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Thomas Eagleton will speak at 127th Commencement Thomas F. Eagleton, who served 18 years as a U.S. senator, will deliver Washington University's 127th Com- mencement address on Friday, May 20. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle. Eagleton will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree during Com- mencement. Currently University Professor of Public Affairs at Washing- ton University, Eagleton drafted several key pieces of legislation and sat on many Senate committees during his three terms in Congress. Eagleton, a St. Louis native, earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College in 1950 and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1953- After receiving his law degree, Eagleton returned to Missouri, where he began a long and successful career in public office. In 1956 he was elected circuit attorney of St. Louis. At age 27, he was the youngest man ever to win that office. Terms as Missouri's attorney general (1961-65) and lieutenant governor (1965-69) followed. In 1969 the Democrat from Missouri was elected to the first of three consecutive terms to the U.S. Senate. During his tenure in Congress, Eagleton served as Ranking Minority The Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology Collection in Olin Library contains 2,000 books on the study of signs and symbols. Included in the collection is Adrian Le Cuirot's Le Magazin Des Sciences (Paris, 1623) in which this pictorial alphabet appears. Member of the Senate Committee on Government Affairs and was a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and the Committee on Intelligence. In 1973 Eagleton authored an amendment to Kaleidoscope of titles halt the bombing in Cambodia, which was instrumental in bringing an even- Signs and symbols book collection attracts scholars tual end to American intervention in Southeast Asia. In the current country-kitchen craze, pig the deepest in the world of words — not collected cigar bands, silver paper and Eagleton was one of the principal paraphernalia is hot. But the popularity only of words, but of signs and symbols postcards in the 1930s, Philip Arnold authors of the War Powers Resolution, of pigs is not confined to the 1980s. and ways of getting an idea from one began accumulating old books. He which reasserted the constitutional According to records, the first pig mind to another." earned his bachelor's degree at Wash- authority of Congress as the only branch painting dates back some 40,000 years The 2,000-volume collection is a ington University in 1932 and his of government that can declare war. As to residents of Spain's Altamira caverns. kaleidoscope of titles, reflecting the master's degree in chemical engineering a member of the Senate Committee on Since then, pigs have been captured diverse nature of semeiology. Books here in 1941. He often took a 20-mile Environment and Public Works, Eagle- on canvas; memorialized in nursery like Symbolic Anthropology, History of trolley ride to visit used bookstores in ton helped shape the Clean Water and rhymes ("This little pig went to market") the Use of Codes and Tangible Typogra- downtown St. Louis. One of his prize Clean Air acts of 1971 and 1972, and in and children's stories ("The Three Little phy share shelf space with How Animals finds during those treks was a 1664 1982 he took a stand to oppose tobacco Pigs"), and depicted on vases, coins, Communicate, Language and Lewis British publication of Robert Boyle's subsidies. He also has worked to piggy-banks, drinking cups, church Carroll and Faith of Graffiti. Experiments and Considerations preserve former President Harry S. wood carvings, and inn signs. In fact, In a ground-breaking 1938 article, Touching Colours, which he purchased Truman's home, to revitalize the down- many English and Scottish inns are Charles Morris, professor of philosophy for $5. Today the tome is valued at $500. town area in Kansas City and to pro- called "The Pig and Whistle." at the University of Chicago, defined At first, he bought books at whim. Continued on p. 4 "Artists known and unknown have semeiology as "a theory of signs in all Then he narrowed to color theory endeavored to capture and depict the their forms and manifestations, whether books, eventually broadening slightly to charm of pigs," write Frederick Cameron in animals or men, whether normal or communications theory books. "I Sillar and Ruth Mary Meyler in their 1969 pathological, whether