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Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 1966 10-12-1966 Daily Eastern News: October 12, 1966 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1966_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 12, 1966" (1966). October. 2. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1966_oct/2 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1966 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Newspaper Week N a t i o n a 1 Newspaper Week is Oct. 9 through Oct. 15. Support your lo cal paper. And, of course, Eastern News read the E'astern News weekly. 5 EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON, ILL .• . WED., OCT. 12, 1966 Gives First Books· y ISA Kicks Off ration We Care' is to solicit books and letters for the service men who are fighting in Viet Nam to show them "we is part of a program care." men in Viet Organizations in both Charles letters for ton and Mattoon, as well as on campus are involved in the pro gram. There are boxes placed in the Union and in the banks in Char leston and Mattoon as repositor of the campaign ies for donations. Miss Redd asked that girls en close pictures of themselves in the letters they write. Photo by Scott Redfield sWho "If everybody would write. a letter, there would. be 6,000 let TEKE's Wi n Again ion Slated ters," she commented. The Student Senate is backing The Tekes again won first place in their tional that they win this award. The incentive the project by giving the com division for floats. It has become almost tradi- to keep on winning makes good floats. mittee the use of the Publicity Committee of the senate. "This is a chance for the cam pus to work together-Greeks, independents, everybody," Miss Redd emphasized. Sig Kap' s Win Overall Trophy After long weeks of prepara no Debate about it, Eastern Thomas Hall won the residence tion, Homecoming is over. Wins!" hall division with its Monitor and At the Coronation of Queen Taylor Hall was awarded first Merrimac scene, "EIU Sinks Ma�ay Syatlerg&aro S&turda¥· ·:prizie fQr residence halls. The ISU.'' evening, the prizes for house theme of the float was "Win the In the organization division, decorations and floats were a Cold War against ISU." It was • be returned by Gamma Delta received first place warded. the only float entered in its by depicting the first Thanks FIRST PRIZE for fraternity division. giving. The theme was "Let's floats went to the traditional ALPHA KAPP A Lambda won Devour 'Em.'' winner, Tau Kappa Epsilon. The the comedy division with its SIGMA KAPPA won the over float depicted the development float. The theme was "Draft all trophy also. A warded on of the airplane: "Fly on to Vict Beer, Not Students." points, the sorority won with ory." Delta Sigma Pi professional both first places in its division. In the sorority division, first business fraternity won first prize went to Sigma Kappa. The prize in the organization division. theme of their float was the Lin The theme of the float, which de New Poly Sci Head liscussion coln-Douglas Debates: "There's picted an adding machine, was Yet To Be Announced Slated Tonight "EIU plus ISU Equals a Dead Redbird." In an rnterview last week, icle, student literary Extended Final In the category of house dec President Quincy Doudna said , will hold its second Quincy Doudna orations, Sigma Tau Gamma won that there has been no action laeeting at 8 p.m. to first prize for its representation taken yet to appoint a successor in Pem Hall Basement. Any donations should be pack Pro Wanted of a locomotive running down a to Russell P. Strange. and professors inter aged individually so they can be cardinal. The theme was "We've Strange, acting head of the President Quincy Doudna has in good writing are flown to San Francisco from Been Working on the Redbirds." political science department, was accepted a recommendation of �nd. The editor's are where the Army will ship them IN THE SORORITY division, fatally injured last week on his the ·council on Academic Affairs looking for essays to Viet Nam. Sigma Kappa won with th.e way to Charleston from his home to establish a new category in tific content. Compo President Quincy Doudna kick theme "Add Another Victory." in Champaign. the system of retention and ex may be sent through the ed off the program by donating clusion, to be known as "extend mail to the publications some books and writing a letter ed final probation." Pem Hall Basement. to a GI. The category will be effective Selective Service Examination immediately on the calculations of standings which are made" at the end