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Connecticut Daily Campus C...C <•*-... C<~~. ItfOfi * Strufng Storri Sfnct I$96 RECEIVED al VOL. LXVIII. NO. 109 STORRS. CONNECTICUT THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1964 H^HUS To Air Marathon Fraternity Spring Rush CCC Sets Goaf At $2,000 Once again in conjunction with Quarter Minimum the CCC. WHUS will run an eight Smallest In History As in the past, a 25c minimum and one-half hour marathon. The has been set on requests and dedi- goal for this year's marathon is One hundred and ninety - three Spring Rush. Up to date,. 150 bids ternity because they felt it may not cations of popular records. A side of men received bids at 1FC Tapping have been picked up by the be around next year, which is, of $2,000. an album may be bought for $5, The marathon will begin at 2:00 Ceremonies held in the HUB Ball- ru/shees who have until May 1 to course, entirely untrue. There is no either for classical or popular al- room last Saturday. The ceremo- reason to believe this." Sunday afternoon and will end at bums. make their decision. lt:30 Wednesday night. While it nes culminated what appears to be In accounting for the decline. Tomchik went on to say that the is in progress, WHUS will broadcast The station asks that requests for the smallest Rush in the history of University would not remove any classical music be made af the be- IFC President Jim Tomchik said live all night, from the lobby of the the fraternity system at UConn. that the effects on the men of the organization that is offering some- ginning of the marathon, either thing positive to the school, and Student Union rather than from the Of the 434 men yho participated recent fraternity situation in which WHUS studios. Sunday or Monday. It is also pre- that the contributions of the fra- ferred that popular requests be in Spring Rush, only 250 had the four houses lost IFC recognition must be considered. ternity s>stem at UConn justify its made early and that, later in the necessary QPR requirement. From existence. these 253, 193 were given bids. "It looks like they were adverse." marathon, dedications without song Tower Influence Paradise Lost To requests be made. This figure shows a sharp decline he remarked. "Many men seem to from the usual 250 tapped at have decided against joining a fra- Another factor which might have A trophy will be given to the affected the Spring Rush is the Feature A Coed house giving the most money to growing influence of the Tower the marathon, and the house in Dormitories. Tomchik pointed out North Campus second place will receive a plaque. Uconn Peace Groups To that many of the independents felt As in the case of the campaigns, that could get many of the ad- North Campus is going to be- the prizes will be awarded on a vantages of fraternity membership come coed for an evening. per capita basis. Sponsor 'Non Violent" Talk from a Tower residence, but that At least these are the plans for they were forgetting the intangible The UConn Student Peace Union This is the first program to be benefits a fraternity offers. the evening of Saturday, April 25, Sea/y-Brown To and Students for a Nonviolent So- sponsored by the Students for a A third factor which may have when the loss of North Campus ciety are co-sponsoring Mr. Fred Nonviolent Society. This group has contributed to the Rush decline is to Freshman will be the theme of Speak At Uconn Moore speaking on "Positive Non- sponsored personal vigils of the the fact that a stricter academic ■' Paradise Lost. violence as an Alternative to the ROTC hanger and is presently policy by the University has made Former Republican Congressman Draft." working with the UConn SPU for it more difficult for prospective Paradise Lost, a dance to be Horace Seely-Brown will visit Non Cooperator Position a co-ordinated Peace Day program rushees to meet the QPR require- held in the North Campus Dining UConn Wednesday evening April for later in the year. Spokesman ment. Hall, is sponsored by the North 29. Many remember Brown as the Mr. Moore will explain the non- for the group. Dennis Sardi stated Campus President's Council. Since cooperator position and the positive Twelve OK "pctholder man" for his passing out that this group is interested in per- Twelve fraternities had an aver Freshmen will be replacing upper pctholders inscribed with his name uses of this position in bringing sonal confrontation and nonvio- classmen in most of the dorms in and office during campaigns; But drastic changes in the draft laws. ragely successful rush but the seven lence as the way to a just and which did not do as well brought North Campus next year the Pre- he