linguistic or wanted a subject where I was not in book, The Symbolic Pig. The ornamen- nonlinguistic, whether personal or competition with very many other tation in abbeys, churches and cathe- social." collectors," he says. He named his drals are "evidence of the high place Semeiology spotlights the non- collection semeiology in the late 1960s. that the pig held in the affections of the verbal aspects of communications and (Semeiology - also spelled semiology - people." their relationships with written and comes from the Greek word for sign. Pigs are symbols. They signify the verbal expression. Signs might include Semiotics comes from the Greek "to everyday life of the common people: an actor's gestures, a writer's alphabet, a interpret signs.") He donated the working, playing, loving, laughing. The stenographer's notations, sign language collection to the University in 1969 and Symbolic Pig is one of 2,000 books in for the hearing impaired, and images has added to it over the years. the Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology substituted for words to convey ideas or Meanwhile, Arnold's vocation Collection at Washington University. emotions, such as a nation's flag. continued to be chemical engineering, Semeiology (also called semiotics) is the Categories within the collection and he worked for nearly 40 years at study of signs and symbols. include: cryptography (secret writing/ Philips Petroleum Co., retiring as vice Nationally syndicated columnist codes), ancient languages, pictorial president for research and development William Safire, in a recent speech at the writing, decipherment of lost languages, in 1976. Intentionally, his avocation and University, called semeiology "a hot shorthand, universal writing, memory career have no connection. new subject in the world of signs, and mnemonics (memory aids), telegra- "A lot of the early books I collected symbols, language and the communica- phy, blind and deaf communications, dealt with the meaning of symbols used tion of ideas. You (at Washington and the history of signs and symbols. for people who could not read," Arnold University) have access to the latest and While other college students says. Churches, for example, depicted Thomas F. Eagleton Continued on p. 2 Book collection continued from p. 1 saints through symbols. St. Mark was David Kahn, journalist, cryptologist associated with a lion, so paintings or and author of The Codebreakers, Hitler's statues of him always included a lion. Spies and several other books, says the The elephant is a symbol for cryptology section of Arnold's collection memory. The statue of justice is always is "certainly one of the greatest in the blindfolded, with a sword in one hand world." Kahn is editor of the journal and scales in the other. "Books from the Cryptologia and the op-ed page at 1500s tabulate these symbols and Newsday, the daily newspaper on Long explain them," Arnold says. Island in New York City. Although he has traveled the world He knows the challenge of collect- in pursuit of books, Arnold finds ing books on cryptology, because he antiquarian book catalogs to be the has his own collection. "It takes more most fruitful. "It's very time-consuming effort than collecting books on bird to visit antiquarian bookstores," he says, illustrations," he says. "Librarians classify "although it pays sometimes to go in on books on codes in several ways, so it a chance." He prefers booksellers in takes more work to dig them out. Paris, London and Amsterdam. Cryptology may be classified under Holly Hall, head of Washington shorthand, linguistics, or mathematics, University Libraries' Rare Books and and sometimes rare book dealers list it Special Collections Department, calls under occult." Arnold "a collector of vision. He has Unlike other cryptology collectors, created a distinctive and highly individ- Arnold has cast his collection in the ual collection of books and manu- larger picture of semeiology. "If a book scripts." She says the interdisciplinary gains in value by being part of a collec- In the film "The Lion With the White Mane" Czech composer Leos Janacek Munzar) conjures an collection attracts a variety of scholars. tion," Kahn says, "then the Arnold image of his muse, Kamilla Stosslova. Mark S. Weil, Ph.D., professor and cryptology collection gains in value by chairman of art history, used the being part of a broader collection." 