ANNUAL EASTER RELAYS TOMORROW 1,400 Tracksters Competing, Meet Records Endangered by W Us Winnek, Sports Writer Tomorrow the nation’s Sports spotlight will be focused on Santa Barbara’s La Playa Stadium as more than 1,400 tracksters gather for the 21st annual Easter Relays. Action begins at 9 a.m.; with the final event scheduled for 4:45 p.m. According to Nick Carter, meet director and Gaucho track Vol. XXXVIII GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 27, 1959 No. 39 coach, this year’s event has the greatest array of track and field stars in the history of the Relays. At least four meet marks are in danger of being broken: The shot put, the high jump, the mile run and the 100 yard dash. ‘MIND-BODY’ EDUCATION EASTES ltCLirs Spartan Speedsters Two men, Ray Norton and Bob Poynter, both of San Jose State, stand a good chance of breaking Frank WykofPs 24-year-old sprint NEEDED, SAYS HUXLEY record of 9.5 in the 100. Poynter and Norton have streaked better by Chris Quarton than 9.5 this season. The high caliber of athletes participating in Noted author and UCSB lecturer Aldous Huxley pointed the the Relays is exemplified by Norton. The Spartan speedster is the need for education of the body as well as the mind in his address co-holder of the world’s record for the century at 9.3, which he shares before the UCSB students and faculty at the campus’s Charter Day with the famed Mel Patton. ceremonies Tuesday. Top Field for Mile “ The topic of this talk, who By the time the sun sets tomorrow night there should be a new are we and what can we do about mark in the special Nick Carter Mile Run. At present, the record it, is the basic problem of educa­ University Freedom stands at 4:10.3, set by Laszlo Tabori last year. Tabori so far this tion,” said Huxley. It is a subject season has cut better than two seconds off that time, in addition to . which I have thought about for having a “ four minute mile” to his Credit from last year. many years and it was brought Stressed By Kerr Tabori will have to defend his Relays title against the likes of home to me the other day. I was Bill Dellinger, one of the nation’s top milers; Arizona State’s ace going for. a walk in Los Angeles In Charter Speech distance man Jim McGowan and possibly Jerome Walters of the Southern California Striders. and saw two children playing. “ The eminence whieh the Dellinger, now serving with the Air Force, was a member of the One of them said, ‘Are you the University of California has at­ 1956 Olympic team. He was the NCAA mile champion in his college monster from outer space?’ tained has been made possible in days at the University of Oregon. Dellinger recently set the world’s “ It was in its way a very signi- large part because of the freedom indoor three-mile record at Madison Square Garden and should be ficent remark, because one re­ to grow and to develop in the able to tour the mile course tomorrow in close to four minutes.. flects that, in a sense, we are. way that seemed best to those Competition for O’Brien Tw o W orld s charged with administering and Four of the nation’s greater shot putters, all of whom have “Although we belong to the guiding it.” University President thrown at least 61 ft., will vie for the gold medal in the weight event. animal kingdom, we are exceed­ Clark Kerr used this as the cen­ Olympic champion and world record holder Parry O’Brien will face ingly special and unique animals tral theme of his welcoming ad­ some of the toughest competition ever assembled on one field. All in that we livq, not only in the dress at the Charter Day cere­ eyeing a spot on next year’s Olympic squad, Dallas Long, USC fresh­ natural world, but in the world monies held last Tuesday. man, Lt. Bill Nieder of the Army and former Trojan star Dave of concepts. We are like ice­ Kerr stressed that the freedom Davis will be trying to dethrone champion O’Brien. Meet officials bergs, floating in the sea of im­ to grow independent of the politi­ have laid out the shot put area so that the prevailing sea breezes mediate experience but project­ cal control which so many other will not hinder the competitors. Thus, the physical layout won’t pose ing into the air of the conceptual state universities have faced has world. been a benefit to both the Uni­ . Continued on page four “ This is one of the reasons for versity and to the people of the the grandeur and appallingness state. of human history— tragic, magni­ He stated, “ Beyond the train­ ficent and appalling. We are not ing of thousands of students each Barbary