is especially remembered as the He will explain both the moral op- meaningful peace. sident's Council decided that the man who fought hard for delegates position to the draft and and non- down the rush figures. Lambda Chi theme of "Paradise Lost" was just at the last Republican nomina'ing cooperation as a tool to bring about Alpha. Sigma Phi Epsilon. and Beta right for this year's Jungle Ball. convention, and overwhelmed John the changes in the draft law. Finance Committee Sigma Gamma tapped the greatest Lodge for the Senate nomination. number of men. The four fraterni- Open to All Mr. Moore has studied at the Sets Deadline For ties currently on probation for fail- He fought hard against Abe Ribi- Tickets for the dance are avail- University of California (Berkley) Organization Budgets ure to meet the forty-men count able from all house presidents in coff in the Senate race, appearing in and is currently working on the this year were among the success- televised debates against his rival, North Campus. The tickets for the staff of the New England Com- The deadline for budgets to be ful twelve. and though losing in the end com- mittee for Nonviolent Action. He It is expected that the University semi-formal dance are $1.50 a piling the most votes of any Repub- submitted to the Senate is April 30. has been working with the non- will ask the IFC to defer its Fall couple. While there are only a li- lican on the slate in 1962. 'All organizations must fill out bud- mited number of tickets for the violent peace movement in recent get forms in quadruplicate and turn Rush for freshmen next semester. dance and they are now beiqg sold The UConn Young Republicans years and is currently touring cam- them in lo the Finance Chairman. If this were passed by IFC only in the dorms, there will be some are sponsors of Seely-Brown's visit puses explaining the relavence of Brian Mahoney or put them in his upperclassmen would be able to tickets held for sale at the door and invite the pubile to attend his nonviolence to the situations per- mail box in the Senate office. participate in rushing, and that a Anyone interested in further in- address in the Ballroom, and the tinent to college students, especially Forms may be obtained at the Cen- full turn-out would be be expected formation can call 9-9992. informal coffee afterwards. concerning the draft. tral Treasurer's office. until next spring. The Winners Of Skitzofunia 1964 Hollister A, Women's Singles New London Hall D2. Phi Spg Dclt. Combined Hollister A and New London said. "It went over beautifully." The doubles winner 'The Hill." men's singles and Hollister B with Steve Primack emceed the event, Hall took the trophies fn the sin- She added that the houses which by Phi Sigma Delta and Delta Ze- "Chaste All the Way." and the judges were Dr. Stanley gles competition while Phi Sigma participated did a very good job. ta. was a play within a play about Other participants in doubles Wedberg of the Bacteriology De- partment. Dr. H. A Bosmajian of Delta and Delta Zeta won doubles Hollister A's winning skit. "Stop u Hollywood production of "Jack were Soussa House and Towers 5 the Speech Department, Dr. Jo- competition in Skitzofunia on the World I Want to Go to the and Jill." with "Playboy: Special Issue — Freshman at UConn" and Phi seph Cary of the Fnglish Depart- Tuesday night before a near-capa- Fair" consisted of a series of short Other participants in the singles Kappa Tau and Pi Beta Phi with ment, and Dr. Frederick Steigerl oity audience in the Harriet S. skits on what the World's Fair competition were New London the "Boosic Man." of the Physics Department. Jorgensen Theatre. was like in different periods of Hall, with ' The Connecticut Both winders received plaques The money raised by Skitzofunia Bobbj Weiss, general chairman history. Scene Magazine" winner of the on Tuesday night for their victory be put into a scholarship fund. PAOB TWO CONNECTICUT DAILY CAMPUS THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1964 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Discrimination ing it into another office building Fillmore. So please, students of for their own cancerous purposes. UConn, join us and protest, and Connecticut To The Editor We instead would propose that deluge administration with letters Just bcause spring is here, I Gully Hall be left as it is and be and cards denouncing this plan. would like to know what right it used as a museum to house the Fred Hughes, Prev. SPMTV1F gives some people to enjoy special artifacts of Presidents Gully and Leon Parkhurst, Chairman of the Daily Campus parking privileges, and disturb everybody in the Fraternity Quad- rangle.