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Star Will Be Featured Here on March 3 Dr AU Represents Canada "Crazy He Calls Me" Star Will At Model UN Assembly Be Featured Here on March 3 This year, as in past years, Al- membership in our delegation . fred University will participate in Preference will be given to those Dakota Staton, one of the bright- in a Pittsburgh night cluib in the Carnegie Hall, Basin Street East, the Mid Atlantic Model United Na- seniors and juniors, however, how est new vocalist® in irecent years, evening. This wtas the beginning Yiil'liage Vanguard and Apoto Thea- tions General Assembly sponsored have not yet attended a session of will appear fl Alfred University of a long series of night cluib en- by the American Association for the assembly and wish to do so. on March 3. The performance will sn tre, New York 'City; New Fron- th<a United Nations. The Model The History Department will be given in the Men's Gym and the tier Hotel in Las Vegas and the Assembly is the principal aspect of choose Alfred's delegates from profits from the $1.50- per .ticket Newipart Jazz Festival in Rhode the college program of the Associa- those indicating interest in attend- donation will .be given to ¡the Cam- Island. tion. The 1961 meeting will be held ing. No matter what you are ma- pus Cheat. at the Commodore Hotel in New joring in, you will be equally con- After securing a contract with York, from Friday, March 24 sidered for appointment. Such Dakota's distinctive vocal sty.1- Capitol Records, Dakota had two through Sunday, March 26. Regis- things as academic record, facility ings are sometimes bluas-li(ke wish 'hits with her first record "What tration of delegate will be at noon for oral expression and previous an unusual misty quality, some- D'you Kriow About Ldfvfe" land on March 24. attendance will be taken into con- times swinging with a light, re- "You Are My Heart's Delight" and Bach delegation usually consists sideration. The University will pay freshing 'beat. In each performance the same year she received the of four students and a faculty ad- almost the entire expense of the the Staton sound creates new Down Beat award for "The Most visor. The advisor of the Alfred delegation, so that interested stu- meaning for familiar lyrics, turn- Promising Newcomer of the Year." Delegation will be Dr. David 'Leach. dents need not be deterred by lack ing old favorites into fresh and ex- On her first album, "The Late, Every delegation represents a coun- of funds. citing musical experiences. Late, Show," Dakota was accom- try, and its memibers should be able Any interested students should Dakota wias born in Pittsburgh, panied by such soloists aB Hank to portray the actual position in attend a meeting to be held in Pennsylvania where she began her Jones and Jonah Jones. Her other the world today of the nation &oom 3 of Kannakadea Hall on career at seven, singing with two albums include "In The Night" lng represented. Alfred will repre- Friday, Feb. 20 at 4:30. If, for some sisters. When he sisters married gàgements, theatre dates, and cross with George Shearing, ''Dynamic," sent Canada this year. reason, you cannot attend this and the trio dissolved, Dakota country concert tours. To mention "Crazy He Calls Me," "Time to All matriculated undergraduate meeting, please contact Dr. Leach went on as a "single" attending but a few, ah e "has appeared in Swing," and "More than tihe Most." students are eligible to apply for as soon as possible. high school by day and performing Chilean Math Institute Welcomes Dr. L. Butler IAT LUX Dr. Lewis C. Butler, Assistant the colleges. Professor of 'Mathematics at the Dr. Butler will head a faculty of Ceramics 'School, will become the Vol. 48, No. 11 ' TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1961, ALFRED, NEW YORÉ Phone 5402 17-20 memibers as Director of the first Director of The Central In- Mathematics Institute. Two or stitute of Mathematics at the Uni- •three ,of the group will 1» Ameri- versity of Concepción in Chile. can professors, whom he will hire. Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz Writes On Dr. Butler will go to Chile in Although a plan of onganl^ation February, on a two-year leave of has been recommended and a cur- absence, to activate a new central- riculum suggested on the basis of U.S.A.*s "Lollipop Dip'omacy" ized program of undergraduate the two-month period of analysis mathematics for the University's and scrutiny, Dr. Butler must put 3,000 students. The position not by Neal Gantcher Che hemisphere. He feels we should humanitarian. 