'The Lion With the White Mane' collection's emblem books when he Arnold was truly ahead of his time studied a literary garden, the Sacro when he began to house semeiology Bosco at Bomarzo, Italy. Many of the books in the 1930s. In 1965, University of Composer Janacek's film biography garden's sculptural or architectural Wisconsin communications professor monuments are related to 16th-century Lee Thayer edited the proceedings from to premiere outside Czechoslovakia emblems, or symbols of literary pas- the First International Symposium on On May 7, Washington University will death. His work from this period sages, he explains. "The collection Communications and Theory. He wrote: screen the American premiere of "Lev s includes the quartets "Capriccio" and contains a number of rare books on "A phenomenon as ubiquitous as bilou hrivou" ("The Lion With the White "Concertino," and his operas "Katya emblems. Finding these books at communication, a phenomenon that Mane"), a feature-length dramatization Kabanova," "The Cunning Little Vixen," Washington University saved me a great transcends so many traditional bounda- of the life and work of Czech composer "Makropulos," and "From the House of deal of time." ries, is destined to languish. Welcome Leos Janacek (1854-1928). The film will the Dead." Gerhild Scholz-Williams, Ph.D., everywhere as an issue, but homeless, be shown as part of a six-day confer- "The Lion With the White Mane" professor of German and comparative belonging to everyone but no one, an il- ence and festival at the University on continues a rich tradition of Czech literature, says "The Arnold collection's legitimate handmaiden of so many Janacek and Czech music. The movie's filmmaking. In recent years, several early books provide the foundation of disciplines, communication languishes director, Jaromil Jires, will appear at the Czech films have won Academy Awards, the library's modern collection, includ- in its own amorphousness." screening to introduce the film. and a major international film festival ing books on linguistics, literature, Four years later, Philip Arnold Michael Beckerman, Ph.D., assistant takes place every two years in Carlsbad. artificial language, rhetoric, grammar donated his semeiology collection to and film." Washington University. „ ;' „ professor of music, learned of the film Perhaps the best-known Czech ' Regtna Engelken while in Czechoslovakia making filmmaker is expatriate Milos Forman, arrangements for the Janacek confer- who directed "Amadeus," as well as ence, which he is directing. Beckerman "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and British historian to talk on James Bryce met Jires at the film's Prague premiere, "Hair." Before he left Czechoslovakia, and with the director's support, began Forman and Jires were colleagues. William R. Brock, fellow of Selwyn can Commonwealth, and celebrate the negotiating with Czechoslovak Film and "I would be thrilled if this film of College at the University of Cambridge, 150th anniversary of his birth. the Czechoslovak Embassy in Washing- Jires' would help Janacek's music to England, and emeritus professor of Bryce was a member of Parliament ton, D.C., to bring the movie to St. Louis penetrate more," Forman says, "because modern history at the University of as well as a member of Prime Minister for the conference. "The Lion With the I consider him one of the greatest Glasgow, Scotland, will speak on "James William E. Gladstone's last administra- White Mane" has never before been composers of his period in the world." Bryce and Modern Times: The American tion. Bryce served as Regius Professor of shown outside Czechoslovakia. "The Lion With the White Mane" Commonwealth Revisited" at 4:30 p.m. Civil Law at Oxford University. The Jires has directed several previous will be screened at 8 p.m. Saturday, May Tuesday, May 10, in Mudd Hall (the law American Commonwealth, which has movies on Czech composers, including 7, at the Saint Louis Art Museum in school). been published in four editions, is a television documentary on Janacek. Forest Park. Tickets are $2; $1 for The Assembly Series lecture, free recognized as a standard authority by "As soon as I was caught by his music, Friends of the Museum. To reserve and open to the public, is presented by American historians. The book chron- my intense interest in his life awak- tickets for the film, call 721-0067. For the School of Law. Brock, a British icles Bryce's travels to the United States ened," Jires says of Janacek in the more information about the Janacek historian of American institutions, is during the 19th century, when