Salukis Arrive in Warm New York City * * Salukis to Battle Living Areas St

Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC March 1967 Daily Egyptian 1967 3-9-1967 The aiD ly Egyptian, March 09, 1967 The aiD ly Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_March1967 Volume 48, Issue 105 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, March 09, 1967." (Mar 1967). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1967 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in March 1967 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. [)Al4 'What's a Saluki?: They Ask The subject of the SIU mas historical outline of how of the Southern Illinois Sa COt has arawn questions from Southern changed its nickname lukis. are from my kennel:' all .over the United States, from Maroons to Saluki in 1951 said Mrs. Knapp. especially in New York City and three years later acquired She added that W. Vi. Van where the Southern basket a dog named King Tut as its deveer. an SIU alumnus from ball team will compete in the mascot. Cleveland. purchased them National Invitation Tourna A woman with special in and presented them to the ment beginning tonight. terest in the Saluki is Mrs. school at the 1956 Home EGYPTIAN From the New York World Esther Bliss Knapp of Valley coming football game, two Journal Tribune of March 5 City, Ohio. She is the presi years after King Tut was killed comes a feature story on the (lent of the Saluki Club of by an automobile. Carbondale, Illinois history of the Saluki in the America and has bred Salukis Ornah is a direct descendant United States and how the Sa for 27 years. longer than any of a champion from the kennels Thursday, March 9, 1961 luki was adopted by SIU for one in the United States. of King Ibn Saud of Saudi Volume.t8 Numbs 105 the school's mascot. .. Burydown Oatis and Ornah The story gives a brief Farouk of Pin Paddocks. two (Continued on Page 10) Salukis Arrive in Warm New York City * * Salukis to Battle Living Areas St. Peter's College VoteOKon By Tom Wood NEW YORK CITY-The SIU basketball team left coid white Carbondale at 7:15 a.m. Wed Voluntary Fee nesday and arrived itl warm, Residents of the University grey New York, the home of living areas have given their the National Invitation Tour support to a voluntary area nament at 2 p.m. New York activity fee of$13.50peryear. time after a transfer to com A plurality of the residents mercial jet in St. Louis. in Tuesday's fee referendum A chartered bus sped the voted in favor of installing Saluki~ directly to a gym the voluntary fee system as nasium near Madison Square opposed to a mandatory one or Garden, where they went no fees at all. through a short workout ar.d The figures for the living press session. They are areas were: awaiting their turn to use the Southern Acres: 101 for Garden behind Cassius Clay voluntary, 18 for mandatory. who recently switched his eight for no fee. training site to there. Thompson Point: 99 for vol A night of rest stood between untary, 341 for mandatory_ the Salukis and their first 33 for no fee. workout in the Garden this University Park: 555 for morning in preparation fOI· voluntary, 194 for mandatory. tonight's opener against St. 47 for no fee. Peter's of New Jersey. To Woody Hall: 59 for volun keep the opening game from tary, 58 for mandatory. five being a closing game [00 the for no fee. Saiukis must stop the fast Only 38 per cent of the breaking hot shooting Pea reSidents in the areas voted SNOW, THAW, SNOW-The weather pattern this linsville, who is walking with Norm Scharf of cocks. in the referendum compared week has resulted in snowing, then thawing, Chicago. Especially when bus meets puddle St. Peter's Coach Don Ken with the 95 per cent who voted then more snow again. It's enough to keep a near pedestrian on sidewalk adjacent to road. nedy has said the Salukis are, in a referendum on the same Saluki hopping, like Ron Owen (right) of Col- (Photo by Jim Fehrman) in his book, among the best issue held by the areas earlier in the tournament. Kennedy in the quarter. Report Opposes Plan said, "everybody I've talked to One reason for the low voter says SIU is the team to beat turnout was the accessibility but that's all right with me. If of the polls. according to John Text Rental System Draws Complaints, there is anybody I like to play A nderson, president of it's the favorites." Thompson Point. The desire is unanimous In Tuesday's vote one bal But Not From Students Using System among the Salukis to stay long lot box was placed in each enough to see all the sites and living area. In the previous By Holim Kim and Kevin Cole it has both good and bad. Aut with GS," Jennings added. :: s::t~0~~:~~7e~~!