Coast April 10-12; at home with the world. We have year (of whom a goodly number to think out all our problems and become'leaders in many fields of make decisions in light of our endeavor within the state), there Dave Pell, Eligibles Booked reason. are the many substantial benefits by Phyllis Fisher Fatal Language which this University’s research PEGGY HUMPHREYS Booths sponsored by 34 campus organizations, a. dance featuring “ Language is absolutely nec­ and public ' service activities . the Dave Pell octet and the Wiskerino contest, highlight the annual essary to us. Though it is abso­ bring to nearly every aspect of fun-packed Barbary Coast weekend April 10-12. lutely necessary and what makes life in California. This year’s Coast will raise money for the Student Union Build­ us human, it is also on many University Benefits “ Ortega” New Name ing Fund as well as for the participating groups. ocassions absolutely fatal. We “ Better varieties of agricultural NOBLE EVALUATES are at the mercy of our words crops . .». more productive meth­ Of Dining Commons This year Barbary Coast will be staged on the road directly and when we don’t think what we ods of petroleum exploration and The new Dining Commons, UCSB’s PROGRESS in front of the new gym and are saying we get into all sorts refining; better highways . which is in the process of being Vice-chancellor Elmer R. No­ Next Paper April 10! across from the old 'gym. This is of frightful consequences as a clearer understanding of prob­ completed and will be ready for ble reviewed the accomplish­ the same site used two years ago. result. lems of local and state govern­ use in the fall, has been named New Editors Needed “ Beer” Garden — Pretzels “ It is because of our capacity ments.” Ortega Commons by the UC ments of UCSB over the past year Due to the Easter holidays, for forming words that we are Kerr went on to say, “ The vital Board of Regents. at the annual Charter Day cele­ El Gaucho will not be publish­ Previewing some of the com­ peting booths Shelly Shapiro, co- able to continue a course of ac­ union between the people of Cali­ The Commons is being named bration Tuésday morning. ed until Friday, ApriL.10. At that time a special Barbary chairman of the event, revealed tion which may_be good or evil. fornia and their University is a after Jose Francisco Ortega the In this the first public annual We fulfill tasks because we have system of mutual obligations and Coast issue will be presented. there will be a pirate ship, “ beer” early California explorer. He dis­ account from this campus, Dr. formulated ideas and our words benefits. From the people of Cal­ covered the Golden Gate and the Editor Bruce Loebs an­ garden, pretzel parlor,' gold mine, remind us to go on doing our ifornia, the University must re­ San Francisco Bay and also Noble stated that the reporFwas nounced that any student with coffee house, dance hall, cable tasks. This sometimes permits ceive a large measure of its sup- founded the original Santa Bar­ marked “ by growth, expansion journalism experience and car for touring visitors, food concessions and two shows. Continued on page three Continued on' page six bara Presidio. and progress.” who is interested in applying for next year’s editor’s job The Kappa Alpha Thetas will He stressed the new policy should contact him in the near offer “ Birth of the Beats” and - which makes UCSB a “general future. the Sigma Phi Epsilons will pre­ DOCTOR OF LITERATURE ALDOUS HUXLEY ... campus of thfe University with sent a pirate show for carnival graduate work leading to the goers. Pell and Eligibles highest degrees” as the most im­ CAL CLUB CONFAB Appearing with the Dave Pell portant event of the year. “ This octet at Saturday night’s dance is a new mission— new marching BEGINS MONDAY will be the Four Eligibles, who orders” the vice-chancellor stress­ Cal Club members from all the scored a hit at the Alpha School ed. major branches of the University Benefit show earlier this year. During the dance intermission, The vice-chancellor pointed out of California will hold their an­ trophies for booths and shows that 12 new graduate courses of nual convention on the UCLA will be given. Judging for the instruction have been established campus March 30 through April Wiskerino contest will also take since March of last year. 3. The general topic for discus­ place. According to chairman “ The Student Side” sion is, “ how can the advantages David Hall, 164 males are com­ Referring to “ the student side” of a small college be preserved peting.