he magazine The Czechoslovak Film. conference, call 889-5581. writing a biography of Bryce, an early studied American institutions and Jires' 1986 film was shot entirely on 20th-century English jurist, statesman interviewed the country's leaders. location, in the same places where and historian. Brock is the author of Bryce served as ambassador to the events in Janacek's life actually oc- numerous articles and books, including United States from 1907-1913. In 1907 curred. The viewer sees the Augustinian Discounted symphony Welfare, Democracy and the New Deal. he received an honorary doctor of laws monastery where Janacek began his tickets available The lecture will inaugurate the degree from Washington University. music training at age 11; his house and centennial of Bryce's book The Ameri- For information, call 889-5285. the organ school he established in Brno; The Department of Music is offering a and the National Theatre in Prague, limited number of discounted tickets for home to his many triumphant pre- the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's Campus map, facts brochure published mieres. concert at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6, in To help visitors as well as members of as information on campus restaurants, Leos Janacek is today acknowl- Powell Symphony Hall. The orchestra, the Washington University community offices and entertainment centers. edged as one of the greatest composers under the direction of Leonard Slatkin, find their way around campus and learn Also available is the 1988 Facts of the 20th century. Born in the Mo- will perform the North American important facts about the University, the Brochure, which contains important ravian village of Hukvaldy, Janacek premiere of Czech composer Leos 1988 editions of both the Campus Map information about the University, worked as a composer and teacher in Janacek's "Danube Symphony." and Facts Brochure have been pub- including facts about faculty, student the provincial capital of Brno. His work The premiere is part of Washington lished. life, resources and entertainment; as went almost unrecognized until 1916, University's international conference In its second edition, the 1988 well as statistics that compare the when the Prague premiere of his opera and festival on Janacek and Czech Campus Map is a complete guide to the University with other universities in "Jenufa" brought him instant acclaim in music. Program selections also will University's Hilltop and Medical School areas of research support, endowment Czechoslovakia. include works of Chausson, Rands, campuses, as well as the Lewis Center, funds, library resources and numbers of In 1917, Janacek met a young Barber and Bloch. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will located off campus in University City, doctoral degrees awarded. woman, Kamilla Stosslova, who became appear as featured guest artist. and the new Administrative Services Both the Campus Map and the Facts his muse and obsession until his death. Orchestra seats, normally priced at Center located on Hampton Avenue Brochure are available through the Stosslova's existence and "Jenufa's" $20-25, are available from the music near Forest Park. Campus Stores: the map is $7 for 50 and success inspired in Janacek a burst of department for $12.75 each. Call 889- 2 On the reverse side of the map the brochure is $5 for 50. The map is creative energy that lasted until his 5581 for tickets. there is a visitor's guide that provides also available through the Campus descriptions of the University, its faculty, Bookstore. students and research programs, as well NOTABLES

Merton C. Bernstein, LL.B., Walter D. the 1980s." The exhibition will take Coles Professor of Law, has been place at the Urban Center in New York Multimedia work to be film subject appointed by the National Academy of and a catalogue of the projects will be Noted documentary filmmaker Richard create an artistic metaphor for the Social Insurance to chair the academy's published. Also, Luchini's architectural Leacock will travel to St. Louis from research. committee on academic relations. His projects will be presented in a solo Europe to make a film based on "Dust, A shorter experimental version of appointment was made at the March 28 show in Seattle at the "BluePrint: for Beginnings, Babble and Beats II," a "Dust" premiered in the St. Louis meeting of the National Academy Board, Architecture" gallery, which sponsors multimedia work by Mary-Jean Cowell, Dancers