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Hates Student Vol Bates College SCARAB The aB tes Student Archives and Special Collections 10-5-1955 The aB tes Student - volume 82 number 02 - October 5, 1955 Bates College Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student Recommended Citation Bates College, "The aB tes Student - volume 82 number 02 - October 5, 1955" (1955). The Bates Student. 1208. http://scarab.bates.edu/bates_student/1208 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aB tes Student by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. °l Hates Student Vol. I.XXXII, No. 2 BATES COLLEGE, LEWISTON, MAINE, OCTOBER 5. 1955 By Subscription Yearbook Staff Organizes; Seniors Pose For Pictures McKay Praises Ike's Yearbook editor Joy Teacliout Kenzie are in charge of the art and her newly appointed staff, ad- work. Makeup of the yearbook is Bid For World Peace vised by Prof. Robert G. Berkel- being handled this year by Gilber- man. have begun preparations for ta Morris. I.ucinrla Thomas plans the 1956 Mirror. to gather informal pictures of the Secretary Seeks Maude Agnault heads the com- seniors and their friends. Purified Rivers, mittee for the faculty section while Progress has already been made Thehna Pierce compiles the senior on this year's edition. Seniors are Hawaiian State division. being photographed and sports Organizations will be edited by events are being written up as they By Larry Evans Mary Lee Rogers, activities by occur. Miss Teacliout expects to Secretary of the Interior Doug- Betty Lou Warren, VVAA by Nor- have all organization pictures tak- las McKay last Thursday stated ma Tcnnctt, and sports by Anthony en by Thanksgiving. that he "wouldn't care to specu- Parinello. late" about the political effects of Plan Innovations Paige Scovill and Kenneth Mac- President Eisenhower's heart at- Although the same cover is be- tack. ing used, the staff pl?.ns many in- Answering questions from report- Council Offers New novations, particularly in the senior ers at a press conference in the Sun and organizations sections. Tufts Intramural* System, Parlor of Portland's Eastland Ho- Brothers of Lewiston are again in tel, McKay declared the President Plans Shakers Sale charge of printing the yearbook. An to be "the strongest man in the early publication is expected. Stu-C discussed a variety of world for peace." topics at their first meeting held Washington Will Run last Wednesday in the conference "Washington will run" during room of Roger Williams Hall. Bates Takes On the chief executive's convalescence, Student advisers for men were the Secretary pointed out. He selected. Their names will be post- Bowdoin, UNH praised the President's efforts at ed pending approval by the admin- building a strong administrative istration. In Clinic Meets At a press conference held last Thursday in Portland, Secre- staff and noted that Eisenhower A plan to "weight" the intra- tary of the Interior Douglas McKay discussed recent polit- will not interfere with any depart- mural point system was proposed. The Debate Council today re- ical issues with Larry Evans. ment so long as it is operating ef- The new scheme would tend to leased a tentative schedule for ficiently. equalize the present advantage of semester activities. President I,aw- Asked if the Republicans can de- the larger dorms over the small rence Evans announced that the feat Democratic Senator Wayne ones. first debates would be held at high Deans Name 32 Students Morse of McKay's native Oregon, SeU Shaken school clinics. he responded: "We can lick him on his record. What has he done Harry Bennerl introduced the Bates will onpose Bowdoin in Now At Other Institutions for Oregon except bring discredit idea of selling shakers at football the opening debate at Laconia, Thirty-two students transferred Pennington and Pauline Sachse to the State?" games. The plan was adopted and N. H.. October 29. This will be this fall from Bates to other insti- transferred to the University of Declines Comment the shakers are expected to go on followed by a debate against the tutions. Florida, John Davis and James Up- University of New Hampshire in ton to RPI, and James Lynn to McKay, who was governor of sale at the Maine game during From the class of '56 Patricia Back-to-Bates. Lewiston November 4, while two the United States Military Acad- Oregon before his cabinet appoint- Pates teams will clash at Oldtown ment in 1953, declined to state A committee has been set up to emy. November 5. specifically what action his de- provide a liaison between Stu-C Stu-G Entertains Six Women Leave '57 partment has taken or will take on and Stu-G. It will be called the The semester's activities will he Six women from the class of '57 recommendations submitted by the Bates Conference Committee. (Continued on page six) Stu-C At Dinner, are now studying at different