~~:~i~~ vote, a ballot box was located (Last of a series) the students, who are the ul "But it would be really bad 18. on each floor of each resi timate beneficiaries or sup for the freshmen and sopho- The players have already dence hall. The Textbook Service, like posed victims of the system, Another reason was the Ceneral Studies, has been a are overwhelmingly in favor m~es;;:nsfer student from taken in a few of the key feeling that since students had perennial whipping boy [0 of it. another college, after com- (Continued on Pag. 16) voted once. "they couldn't see some at SIU. Any casual conversation at paring the two systems, flat- voting again:' Anderson said. Like many things worldy. the univprsity Center or the ly declare~, ':1 think the Text- Gus Bode library will indicate this. book ServIce IS great." Among the faculty the ques "At the other school you 1,200 SIU Fans Send Wire tion is less decided. Aro air had a $30 or $40 investment of caution seems to shroud the at the beginning of each Backing Salukis in Tourney general position that ultimate semester and then when you ly the rental system has to go. wanted to turn the books in, A busy telegraph wire run One signature cost the well As expected, m'mctary con they wouldn't take them, ning between Carbondale and Wisher 60 cents, Kuethe said. "ide ration is the single im because either the class was New York City today carried "He signed his full n3me, ponanr factor for the stu closed or there weren't enough a message of support for the Anthero Augusto de Albaquer dents. Added to it is the Gen students in the class," as NIT -bound Salukis. It was que Bloem Neta," Kuethe s3id. eral Studies program, which to se rted Donna ~lavros, a senior signed by more than 1,200 The idea of sending a sup "orne appears m3ny leagues majoring in the:lter. students, faculty members, porting telegram signed by as removed from their idea of "And 1 don't particularly organi~ations and business many representatives of SIU education. want a lot of General Studies men. that wished to be included was Many students feel that books in my library," she The message of support for brought up by Jerry Godlew General Studies books are the added. "The only books you tonight's first-round game ski, Alpha Kappa Psi fund last they'd want in their li really want are those in your against St. Peter's was spon raising ch3irman. braries. And those books are major anyway." sor.:d by Alpha Kappa pSi, sometimes the most expen To a senior education major professional business frater Among the signers was one sive. who is used to renting books, nity. student who in the apparent "I'm not in favor uf stu the idea of buying them is Accumpanying signatures confusion of registration for dents bU)ling their books," "A luxury which most stu on the tel!.!gram wer!.! many spring term signed his social said Bob Jennings, a junior dents going to state schools clever thoughts of support for security number, 342-360- majoring in business manage cannot afford." the Salukis. "M3Y the Statu~· 6')6, instead of his name. ment. "It's too expensive for To Muriel J. Nenney, the of Uberty Hail your Victory," The telegram is to be r!.!ad most students, especially to student, the present system was sent bv the Orl!anization of tonight to th~· Salukis in their huv all the General Studies is adequatp. Ar3b Stud-~·nts, ,;~coruing to Madison 5 qua r e Garden bo~)ks." "If [ want to buy an educa- Gus hopes final exams don't Wayne Kuethe. a husin •.·ss fru dr~'ssing room prior to the "It wouldn't be so bad for get in the way of his new hobbv ternity sp0kc:sman. t!·Jnl(::~ rn'~; r rn just about rhrough (Continued on Pag .. 6) of NIT -ring. P,.2 DAILY EGYPTIAN March 9, 1967 Activities Convocation Features Salinger Convocation will pre sen t Department of Theater will sity Center from 10 a.m. Pierre Salinger at 10 a.m. hold tryouts for "The Three to 1 p.m. and I p.m. in Shryock Sisters" in the Communica Alpha Kappa Psi will hold a Auditorium. tions Building theater from bUsiness meeting in the Symphonic Band Concert with 7:30 to 10 p.m.

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