concert at Edison Theatre in on which Bernstein serves. and promotes works from leading Ph.D., associate professor of dance, and 1985. architects worldwide. Both exhibitions alumna Wendy Katz, a composer, artist Leacock's films include "A Strav- Deirdre Boden, Ph.D., assistant profes- will be held in June. and videographer. inksy Portrait," "Bernstein in Israel," sor of sociology, recently gave an In "Dust," seven dancers, perform- "Primary" and "Monterey Pop." invited lecture, titled "Women, Power Paul Michael Lutzeler, Ph.D., profes- ing in darkness, become swirling human Cowell, who joined the dance and Organizational Structure," at the sor and chairman of the German depart- light sculptures through the use of fiber faculty in 1976, received her bachelor's American Hospital Association in ment, has been elected editor-in-chief of optics. The score, by Katz, combines degree at the University of Kansas, and a Chicago. She and Larry Irons, a The German Quarterly, a leading journal percussion, electronic music and baby master's in dance at the University of graduate student, gave a paper titled in the field of Germanistik. Founded 60 babble. Cowell choreographed the Illinois. She earned a doctorate in "Ethnomethods and Expert Systems: years ago, The German Quarterly is the piece. Japanese literature and theatre at Knowledge Acquisition as a Practical official publication of the American "Dust" was inspired by two separate Columbia University. She has choreo- Matter" in the session on computers and Association of Teachers of German. The research projects at the University: a graphed and danced in performances expert systems at the Midwest Sociology scholarly journal has the highest circula- physics department project that uses throughout the United States. Meetings in Minneapolis. tion in the field of German literature. fiber optics to visualize and study Katz received her bachelor's degree Lutzeler was elected for a three-year cosmic dust, and research at the Central in music at Washington in 1983, gradu- Gray Dorsey, J.S.D., Charles Nagel term. Institute for the Deaf on the universality ating magna cum laude. She earned a Professor of Jurisprudence and Interna- of baby babble. The sense of origins and master's of fine arts at the University in tional Law, spoke on "Approaches to Marvin H. Marcus, Ph.D., assistant beginnings implicit in the two projects 1985. Teaching International Law in Schools professor of Japanese language and intrigued Katz, and she decided to of Law" at a roundtable held at the 29th literature, gave a lecture on "The annual convention of the International Imported Self: Translated Literature and Studies Association held April 1 at the the Meiji Literary Establishment" at Artists' works go on sister cities tour Adams Mark Hotel in St. Louis. Indiana University on April 5. Ten of 12 St. Louis artists who will exhibit. Six of the artists plan to travel to Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., chair and William C. Jones, J.S.D., professor of exhibit their work next month in Suwa, Japan for the opening. professor of chemistry and associate law, delivered a lecture on Chinese civil Japan, are affiliated with Washington Sponsored by Saint Louis Ambassa- provost for science and technology, has law March 10 at the New York Univer- University. "St. Louis Contemporary dors' Sister Cities Program, the exhibit been named to the editorial board of sity Law School. He presented a paper, Works: An International Exchange" was previewed in July 1987 at the St. Aerosol Science and Technology, the titled "Chinese Legal Science," at the opens May 10 at the Suwa Municipal Art Louis Design Center. Scott Brandt, journal of the American Association for Panel on Qing Law at the Association for Museum. Suwa is one of St. Louis' six project director, says the exhibit is Aerosol Research. This journal publishes Asian Studies, held March 25 in San sister cities. scheduled to travel through 1990 to St. results of theoretical and experimental Francisco. The paper will be published The University-affiliated artists are: Louis' other sister cities after the Suwa investigation into aerosol phenomena. in Late Imperial China. Jones also faculty members Joan Hall, Bill Kohn opening. The schedule would be: Macias and his colleague, Warren H. delivered a paper on "Teachers and (an alumnus) and Peter Marcus; School Nanjing, China; St. Louis; Bologna, Italy; White, Ph.D., senior research associate Courses on Chinese Law in the United of Fine Arts alumni