col- Hoover Commission. Names Adviser leges. They are: Margaret Eigh- Remarking that the federal gov- The Bates Dragon my, Wheelock; Jacqueline Gillis, ernment's 2,800,000 employees are Last Wednesday night, Stu-C UCLA; Lois Ineson, University oi "too many," the Secretary was accepted the resignation of Vir- Connecticut; Joan LaWall, Uni quick to mention efforts within his ginia Fcdor as one of the senior versity of Pennsylvania Finance department to investigate waste advisers to that organization. Nor- and Commerce School; Audrey and inefficiency. Wass, Boston Dispensary for Med ma Tennett was elected by the McKay Urges Hawaii Statehood ical Technology; Joyce Yacker, board to fill the consequent va- McKay stood with the Adminis- Douglass College. cancy. tration in calling for "immediate" House secretaries selected for the Jerome Becker at Springfield, statehood for Hawaii and in oppos- various women's dorms on campus Christopher Brayton at WPI, Rich- ing admission of Alaska to the are as follows: Miriam Oliver, ard Carey at Bucknell, and Hugh Union at this time. "Each of them East Parker; Karen Dill, West Van Houten at the University of should stand on its own merit," he Parker; F.dith Lysaght, Rand; Michigan also left the class of '57. asserted, since "there always will Janet Kirschbaum, Cheney: Kath- '58 Loses 17 Members be scrapping" if they are tied to- gether in legislative proposals. erine Johnson, Milliken: Elizabeth Transfers from the class of '58 Hawaii, with its larger popula- Warren, Whittier; Joeann Berry, include: Clotilde Chavcs, Simmons; Fryc: Colleen Jenkins, Hacker; Janet Gustafson. Colby Junior (Continued on page four) Elizabeth Trotter. Chase; Patricia College; Hope Kelly, Oswego Lysaght, Wilson. State Teachers' College; Joan Club Night Extend Co-education Middleton, Fairleigh - Dickinson; To enable them to attend the Lucille Narefs, La Salle Junior Campus clubs will hold their Rand open-house following the College; Grace Ondcrdonk, Drew; first meetings next Tuesday rally last Friday evening, freshman Margaret Perham, Chicago; Mary evening. Potential members women were voted 9:30 p. m. co- Jane Rawlings, Leslie; and Jean are urged to attend since the The Hinckley Chinese Collection on display in Pettigrew education extensions by Stu-G. Sievers, Boston University. programs will serve as intro- Also Bryan Bastow. Worcester ductions to the club activities. Because of the full college pro Hall includes the above dragon's head woven into an em- State Teachers' College; Edwin Freshmen are especially wel- gram of extra-curricular activities, broidered scarf. The elaborate gold and bronze threaded Cunha, Lowell Textile Institute; come at all clubs, with the ex- Stu-G was informed that each wo John Ely, Quinnipiac; Lewis ception of the Lawrence Chem- runner is one of the rare items given to the college by former men's dorm would be permitted Heafitz, University of Pennsylva- ical and Jordan-Ramsdell Sci- only one open house and one cabin trustee Freeman Hinckley. nia; Donald Helms, Temple; Rich entific Societies. Membership party in place of the number al- ard Jasper, United States Military in these organizations is by in- A "lover's couch", red and gold chests, portraits, china, vases, lowed in previous years. Academy; Donald Wrieden, New vitation only. screens, wood carvings, and chairs are also on display. Tonight Stu-G plans to entertain York State Forestry School; and, Consult the calendar on page (Photo by Schmid, Bailey) Stu-C at a home-cooked supper in Kunchoon Yu, Washington Col- four for time and place of the the Women's Union. in St. Louis. meetings. \0 TWO THE BATES STUDENT, OCTOBER 5, 1955 Editorials Ivy Leaves More marriages this summer — Unfashionable Einstein Spurs ! Business And The College Congratulations to Dotty Caesar and Frank Loeb. Betty Fish and Students To Atrocious Attire Several years ago, many articles were written about the Dick Cutler, Peggy Perham ana By Anne Berkelman made the correct choice of a col- "decline of the liberal arts college". Although the cause of King Hempel. Bruce and Nancy Once again the self-conscious lege. Quickly your thoughts are this decline was known — lack of funds to meet the rising (Ramsdell) Chandler became the squeak of new" white bucks, the dispelled when someone smiles at costs of operation — there was no solution on hand to combat proud parents of a son, August 27. anguished cries of "Thirty-seven- you. it and still leave the colleges independent. Congratulations and best wishes fifty for books?!", and the chronic "An uppcrclassman? Not on your to Ann Akehurst and John Hodg- Alumni and friends were (and still are) bucking the coughs of exhausted convertibles life. He is a fellow graduate of kinson who became engaged last herald the beginning of another your high school, Peter King.
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