3. He had commu- the plan into effect and supervise only is one of paramount impor- Every day it seems newspaper have conferred with' all the mem- nistic tendencies. When he came curriculum (planning to serve ef- tance to the University of Con- headlines tell of conflicts in Latip bers and that our action should to power the United States recog- fectively the diverse needs of stu- cepción Jnjt one of great interest America. Latest items include the have been made out of the context nized him immediately. The Cen- dents in various .professional areas. to major foundations in this coun- breaking of relations with Cuba, un- of our relations in he organization. tral Intelligience Agency knew of He also plans to launch a program rest in Argentina, Uruguay and "Every country in the hemisphere State Department. .My belief is that try, to the National Aoademy of] for students wishing to ma3or in Ha>ti. Dr. Manolo Rodiriguez-Di^z, •is an equal member in the Union ¡Sciences, ajid to the .federal gov-1 mathematics. ) the Cufea situation as wend a(s the 1 chairman of the Department of Ro- regardless of size, status, etc. Al- through laok or ^'oper' communica- ^rnmant: Di l* Butler has held 'his present mance Languages, who was offer- though on the other hand if you tions, this matter wias never prop- The International Cooperation post at Alfred University since his ed the Minister of Education post consider the things that Castro has erly referred to the President." Administration, some 18 months appointment to the faculty in 1957, in Governor Luis-Marin's Puerto done, it is hard to have tolerance. (Eisenhower). ago, sent four American educators after receiving his Ph. D. in Mathe- Rican government two year® ago, I believe in tolerance, but toler- to Chile as consultants to aid the Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz believes that matics from the University of Il- discussed the over-all picture of ance uip to a point. It is a pity to University in major reorgaiiization one of the main causes of our in- linois. He previously was on the conditions in Latin America with have a little country like Cuba play effectual diplomacy in Latin Ameri- faculty at the Pennsylvania State me. The following is a summary of two powers against each other." ca is our use 'Of what he termed University, a graduate assistant at his "analysis and appraisal of the He went on to isay that he won- "Lollipop Diplomacy.!' We always Illinois, and an Instructor at Al- situation. dered why we didn't recognize the approach diplomacy there with a fred. He earned his Master of Dr. Rodriguez-Diaz bellieves that situatlonta Cuba earlier. "Every- magnanimous attitude. Tihe atti- Science degree at Rutgers Univer- the U,S. should not have taken a one knew in 1957 that Castro had tude of giving- away something; sity and his Bachelor of Arts de- unilateral position In regard to the communistic leanings. There were this hunts the frride of the less pri- gree, cum laude, from Alfred Uni- severance of diplomatic relations three things about Castro tihiat we vileged countries. They want to versity in 1944. He held an Honor with Cuba. He pointed out that we knew. 1. He hated dictaors. This be treated as equals. Aid should Scholarship from the University are a member of the Pan-American made the hemisphere countries liike ibe given in the form of a loan, not and a New York State Scholarship Union, the oldest organization in him. 2. He was supposed to be a as a gift. For instance we estab- while at Alfred. lished a $500 million dollar fund During the war, Dr. Butler serv- recently for Latin America. He ed in the army and was awarded commented that the UJS. reacted three campaign stars and the Dr. Russell Is Given in the manner of "Daddy give a lol- Bronze Star Medal. lipop. in this case $100 million to 'Dr. Butler, his wife and Sour Brazil, for being a good boy, the children will sail from New York Citation At Dinner remaining $500 million will be di- on February 10. vided for the rest of you for you Dr. Willis C. Russell. Chairman faculty, ahd administrative staff. have been good also. But Cuba you have been bad so you will get no- Sell Your Text of the Department of History and President Drake presented the effort, led by President David thing." The Cuban people in turn Political Science, received a cita- citation awarded by the University David Stitchkin. One of those con- have to suffer. The countries would Books To A.P.O. tion for 25 years of service to Al- Board of Trustees. He said, 'IMiany sultants was Dr. Joseph, Seidlin, rather have it be given without the Alpha 'Phi Omega will hold two generations of Alfredians will re- Dean of the Graduate School and gift connotation." These are old book 'buys from the Book Beusy in I member with pleasure and satis- former chairman of the Mathe- established jcpunries' w!ith rich the near future.
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