Scott Brandt, Carol Galway, Ireland; Lyon, France; and in chemistry, are involved in the study States" at a conference on "Foreign Carter, Jane Sauer, Kim Strommen (also Stuttgart, Germany. The Sister Cities of the chemistry and physics of small Studies of Chinese Law," which was a former associate dean), Steven Teczar, Program is a member of Sister Cities particles that cause reduction in atmos- held April 15-16 at the Harvard Law John-Paul Wolf; and former student International, which has enrolled 1,100 pheric visibility. Their recent work has School. Wiktor Szostalo. The remaining St. Louis cities since 1956. been focused on the causes of visibility artists are John Ruppert and Mary The exhibit is partially funded by Adrian Luchini, visiting assistant reduction in the Western United States. Sprague. the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission professor of architecture, was selected Each artist has two works in the and corporate and private donations. from a pool of 837 architects for his F. Hodge O'Neal, J.S.D., S.J.D., dean competition entry in the New York emeritus and George Alexander Madill Chapter of the American Institute of Professor of Law, and Robert B. Architects (AIA) exhibition. His entry is Thompson, J.D., professor of law, Trial team loses in quarterfinal rounds titled "Westside Waterfront Proposal, recently wrote an article, titled "Forsee- New York." Ten of the leading critics ing Squeeze-Out Possibilities — and A mock trial team from the School of Competition in February, Washington writing on New York architecture each There are Lots — is the Challenge," that Law advanced to the quarterfinal rounds University and the University of Ne- selected 10 projects for the exhibition, appeared in the Preventive Law Re- at the National Trial Competition, held braska were selected to vie for the called "Ten on Ten." According to the porter (1988). recently in Dallas, Texas. In a 2-1 split national title. The third-year law stu- AIA the projects selected "exemplify decision by the three judges, Washing- dents who competed at the March 23-25 directions in New York architecture in Svetozar Stojanovic, Ph.D., visiting ton lost the quarterfinal rounds by one nationals, where 22 schools vied for the professor from the University of point to the Chicago Kent College of title, are: Allison A. Hart of Peoria, 111., Belgrade in sociology and philosophy, Law, the team that later won the na- and Michael B. Katz and John F. Medler has been invited to participate in a tional championship. Jr., both of St. Louis. E. Thomas Sullivan, planning conference for a nine-part Washington's team won the first J.D., professor of law at Washington, series on world communism at the three trials against Syracuse University, served as faculty coach for the team. l&CORD the University of Virginia and the At the national competition's Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., on University of Denver. The team then awards banquet, Washington's team received a silver bowl for its selection as Editor: Susan Killenberg, 889-5254, May 6-7. The organizations involved in advanced to the quarterfinal rounds Campus Box 1070 the project include BBC, a PBS affiliate where the top eight teams competed. a quarterfinalist school. In recognition of Assistant Editor: Fran Hooker, 889-5202, station; Pacem Productions of Los The competition marked the eighth con- their accomplishments as regional Campus Box 1070 Angeles; and the University of Washing- secutive year a team from the law winners, each member of the Washing- Editor, Medical Record: Joni Westerhouse, school has competed in the nationals. ton team received a medallion in honor 362-8257, Medical School Campus Box 8065 ton-Seattle. The local host and sponsor of the conference is the Wilson Center's Out of 18 teams that competed at of former Associate Justice Lewis Powell Contributing writers: Debra Bernardo, Joyce of the U.S. Supreme Court. Bono, Tony DiMartino, Regina Engelken, Tony Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian the Midwest Regional Mock Trial Fitzpatrick, King McElroy and Carolyn Sanford Studies. 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premiere of "Lev s bilou hrivou" (The Lion With the White Mane), a feature length film on TJECTURES composer Leos Janacek directed by Jaromil Jires. St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park. General ad- Friday, May 6 mission is $2; Friends of the Art Museum, $1. 