of fall quarter. Scheduled For November 18-79 "EXTENDED FIN AL proba tion" will mean that a student The Selective Service Qualifi untary, but that "we don't feel who, during a quarter of final cation Tests will be given at 8 it would hurt a student. In fact, probation, reduces his grade a.m. Nov. 18 and 19 for all col our recommendation is to take point deficit by at least four lege men wishing exemption the test.'' points, will be classified on "ex from military servke. Manbeck said that each local tended final probation," and will The test will be given in De board decides for ' itself the in not be dropped. catur, Champaign and Charles fluence of the test on a student's Such a student will still be ton. Exact test sites have not draft status. subject to all of the rules which yet been announced. govern final probation. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS who The four deficit points must ·intend to take this test should be removed in one quarter, and apply at once to the nearest Organizational Selective Service local board for in consecutive quarters until the Meeting student is once again in good an Application Card and a Bulle tin of Information for the test. standing, or he will be dropped An organizational meeting. Following instructions in the from school. of the International Genter Bulletin, the student should fill Foundation of Cha1·leston will out his application and mail it I EA Meets Here Friday be held at 7:30 p.m. today in immediately in the envelope pro the Booth Library Lecture The Sixty-ninth annual m'eet vided to Selective Service Ex Room. ing of the Illinois Education As ammmg Section, Educational All persons interested in !)9ciation .will b!! held Friday in Testing Service, P. 0. Box 988, becoming charter members McAfee Gym. Princeton, New Jersey 08540. and participating in programs Guest Lecturers will be Lois Applications for the test must for better international un V. Edinger, past president of the be postmarked no later than mid derstanding and cutural ex National Education Association; night, October 21, 1966. change should attend this . With so much rain lately, and so little grass to and Dean F. Berkley, director ACCORDING TO. Maurice W. meeting. kMp the soil in place on many parts of campus, most of the bureau of field services Manbeck, assistant dean for aca of the sewers are taking as much soil as water. at Indiana University. demic services, the test is vol- Page 2 Eastern News Wed., Oct. 12, 1966 . ttention!! ·SUNDAY NIGHT. - > EVERY SUNDAY ·EVENING 5 - 8 P.M. University Union Cafeteria Pancakes Galore With Your Favorite Syrups - BACON·· HAM . I i • • and te·aturing the Union Cafeteria's Delicious HOME MADE SAUSAGE! FREE!!! ' . 0.ne Week's Meals Free to some lucky student Each Week. Ticket good only in Union Snack Shop or Cat eteria. Students - Faculty - Community - Welcome ENTERTAINMENT , ·DON DECKER'S FOLK MUSIC . SP ONSORED BY UNION BOAR D ot Too Obtuse Eastern News Homecoming greatly to the-entire tone of the VOL.Lil ... NO. 5 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1966 play. Douglas Koertge's costumes were appropriately scuzzy. Also Tentative 1967 Calendar in keeping with the play. We feel that Godot was not an appropriate play for Home . coming. We realize that the thea not with the cast, tre here is experimental and a Senote :Proposes Big Holiday Breok; , nor the set. The learning process. th e obtuseness of However, perhaps ·the depart ment could produce sometping lighter in tone or even break ·Spring Quarter To End Week Loter with tradition and experiment with theatre at another time than The Student Senate meeting day and Tuesday, May 24, 25, "I think no other country in Homecoming. last Thursday was highlighted 27 and 28. the world is more misunderstood by the passage of the Executiv� Benning's original proposition than the United States," said Committee's proposed school cal had exams scheduled for Wednes Edgar. "And I think that no were· well pro endar for the 1967-68 . school day, May 29, instead of Saturday. other country misunderstands the File, who played Cho Returns As year. This was changed when many rest of the world as much as 1kill and a flawless President Jeff Benning pointed senators expressed the opinion the United States. An organiza at are seldom match- '66 Lecturer out that the proposed calendar that students would rather take tion like this .could make great the potential for differed from the one proposed exams on Saturday in order to strides in reducing this misun really good. We hope by the administration concerning get out of school a day earlier.