 15 girls this of a towel and clothes basket. will have standards higher than Dublic, were asked to contact year and last. “Because of its schedule of pub- the usual recognized programs so Gaulle “with a view to est- The sponsors are chosen on the that persons completing lessons ishing with him the conditions House Passes basis of recommendations by for­ can meet the requirements of any ler which the government of mer sponsors, presidents of living Vinocur Atvarded program. republic would be formed. groups, housemothers, faculty Life guards at the pool generally Greatest Peacetime Crisis Statehood Bill members and others. Also taken $10,000 in Grants will be members of the MSU swim­ into consideration are scholarship, ’oty called de Gaulle to Paris WASHINGTON, (UPI) — The ming team, providing guards at the Fourth Republic’s greatest high personal standards, interest in From Foundation all times and also aiding the MSU House approved a bill yesterday people, ability to work with others tcetime crisis despite commun- to make Alaska a state and add Prof. Jacob Vinocur, instructor varsity swimming program. and left-wing opposition that and activities. Wallace, who is the swimming a 49th star to the flag. The meas­ This year the new sponsors were of English, has been awarded two ipted today in a mass demon­ ure now goes to the Senate where grants from the Readers’ Digest coach and assistant director of ition by 250,000 persons, chosen by a committee of seven student activities, said both the it is given a good chance of pas­ former junior sponsors, Maurine Foundation for a total of approxi­ ilajor roadblocks to a de Gaulle sage. mately 10,000, he announced yes­ Skyline Western Division meet and rernment remained. Sqabbling Clow, associate dean of students, the conference championship meet The House passed the bitterly- and Marjorie Roush, head coun­ terday. ong the political parties theat- contested measure on a roll-call are scheduled for the new pool ;d to head off the election of selor, women’s residence halls. The first of the grants will en­ next spring. “There is a strong vote of 208-166 after defeating Junior sponsors live in the fresh­ able him to travel throughout the Gaulle by legal methods in the two attempts to kill the bill by possibility that the NCAA nation­ tional Assembly, but Coty was man women’s halls to assist fresh­ southern United States for a al tournament will be held in Mis­ sending it back to the House In­ men in University life, to help month. He plans to leave Aug­ lvinced that the country’s terior Committee which recom­ soula in 1960 because of the new )ice was de Gaulle or chaos, them academically and with social ust 1, and wil visit Salt Lake pool,” he added. mended it. and personal problems. They live headers of the middle-road par- On the showdown, the bill was City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; Ok­ in the halls for one or two quarters. lahoma City, Okla; Little Rock, Training- Programs s, whose support is vital to a backed by 117 Democrats and 91 A feature of the pool program ;e of confidence in the Assem- Republicans. Opposed were 81 Arkansas; Greenville, Miss; and New Orleans, La. He will spend will be water safety and survival have not agreed to approve Democrats and 85 Republicans. AttendanceT r ophy training programs designed to cut Gaulle as head of government. The vote was a long step for­ some time in New Orleans, and will return via Memphis and Western Montana’s water death Doty went ahead, nevertheless, ward in Alaska’s fight for state­ Will Be Awarded rate from boating, hunting and th the traditional procedure of hood which began in 1916 when Nashville, Tenn., and Lousville, fishing accidents. Robert M. Os­ pointing a new government the first bill was introduced. It A traveling trophy will be given Ky. wald, member of the physical edu­ id to take over from caretaker also was a victory for President to the women’s living group having The second grant will enable cation department, who has deve­ Vinocur, who will receive his doc­ emier Pierre Pflimlin. Eisenhower who had given the the most members present at the loped an outstanding water safety Coty Calls de Gaulle measure his personal backing. 1958 Lantern Parade, June 7, 9:20 torate in English June 5, to teach program, will advise these pro­ Late yesterday afternoon, Coty If the Senate goes along with p.m. on the oval. The Lantern American literature and history at grams. Oswald also served as [led de Gaulle to Paris from the the House, the union will get its Parade wil follow “Singing on the the University of Dijon in France. chairman of the planning com- neral’s home 150 miles away. first new member in 46 years. Steps” and will include installa­ This grant is the only privately mitte for the new pool. Miss Gaulle apparently arrived in New Mexico and Arizona were the tion of AWS officers and a short endowed lectureship in American Mavis Lorenz, a member of the 1 vicinity of the capital about last to be admitted, in 1912. program. literature given in the United committee, will continue her sum­ p.m. (12 midnight MST), but The action was an abrupt turn­ The Lantern Parade pays trib­ States. mer swimming instruction work i strictest of security precau- about for the House which only ute to the graduating senior women Vinocur and his family will under the new .pool program. ns kept his whereabouts sec- Tuesday had voted tentatively to at MSU and is the highlight of leave for France in the middle The $250,000 pool, designed by kill the bill. But a large bloc of senior women’s commencement of September, and will remain for Witwer and Price, Missoula arch­ rhe caretaker Interior Ministry Congressmen who were absent week. one academic year. itectural firm, was built without Socialist Jules Moch apparent- yesterday returned today to vote cost to Montana taxpayers on a feared de Gaulle’s presence with statehood advocates.
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