9:30 a-m. Oral Examination for the Doctoral Degree for Parul Jain, Dept. of Economics. Dissertation title: "On Monetary Interdependen- cies — A Three-Part Study on the U.S. Economy." MISCELLANY 300 Eliot Hall. Noon. Oral Examination for the Doctoral Friday, May 6 Degree for Forbes Dennison Porter, Dept. of Noon. WU Woman's Club Spring Luncheon. Biological Sciences (molecular biology). Disserta- Berry Farrell will show a film about Clydesdale tion title: "Purification and Characterization of a horses and speak about his career as a breeder. Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase From Bovine Uteri." Racquet Club-Ladue, 1600 Log Cabin Lane. A cash 8841 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. bar will open at 11:30 a.m., followed by the 1 p.m. Oral Examination for the Doctoral luncheon at noon and program at 1 p.m. The cost Degree for James J. Connell, Dept. of Physics. is $10.50 for club members and $11 for members' Dissertation title: "The Scintillating Optical Fiber guests. For more info., call Joy Guze at 663-6963 Isotope Experiment (SOFIE): Bevalac Calibrations or Elizabeth Nicholas at 725-7965. of Test Models." 241 Compton. 1 p.m. Oral Examination for the Doctoral Tuesday, May 10 Degree for Steven Michael Gibson, Dept. of 12:30 p.m. Society of Professors Emeriti Music. Dissertation title: "Approaches to Creativity Luncheon. Beaux Arts Cafe, St. Louis Art in the Middle School General Music Class: A Museum. The program is a lecture and tour of the Comparison of Music and Multiple Arts Experi- Art Museum. For more info., call R. E. Shank at ences." Blewett B-2. 821-5054. 6 and 8:30 p.m. WU Film Travel Lecture 7:30-10:30 p.m. WU New England Contra- Series, "Scotland," Fran Reidelberger, filmmaker. dance and Square Dance Club will sponsor a Graham Chapel. For ticket info., call 889-5122. dance at Umrath Lounge. All dances are taught. The cost is $3 a person. For more info., call Monday, May 9 Andrew Limanni at 843-4711. 10 a.m. Oral Examination for the Doctoral Degree for David Alan Sweetser, Dept. of Friday, May 13 Biological Sciences (molecular biology). 9 p.m. Commencement Week. Friday the 13th Dissertation title: "Use of Transgenic Mice to Party, Part 127. senior toast, Bowles Plaza. Analyze Regulation of Gene Expression in the Liver and Intestine." 2902 South Bldg. Saturday, May 14 4 p.m. Dept. of Biology Seminar, "Experimen- 7 p.m. Commencement Week. Senior Night at tal Studies on the Evolution of Sex," Janis the Ballpark. St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves. Antonovics, Dept. of Botany, Duke U. 322 Busch Stadium. Rebstock. Tuesday, May 10 Calendar Deadline 4:30 p.m. WU School of Law Lecture, "James Bryce and Modern Times: The American The deadline to submit items for the May 12-21 Commonwealth Revisited," William R. Brock, calendar of the Washington University Record is fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge U. and April 28. Items must be typed and state time, date, emeritus professor of modern history, U. of place, nature of event, sponsor and admission Glasgow. School of Law, Mudd Hall. For more cost. Incomplete items will not be printed. If info., call 889-5285. available, include speaker's name and identifica- tion and the title of the event; also include your Thursday, May 12 name and telephone number. Address items to Noon. The 35th Annual Alpha Omega Alpha Summer stargazing King McElroy, calendar editor, Box 1070. Lecture, "Immunodeficiency From Hippocrates to The Washington University Observatory, located atop Crow Hall, will be open to the public on reasonably AIDS," Fred Saul Rosen, James L. Gamble clear Wednesday evenings from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. beginning May 11. The planets Mercury and Venus will Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. be seen during May and Saturn and Uranus can be viewed from June through August using the historic Clopton Amphitheatre. Pediatric Grand Rounds at Yeatman refracting telescope. The telescope's lenses date to 1857. Admission is free and individuals and 9:15 a.m. Friday, May 13, also in the Clopton families are welcome without advance reservations. Prior notice is required for small groups, who can be Eagleton — continued from p. 1 Amphitheatre. accommodated on other weeknights. For more information, call 889-6276 during the day or 889-OBSV on 1:10 p.m. George Warren Brown School of Wednesday nights. mote agricultural research at land-grant Social Work Colloquium, "Issues and Character- colleges and universities throughout the istics of Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse," Stephen 8 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents the Patterson United States. Jones, director of Marital and Family Training Duo — Ronald Patterson, violin, and Roxanna Saturday, May 14 Program, Menninger Foundation at Topeka, Kan. Patterson, viola. Steinberg Hall. General admission 2 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents a Voice Recital Eagleton's awards and honors 4 p.m. Eleventh Annual Oliver H. Lowry is $10. Admission for students is $5. with Wilson Bel, tenor. Traci Sanders, piano. include the American Jewish Congress Lecture in Pharmacology with Pedro Cuatre- Holmes Lounge. Democracy in Action Award (1974), the casas, senior vice president of research and Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award J development at Glaxo Inc., discussing the role of (1974), the Leon Jordan Memorial phosphoinositolglycans in membrane anchoring Award (1977), the Black Economic and action of insulin. Carl V. Moore Aud., 660 S. EXHIBITIONS Euclid Ave. Union Leadership Award (1978) and the "Permanent Collection." Through June 6. National Council of Senior Citizens Gallery of Art, lower level. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Special Award (1980). weekdays; 1-5 p.m. weekends. For more info., call After his third term, Eagleton MUSIC 889-4523. decided not to seek re-election. He "Highlights From the Philip Mills Arnold Se- returned to St. Louis, where, in addition Thursday, May 5 meiology Collection." Through July 31. Olin to holding an endowed chair at Wash- 7 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents pianist Eva Library, Special Collections, level 5. 8:30 a.m.-5 ington University, he is a member of the Solar-Kinderman, featuring the works of Janacek p.m. weekdays. law firm of Thompson and Mitchell. and Smetana. Steinberg Aud. "BFA Exhibition," works by WU bachelor of fine 8 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents "Duets From arts candidates. Gallery of Art, upper galleries. Czech Folk Poetry" featuring works by Janacek, May 8-22. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. Dvorak, Martinu and Kapral. Mary Henderson, weekends. For more info., call 889-4523. mezzo-soprano; Carole Gaspar, soprano; and B.J. "Images by Illustrators." Co-sponsored by the Clutter, piano. Steinberg Aud. Admission is $5. School of Fine Arts and the B'nai B'rith Hillel Athletics offer Foundation. Through May 6. Hillel House, 6300 Friday, May 6 Forsyth Blvd. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. summer programs 1 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents Leos Janacek's "Core Exhibit." Named for classes that comprise "The Diary of One Who Vanished." Mary the basic core requirements in the School of Fine Adult swimming and tennis programs, Henderson, mezzo-soprano; David Adams, Arts. The exhibit features the work of freshmen along with children/youth camps for associate prof, of voice, U. of Cincinnati's College and sophomores. May 8-22. Bixby Gallery, Bixby Conservatory of Music; and Kenneth Griffiths, Hall. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 weekdays. swimming, soccer, basketball, racquet- piano, U. of Cincinnati. Women's Bldg. Lounge. Violinist Ronald Patterson and violist Roxanna ball and volleyball will be conducted Patterson will perform works of Matinu and Kali- this spring and summer at the Washing- Saturday, May 7 voda as part of the Janacek and Czech music ton University athletic complex. The festival. 1 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents pianist Linda FILMS programs and camps are individually DiGiustino, performing Janacek's piano cycle "On the Overgrown Path" and the works of Josef Suk operated through the athletic depart- and Vitexslav Novak. Brown Hall Lounge. Friday, May 13 Thursday, May 5 ment and are open to the Washington 8 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents Graduate Flute 7 and 9:15 p-m. WU Filmboard Series, University community and general Sunday, May 8 Recital with Christina Andrews, flute; Brian Shaw, "Shakespeare Wallah." $2. Brown Hall. public. 7:30 p.m. Dept. of Music Concert by University piano; Ayako Watanabe, harp; and members of Saturday, May 7 Registration forms and additional City Symphony. William Schatzkamer, conductor. the Amici Quartet. Steinberg Hall. information can be obtained by calling 4 Graham Chapel. 8 pan. Dept. of Music Presents American film the athletic department at 889-5220.